Being Lucky
I have two principles in regards to luck. Firstly, I never blame anything on bad luck, I'll always think of it as a mistake that I made, or something I need to learn from. Secondly, I'll always think of my successes as if I got lucky.
I think the combination of these two principles, along with having supreme confidence in yourself allows you to take more risks in your life.
One theory that I like to believe in my head, is that the type of person you are, dictates the type of luck that you see. If you're someone who believes they're lucky, the more lucky events will happen to you. If you're someone who believes they're unlucky, the more unlucky events will happen to you. It's not that the events are any different, it's just that the luckier you believe you are, the more luck you will see in events that happen to you.