25 Ways To Get Luckier in 2026

(No BS Guide For People Who Are Tired of Bad Luck)

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Happy New Year Unlearners!

Thanks for making last year a year of growth, unlearning, and great conversations. You've made this little corner of the internet feel like home.

Here's to another year of questioning everything we thought we knew.

If last year taught us anything, it's that success comes from unlearning old beliefs.

First conversation of the new year: Luck isn't what you think it is.

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Life isn't fair. But luck isn't random either.

If you're reading this, you probably think some people are just born lucky. They always seem to be at the right place, at the right time, with the right people.

I used to think the same thing. Then I started paying attention.

After my family lost everything during my childhood, we had to rebuild from scratch. Growing up in that environment forced me to study how luck actually works.

I watched my "lucky" friend lose his million-dollar business overnight, while my "unlucky" friend built a thriving company during a recession. The difference? One waited for luck. The other engineered it.

After a decade of analyzing patterns that separate consistently lucky people from everyone else, I've discovered that luck isn't something that happens to you. It's something you engineer.

Here's what I've learned about manufacturing luck:

1. Delete Your "Try List"

Most people waste time trying everything. That's not how luck works. Figure out what you absolutely don't want to do next year. Your "Don't Do" list is more powerful than your "To Do" list. When you stop doing things that don't serve you, you create space for luck to find you.

2. Be F*cking Boring

The most successful people I know have incredibly boring daily lives. They're not at trendy parties or flashy events. They're quietly working, learning, and building. Boring consistency compounds into extraordinary results. Your boring life today creates your exciting future.

3. Work Where The Competition Isn't

Everyone's chasing the same opportunities in overcrowded spaces. Real luck happens in the unsexy corners where others won't look. That "boring" industry no one wants to touch? That's your goldmine.

4. Buy Your Luck

Yes, I said it. Sometimes you need to invest in luck.

Whether it's paying for that course, buying better tools, or hiring help - smart money spent creates lucky breaks.

Stop being cheap with your future.

5. Create A High-Quality Filter For Life

Most people complain about bad luck because they have terrible filters. They:

• Hang out with toxic people

• Read garbage content

• Work on the wrong things

• Chase short-term wins

Create better filters. Your luck is only as good as your standards.

6. Master One Unfair Advantage

Everyone has at least one. Maybe you're:

• Great with people

• Incredibly persistent

• Good with technology

• Able to spot patterns

Find yours and double down on it. That's where your luck multiplies.

7. Build Your Luck Network

Luck doesn't happen in isolation. It happens through people. The more high-quality people you know, the luckier you get. But here's the thing - you need to be valuable to them first.

8. Stop Being Everyone's Therapist

Being the person everyone dumps their problems on doesn't make you a good friend. It makes you a free therapist.

Lucky people have boundaries. They save their energy for opportunities, not drama.

9. Make Peace With Being Disliked

The fastest way to kill your luck is trying to make everyone happy. Most successful people I know are hated by someone. That's the price of standing out. If nobody dislikes you, you're playing too safe.

10. Learn To Recognize Patterns

Luck isn't random. It follows patterns. Start paying attention to:

• When good things happen to you

• Where your best opportunities come from

• Which people bring positive changes

• What times you make your best decisions

  

11. Get Uncomfortable

Luck loves discomfort. Every time I feel too comfortable, I know I'm not growing. The most "lucky" breaks in my life happened when I was way out of my comfort zone.

12. Kill Your Ego

Your ego is luck's worst enemy. It makes you:

• Too proud to ask for help

• Too smart to learn new things

• Too good for "small" opportunities

• Too right to admit mistakes

13. Build A "Luck Portfolio"

Just like investing, don't put all your luck in one basket. Spread it across:

• Different skills

• Multiple income streams

• Various networks

• Different industries

14. Stop Making Excuses For Unlucky People

You'll never get lucky hanging around people who blame everything on bad luck. They're contagious. Their victim mindset will infect you.

15. Learn To Read The Room

Lucky people can sense opportunities before others see them. They know when to:

• Push forward

• Pull back

• Pivot completely

• Stay quiet

• Make noise

16. Be The First To Help

Luck has a weird way of finding people who help others without expecting anything in return. Not because of karma, but because helping others puts you in the path of opportunities.

17. Master The Art of Timing

Sometimes it's not about what you do, but when you do it. The right thing at the wrong time is the wrong thing. Pay attention to timing. It's an unfair advantage most people ignore.

18. Create Systems, Not Goals

Lucky people don't chase goals. They build systems that make good things inevitable. A goal is "I want to be lucky in business." A system is "I talk to three new potential clients every day."

19. Learn To Quit Fast

Most unlucky people stay too long in bad situations. They:

• Keep toxic friends

• Stay in dead-end jobs

• Hold losing investments

• Maintain failing projects

Learn to recognize when something isn't working and quit fast.

20. Master The Art of Asking

Unlucky people wait to be noticed. Lucky people ask for what they want. They ask for:

• Help

• Opportunities

• Introductions

• Feedback

• Second chances

21. Be Ridiculously Prepared

Luck favors the prepared. When an opportunity shows up, lucky people are ready. They've done the work before it was required. They've built the skills before they were needed.

22. Create Value First

Stop asking what you can get. Start asking what you can give. Lucky people create value before they expect anything in return. They know the money, opportunities, and luck follow value.

23. Learn To Tell Your Story

Lucky people know how to make their past experiences sound interesting. They can turn:

• Failures into lessons

• Problems into opportunities

• Mistakes into wisdom Your story attracts your luck.

24. Stay Healthy

You can't be lucky if you're always sick or tired. Health isn't everything, but everything is nothing without health. Lucky people:

• Sleep enough

• Exercise regularly

• Eat real food

• Manage stress

25. Take More Calculated Risks

The biggest difference between lucky and unlucky people? Lucky people take more shots. They try more things. They take more calculated risks. They know that every "no" gets them closer to a "yes."

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Remember: Luck isn't a magical force that randomly picks winners. It's a skill you can develop. A game you can learn to play better.

Will all of these work? Maybe not. But that's not the point. The point is to stack enough things in your favor that luck has no choice but to find you.

You don't need all 25 of these to work. Even just one could change everything in 2025.

Now stop reading about luck and go create some.

What's your strategy for getting luckier this year? Let me know in the comments.

Until tomorrow,

Cammi

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