Not if it's headed your way. But you can improve your chances for good fortune. Much of life is a matter of chance. You got the last seat on the plane that crashed. You got stuck in traffic and missed the plane that crashed.
Good fortune is another story.
Thus, if you are born the heir to a vast estate, you are merely fortunate. Luck is inheriting the estate the day before you were to declare bankruptcy. You can't control your luck. What you can control is the extent to which you rely on luck to get your objective. Cognitive psychologist Arthur Freeman, chairman of the department of psychology at Philadelphia Osteopathic Medical Center, agrees completely.