{"id":1095,"date":"2026-03-05T19:34:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnnycarlos.com\/?p=1095"},"modified":"2026-03-05T22:04:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T22:04:58","slug":"luck-journal-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnnycarlos.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/luck-journal-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Luck Journal 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’m an introvert at heart. But clearly the best way to increase my luck is going to be increasing my extroversion. Not an easy ask. So like I did in Luck Journal 1, and will continue to do, I sat on the patio today at my local coffee shop and greeted everyone coming in. I got to practice remembering peoples’ names that I have met previously. As well, I had a delightful conversation with a Canadian who is travelling across the US coast to coast in an Airstream trailer. I apologized for our “current situation”, and he said he’s been hearing that a lot. He mentioned that I have the relaxed attitude of someone on the west coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately I can’t sit inside to strike up conversations with people because I have a dog. But on the plus side, she gets a lot of attention which helps a lot in my goal to meet as many people as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UPDATE: Went to a Rotary Club meeting today. I’m new there so again I got to practice being more extroverted. We had a speaker come from the local food bank. He mentioned that they do need volunteers each weekend for food distribution. I thought about considering it. Then someone asked if teenagers can volunteer and he said absolutely. Boom! That’s an chance opportunity for my son which I never would have thought of. Going to sign us both up to volunteer there. Success! Feeling more lucky already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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