The next change becomes easier after you stop arguing that the current pattern is accidental.

Calling something a run of bad luck protects you from doing anything about it. Each instance had its own explanation, and each explanation was probably true, which is what makes the story so durable: this job was badly managed, that friend was unusual. Once you allow that the shape repeats, the situation stops being weather and becomes something with a handle on it.

Write down the last three times a familiar thing happened and look for what they share. Do this without blame, since blame ends the inquiry early. Then change one input rather than resolving to be different, because patterns respond to conditions more reliably than to intentions.