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15 Habits of 'Lucky' People - Discussion Activity

15 Habits of ‘Lucky’ People – Discussion Activity

15 Habits of ‘Lucky’ People – Discussion Activity

Do you know any ‘lucky’ people? Have you noticed how life seems much easier for them? Wouldn’t you like to be ‘lucky’ like them? Have you considered that they might not be ‘lucky’ at all, but rather hardworking and well-disciplined people who consciously and actively pursue healthy goals?

Read the list of ‘15 Habits of Lucky People’ from writer Vala Afshar and discuss each point with your
partner or small group. Talk about why each habit could be important, and how following them could lead to greater success in your work, home life, and relationships. If you disagree, argue why.

Discuss what you could do to work towards each goal – starting from today – and write notes beside each one. Can you think of any more actions to add to the list? Compare your ideas with another pair or small group.

When we observe ‘lucky’ people, we can see that they…

  1. work harder _______________________________________________________
  2. have good manners _______________________________________________________
  3. choose kindness _______________________________________________________
  4. show gratitude _______________________________________________________
  5. share credit _______________________________________________________
  6. teach others _______________________________________________________
  7. volunteer first _______________________________________________________
  8. give unconditionally _______________________________________________________
  9. trust first _______________________________________________________
  10. complain less _______________________________________________________
  11. keep teachable _______________________________________________________
  12. promote others _______________________________________________________
  13. love to explore _______________________________________________________
  14. are storytellers _______________________________________________________
  15. love to compete _______________________________________________________

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Based on: https://twitter.com/ValaAfshar/status/1184663470186385408


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Random Acts of Kindness or Basic Courtesy? - Printable Worksheets

Random Acts of Kindness or Basic Courtesy? – Printable Worksheets

Random acts of kindness are helpful acts which you do because you want to, not because you have to, and which come at some personal cost to yourself. Basic courtesy, on the other hand, means doing something that you know you should do to get along with other people.

Use these free printable worksheets to get your students talking about random acts of kindness!

Work with a partner or small group. Read each sentence and decide which group it belongs to: random act of kindness or basic courtesy. Discuss your reasons. Why could each act be required?

Which random acts of kindness do you perform? Which will you start doing? Why? Which would you never do? Why not? Do you always behave with basic courtesy towards others? Why? / Why not?

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Random Act of Kindness or Basic Courtesy? 1

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Random Act of Kindness or Basic Courtesy? 2

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