The sensible way to be lucky - expect the best

We'd all love to have a crystal ball which would tell us for sure how things are going to turn out. We don't have one, so we guess. There are two choices. Things are going to turn out well. Things are going to turn out badly. Apply as necessary. If you've had a few bad experiences in life - been cheated, let down, injured, etc (and who hasn't?) - you might be forgiven for leaning to the view that things are going to turn out badly.

At first glance, this stance seems to have a lot going for it. If you expect the worst, and it doesn't happen, surely you'll be better off for that? And if the worst actually does happen, you will have the satisfaction of being right. And indeed, this is the argument put forward by many pessimists to justify their position. However, contrary to what you might expect, the facts do not bear out the 'being better off for that' part of the argument.

Adopting a view that things are likely to turn out badly more often than they turn out well has been shown to measurably increase the number of bad outcomes experienced. Pessimists will say "I told you so", but this does not answer the question Why? The phenomenon has been known for millennia, of course, but the popular understanding is a superstitious one: "He's unlucky."

But research carried out by Professor Richard Wiseman, a psychologist at the University of Hertfordshire, has uncovered the real explanation why 'lucky' people (who naturally expect the best), get more out of life, and 'unlucky' people (who naturally expect the worst) have such a hard time of it.

Wiseman discovered that 'lucky' people generate their own good fortune via four basic principles:

• they are skilled at creating and noticing chance opportunities
• they make lucky decisions by listening to their intuition
• they create self-fulfilling prophesies via positive expectations
• they adopt a resilient attitude to life that transforms bad luck into good. (1)

Wiseman's fascinating research showed that pessimistic people, who expected things not to go well for them, consistently miss positive opportunities, even when these are put in front of them in the most dramatic way possible. It is as if they become 'blind' to opportunities.

Fortunately, even if you've developed a pessimistic attitude to life, in response to your experiences, or perhaps influenced by the culture of cynicism and skepticism around you, it is still possible to cultivate a new optimism, and actually learn to expect the best. And the easiest way to overcome ingrained attitudes and outmoded behavior patterns is to avail of the power of hypnosis to change your mind.

Expect the best is an audio hypnosis session which will enable you to discover how to really open your eyes to the opportunities around you. Through deep relaxation, Expect the best will first allow you to establish an optimum learning state in your mind and brain. You will discover a new and positive use for your carefully honed skills of skepticism.

When you listen to Expect the best, you will find yourself naturally developing your own creative and intuitive skills in ways that will amaze you and transform your life.

Download Expect the best - and prepare for lift off!

Note
(1) The Luck Factor, Hyperion Books, April 2003