One of the keys to reaching self-awareness is to fully understand the balance between luck and skill. For many years, I believed that the hardest workers received the best results, but this is far from the truth. Luck is completely outside of our control, but this book explains the research behind how we can cultivate higher probabilities of serendipity. I loved this book, but the last quarter of it was geared a little bit more towards business professionals than I personally cared for. Although a great book, I recommend Richard Wiseman's book over this one and The Serendipity Mindset as a follow-up.

There are a lot of disclaimers to be aware of, before you touch this book.
Firstly, this book has a particular target group in mind - business men and women, striving for success. A vast majority of examples that are brought up are set in the corporate world
Secondly, this book should be read at the right time, in the right place with the right mindset. It's not a book where you'll read a lot about studies, it's a book that's meant to change your view on the world by showing you where to look.

Now for the review per se, I have attended a workshop of Christian Busch and was thus aware of many of his examples and his reasoning. The book can be a little of a tough read, especially in the middle part, with many of the examples recurring and thus, redundant. Nonetheless, the topic of this book - what you think you attract - is something I hold dear to my heart, and therefore would recommend reading this book if you've ever questioned what point it has to be an eternal optimist.

Very insightful and can help raise self-awareness on certain guiding principles for life. It helps frame the mind on how to generate more serendipity in our lives. There were some parts which I didn’t really agree with - due to my own life experience - but nonetheless, it is a great book to help plant small seeds of serendipity.

Too many stories. Like chicken soup for the soul.

Solid read, looking forward to doing some of the exercises.