How To Tell Your Friends That You Won The Lottery
When you first read those winning numbers you are likely going to jump and scream. If there is someone else in the room you will likely hug and jump together. The level of excitement is something that is hard to match. You may want to pick up the phone and call everyone you know and start to fantasize about how you will spend the money.
When you hear the numbers read out over the TV and one after another they are the numbers on your ticket the excitement builds until the last number. It is the same!! Payday! Now you celebrate right there in your living room. You may want to call everyone you know right then in the heat of the excitement but you need to stop and think of how people are likely to react.
You are in a delirious state of joy and disbelief, when you call your friends will they share that state with you. If they also play the lotto they are in a state of disappointment at having just lost. They may feel jealous of you and angry that they didn’t win. They may even feel like you are flaunting your success because of your overjoyed state.
Other friends will be happy for you. They may get stars in their eyes thinking about how much they can get out of it. If your friends have money troubles they might ask you right there for help or they may be less bold and just help you plan a great trip that they will help you enjoy. Sometimes greed is an involuntary reaction to news such as this.
To avoid unpleasant reactions wait and give yourself time to collect your thoughts. Confirm your winnings and get all the details of how you will be paid. This way when you do call your friends you will have a clear head. You will be able to downplay your winnings and explain your plans before they have the chance to get too jealous or greedy.
If you approach your friends with an air of knowledge and confidence about your new wealth they will not be as likely to take advantage of you. You must be prepared to lose some friends though. Jealousy is an ugly thing that many cannot overcome. You cannot give jealous friends cash in order to keep them around because it will never be enough.
When you win the lottery the best advice for telling your friends is to be prepared to tell them how they can win to. Give your friends some lotto secrets. If you don’t know any you can find many websites to find out how to win the lottery. If you can do it so can they.
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