CJ, umenyamaza sana. Hope we shan’t be hearing about you in the 9:00 news.
Guy, you said gloves off…..so….gloves off.
Your story is inconsistent and smacks of hyperbole. How is it that you are the best in your corporate sales team/department but
“shy” and
“socially awkward” at the same time? Kwani you court your clients on Skype? How good is this team anyway?
Did you have the minimum requirements/documentation to successfully apply for a replacement identity card or were you hoping the rules would be bent for your sakes?
How many girls have you asked for a relationship or out on a date…..and gotten a negative response to said inquiry? What is the nature of business you tried to run and do you know the statistics behind how many businesses fail in their 1st,2nd……nth year?
You have not given any concrete evidence of your
“being a failure”, but you have given concrete evidence of a strong sense of
“entitlement” from your replies.
You want things to go your way, always, and throw fits when they don’t….
Way to go, your mother must be real proud of you.
Many years ago somewhere near the Franco-Belgian border; some chaps came up with a then much ridiculed betting-strategy that forms the basis for Martingale Theory as it is known today. The idea behind the strategy is simple.
Every time you lose, double your bet and eventually, when your number comes up, you will likely win big and the pay-off will be BIG ENOUGH TO COVER ALL YOUR LOSSES AND EKE OUT A PROFIT. In theory, the strategy can’t lose but that’s partly because it is based on some key assumptions:
1. That you have
“unlimited resources”; recall that you have to keep doubling your earlier/last bet after every loss,
2. The
"system" allows you to keep betting and doubling your bet (no limits),
3. You can, in theory,
"calculate associated probabilities",
4. I forget.
1. Whenever you face or experience
“failure”, analyze the situation, learn from your experience and then double your bet by doing something that you expect will counter your earlier loss ….and possibly put you even further ahead. The
“unlimited resources” mentioned are your attitude, strong will, drive, self-motivation and work ethic. Basically, when life knocks you down, get back up EVERY TIME …now more determined than ever to make it. That, sir, is doubling your bet.
2. The
“system” here is life and as long as you have breath in you, you are technically allowed to keep betting & there is probably no limit to how big your bet could be….so keep betting!
3.
“Calculating probability” in this context is all about realism and misplaced ambition…. knowing what you can & perhaps cannot or are not allowed by the system to do (e.g. what are the chances of you heading the Kremlin?) …Cool Jamaa, are the goals or targets you set for yourself realistic?
Talk to most guys here or around you and they will reveal that they too had times in their life when everything was going great & times when things fell apart...only for them to get better later. It is a bit like a stock market index ….or something like sex (not that you would know) …..an index goes up, it goes down, it goes side-ways.
If you have caught a string of bad-breaks, or life does not seem to be moving at all, you are probably
“consolidating” or getting ready for your next
“bull move” which depending on the
“size & nature of your bet” could pay off in a mighty way.
The key behind martingale theory is this…...what is the probability of you failing infinite times in a row?
Good things are up-ahead, assess your position, grit your teeth, make some changes in your life and get ready to reap when the opportunity comes….and it’s coming, I kid you not.
Lengthy, but I hope it helps.
Links:
http://www.bloomberg.com...kets/stocks/movers/dow/
http://en.wikipedia.org/...28probability_theory%29