Author: Ashwin Sanghi
Published: 31 October 2014
Author Ashwin Sanghi has beautifully explained the rhythm of common people who grab every opportunity that comes their way which initially leads to them being lucky. In this book, the author has changed the perception of people who think that some people are just born bloody lucky by explaining it in the format of a few steps. The author here has given us an insight on how in order to be lucky one must be: be Confident, stay Alert, Unlearn old attitudes, make best out of bad Situations, listen to self Intuition, strengthen Network, understand the power of Goodness, take calculated Risks, stay Informed, stay Positive, seek Passion, Leverage preparations, Experiment new things. He says that successful people understand their abilities and limitations and hence take calculated risks. He has given the background, experiences, approaches of many successful people that have alongside influenced him. Some of them are his father himself, Shah Rukh Khan, Anand Mahindra, Salman Rushdie, Brian Acton, Jan Koum, Warren Buffett, Howard Schultz, Mohandas Gandhi, Sachin Bansal, Harland Sanders and many more. He mentions that lucky people have developed the ability to distinguish between a dip and a cul-de-sac and to escape dead ends while staying focused and motivated. The power of persistence is also a key element for success which was explained with the story of Washington Roebling, who despite being paralyzed completed the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. So if one is persistent, Lady Lucky is left with no alternative but to manifest herself eventually. Good luck is all around us, but we are often unable to recognize it because it could appear in disguise and we are usually not alert to this face. He also explains how successful people also tend to make the best out of bad situations with the help of Narendra Modi’s story when he was mocked as a chaiwala by some of his political opponents. He then marketed his origins during the election campaigns, his team organized meetings at tea stalls and called them Chai Pe Charcha, where Modi would interact with his audience over video conference which turned into a deadly weapon making him the fifteenth Prime Minister of India. Beethoven composed his best-known masterpieces after he became deaf. The life stories of some of the luckiest people reveal that most of them thrived under conditions of adversity. The author has also explained the ‘Dalai Lama Factor’ which is not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. Communication skills are also important that will help us to change our strategy towards harnessing opportunities. Also, overcoming fear and shyness will help us become more capable of seizing opportunities. Lucky people hang on to ideas and absorb things. They notice things and are always very curious. The author also shares his experience meeting Mr. J.R.D Tata where he says that lucky people are not only nice, polite, humble and considerate but are also intuitively aware of the power of karma. They understand that the greater the positive deeds they put out, the better the chances of their attracting good luck. He also explains how important it is to unlearn old attitudes and approaches to open the key to the gates of luck by talking about how he forgot that he was a businessman to write his first book. The book ends with the author mentioning the fourteenth step for good luck which is: Lucky people are those who can see how lucky they are. He says lucky people not only implement the thirteen steps to attract good luck. They are also able to objectively appreciate what they already have.
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