Tina Seelig

She said, oh, I was at that conference too.

And we started talking in line.

We literally switched our seats so that we could sit next to each other on the plane.

After talking in line, getting on, we talked for five hours.

She's now a very, very close friend.

And we've been collaborating on projects for the last 10 years.

And that whole door would have remained closed if I hadn't just said hello.

In fact, I think one of the worst things, I mean, here we are wearing headphones, but seeing young people walking around campus with earbuds and headphones and looking at their phone, I look and say, wow, you have just, this is the anti-luck machine.

If you are not looking people in the eye and just saying hello, you are missing huge opportunities to capture the luck in your environment.

Exactly, exactly.

It's funny.

I go around like, hello, hello.

There's another thing that is, I think, a superpower of people who are lucky is

Something you don't often see is they're extremely appreciative and they say thank you.

Now, you're thinking, okay, that's so quaint, Tina, you're writing thank you notes.

But I am the thank you note queen and I can assure you, Jonathan, please be prepared for a thank you note later today, that showing appreciation, I mean, sincere appreciation when someone does something for you is a huge step in the direction of having more luck.

Why is that?

Anytime someone does something for you, they are taking time away for themselves or doing something for someone else.

It is a gift.

And if you don't acknowledge that someone has done something for you, it is a, first of all, much less likely they're going to ask you or help you in the future.