Success: A Game of Chance?

Dear lovely people,

“Anyone who wants to sell you overnight success or wealth is not interested in your success; they are interested in your money.” – Bo Bennett

Binta stood in front of the kiosk ready with his numbers. He was so confident of his choices that nobody could talk him to changing them. He had studied the performance of the horses for the last one year that he’s been playing the game and though he failed most of the times than won, he was sure of this particular day. “Today is going to be a jackpot” He murmured to himself all along and so had composed what is commonly called ‘an enlarged combination’ within the ranks of betting. That meant more stakes involving a huge amount of money but he was happy because he was so certain that the news in the evening after the horse race will speak for itself.

He showed his game-selection to the guy in the kiosk and he smiled, shock Binta’s hand and reassured him that he had just nailed it because that was the same selection he had. Binta staked, left for home feeling on top of the world and ready for the long wait that will announce his millions. The media for the past days had been announcing a hundred thousand dollar jackpot. Binta was certain he will bite deep into that amount after the winning horses would have been announced.

Evening came and went, it was another morning and nobody heard from Binta. In his usual manner after a win, he would have been chattering in the bars, singing and insulting. What could have happen this day with no sign of Binta? Simply put, he lost the bet and his huge sum of money was gone like the wind.  

If a person were fully mindful of the true odds of winning in a bet, they might not buy a ticket. Yet, millions of people continue to play, convinced not only that they will ultimately win but that they will accomplish that goal using their personal lucky numbers that repeatedly failed them in the past.

Becoming a success in life is not a game of chance.  To become successful, I mean to be counted among those who make it to the upper circles of achievement whether one has innate qualities as compared to his/her entrepreneurial experiences you have to pay the price through hard work, dedication, resoluteness and decency. I can for always say that entrepreneurs are made going by Andrea Bocelli who said “My life experience has taught me nothing happens by chance. Even the idea of the ball in a roulette game: it's not chance it ends up in a certain place. It's forces that are at play.”

Decide today to stop counting on chance like Binta and settle down to facing reality, being prepared to face the odds and to wade the turbulent waters to the other side of success with all its greener pastures.