2/10/13
I have never been too concerned with probabilites of success or failure. I find the odds are the same for success and failure if I put as much thought in the possiblity of failure as I do in success. I would rather put all my energy into success of whatever it is I am creating and let the world decide if they like it or not. If I’m happy with it, that is all that matters to me.
The cosmic Law of Compensation makes everything understandable if we look carefully at the probabilities of something happening as a direct result of something we do. If I pick up a rock on the ground, I have that rock because I picked it up. If I earn a dollar I have a dollar, or something worth a dollar. Regardless if something is 200 million to one odds of losing someone might win. Anyone absorbed by the probabilites of losing is destined to lose, because of the negativity in their thought process.
There are virtually three reasons why someone can work their entire life at developing a skill or talent and not master it?
One: It is only a hobby or interest and developing a skill in fly fishing or music or art or something else is for personal amusement.
Two: Attempting to master something unmasterable.
Three: Fear of failure will prevent or hinder anyone from starting or finishing something,that could be successful.
There are two ways I measure success, the first is through my personal happiness, the second is through a personal achievement. No one has to be a great financial success to be happy in their life. 99% of the world population are not great financial successes, yet the vast majority of us are happy because of our love for family and friends and we have achieved many personal goals.
The probability of success is high for those who believe it to be high.
The probability of failure is also high if we believe it to be high.
I fail and achieve things simply by believing or not believing in them, and understanding what is possible and what is not. I have no desire or the capability to tightrope walk over the Niagra Falls, but Walenda did and he was successful, but all the probabilities were against him. I may not be so physically daring, but I achieve other things that are important to me. Success doesn’t necessarily mean public acceptance of what we have done, it only means we accept and are happy with what we have done. My reward is the confidence, knowledge, and sense of achievement I receive from completing an article or picture or a radio show, finish reading a book. Fame and fortune are remote side effects of most achievements, not the reason.
L.A. Steel
Recent Comments