All of us are affected by the actions of other people who are positioned to send either good or bad things our way. Sometimes, we are unaware of the opportunities others have sent our way. By teaching us effective ways of interacting with others, Myers helps assure that people will be sending more good luck and less bad luck our way. In this regard, How To Make Luck contains a strong component of How To Win Friends And Influence People . Before You're Thirsty .
Lucky people attract and create opportunities.
You must know what you want. However, in his chapter Good Luck Myths and Realities , Myers points out that meeting the right people is only part of being lucky. You must be prepared when you meet them. If you make the wrong impression, meeting them won't help you. Second, when they get what they want, they act as baffled as others are by their good fortune.