Were you born lucky or does your toast always fall butter-side down? Being lucky is about confidence and opportunity so chuck out your rabbit's foot and memorize these luck-bringing tricks...

Expect good fortune - If you stand there thinking, 'He's never going to come over', don't be surprised if he doesn't. If you expect a positive outcome it's more likely to happen. Feel confident and your body language will respond - you'll stand tall and become more approachable.

Go with your gut - Feel drawn to a particular decision? Listen to your instinct. The subconscious mind (tipped off by visual cues and past experiences) nudges us towards good options. Next time you waver before sending off that job application, listen to your gut - is it telling you the job is tight for you ? If so, spend off your CV.

Change happens - Lucky people get their breaks by accepting failure without losing enthusiasm, while 'unlucky' people the things changing and stick with safe options. We call it 'change blindness'. You need to create space to let luck in; by talking small risks, the fearfulness around you evaporates.

Don't be a victim - Hurt your arm trying to talk in sky-high wedges? Refuse to feel like a victim. Instead just be thankful it wasn't broken and use it as an excuse to treat yourself to some new ballet pumps. Lucky people experience. They accept it get over it more quickly and learn from the experience bad luck very differently to the unlucky. They accept it, get over it more quickly and learn from the experience.

Get chatty - So-called 'lucky' people score high in terms of being extrovert and outgoing, which means they maximize chance opportunities. In short, the more random conversations you have, the more random likely you are to hear about a great job vacancy or find yourself a new love interest.