Luck is a state of mind

Science & Technology at Scientific American.com: As Luck Would Have It -- Are some people really luckier than others, or is it all in their heads? Both

Luck is a perfect example of how you can create your own reality by choosing your state of mind. This article talks about one British scientist's efforts to explain luck. Why do some people feel lucky while others don't? Are those people actually more lucky? Yes. In many ways they are luckier, but it's not the type of luck that'll win anyone big bucks in the lottery. It's the luck that's self-made as a result of choosing your state of mind and how you want to view the world you live in. For example, say something crappy happens to you. You lose what you think of as a major opportunity in life. An "unlucky" person will see that as a defeat and might want to lament about how unlucky they are. Whereas a "lucky" person will look at why the opportunity didn't happen, learn from it, then find another and sometimes better opportunity. When the new opportunity comes along, people with that particular outlook with count their lucky blessings.
The psychologist who did this luck research actually tried running a Luck School to see if he could turn around people's perspectives so they too could feel lucky. He says his success rate is ~80 per cent. That's pretty damn good, even if it doesn't count for a penny at the slot machines, crap tables, or the like... But then again, maybe it's luckier for those people in the long run that random luck doesn't count. Too much money just brings problems anyway, right? Doesn't it? Whatever... There is such thing as carrying that lucky, positive attitude a bit too far.