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Creating Our Own Luck: 4 Ideas for Taking Decisive Action

Creating Our Own Luck: 4 Ideas for Taking Decisive Action

Published by Jenni Sidey

Four-leaf clovers, cracks in the sidewalk, salt over the shoulder, crossed fingers, ladybugs, black cats, sevens, thirteens, or blowing on dice can all evoke different luck-related symbols. Many cultures have stories and superstitions about actions or objects being lucky or unlucky, but the one thing we know for sure is that deliberate, persistent action helps us create our own luck. Yes, there are random acts of life that occur, from winning a raffle ticket to being the unfortunate victim of someone else running a red light; however, most of life relates to our taking definitive action to create the kind of life towards which we are striving. Even when seemingly lucky or unlucky things occur in our life, how we choose to handle those matters most. Four metaphors are presented here to highlight key aspects of adopting an active approach to life. When we foster positive mindsets and seize opportunities through consistent effort, we create ways to attract good fortune for ourselves. Positive Mindset: Cleaning the Lens How we approach life and our situations matters. …

France holds promises with decisive victory against Ireland

France holds promises with decisive victory against Ireland

Published by Sam Flores

French winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey during the Six Nations match against Ireland at the Stade de France, on February 5, 2026. JULIE SEBADELHA/AFP The seeds sown in the fall take several months to sprout. “You will see a better version of the French team during the Six Nations Tournament,” Fabien Galthié insisted in 2025, after an unsuccessful autumn tour. Promises made in the off-season are only binding for those who believe them, but the 80,000 spectators at the Stade de France on Thursday, February 5, left the Paris stadium as true believers. The French men’s rugby team, reunited with their captain and talisman Antoine Dupont, achieved a major victory over Ireland (36-14), making a statement in their Six Nations opener. It was “a reference match,” savored Galthié after the game. It marked the culmination of the French team’s experimentation after much trial and error. Despite weather conditions that hardly unsettled the Irish, the French team started the match with precision – “strong on the basics,” noted their captain. Driven by the dazzling Louis Bielle-Biarrey, who scored …

Japan’s Takaichi eyes decisive mandate as polls point to snap election landslide

Japan’s Takaichi eyes decisive mandate as polls point to snap election landslide

Published by Sam Flores

Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks at an LDP election rally in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Traders are bracing for increased volatility as the Feb. 8 lower house election approaches. Photographer: Soichiro Koriyama/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is poised to lead her ruling coalition to a landslide victory in this weekend’s snap election, a Nikkei poll has shown. The poll, conducted from Tuesday to Thursday, showed that the Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, were likely to secure more than 300 of the 465 seats in the Lower House. The findings echo an earlier poll by the Japanese daily Asahi Shimbun, which also projected that the ruling bloc would gain more than 300 seats. The Central Reform Alliance — an alliance of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito — is forecast to have its seat count roughly halved from the current 167 seats, according to the Nikkei poll. Separate polling by Kyodo …