Exposing yourself to the possibility

Have you ever boarded a train to Rome and ended up stepping off a plane at Heathrow?

No? That’s because there is zero chance for that to happen. It is physically, statistically, and virtually impossible. The probability isn't low. It’s non-existent.

Transposing this to your goals, we figure out that the principle is exactly the same.

If your goal is to make a business work, you cannot expect to get there by fucking around and doing nothing every day. You cannot expect an outcome that has a probability of zero.

We live in a world governed by randomness. You cannot predict the specific moment a break happens, and you certainly can’t force the stars to align.

But you can maximize your odds.

This is where the nuance lies. You don’t need to be walking a straight, illuminated line directly toward the target. You just need to be in the game.

Exposing yourself to the possibility of the things you want to happen is crucial. It doesn't mean every action must be a perfect step forward. It means every action must simply exist. Even indirect actions. Sending that email, writing that code, showing up in that room. All of that can increase the probability.

You are essentially expanding the surface area for luck to strike.

We can argue all day about "skills" and hard work, but LUCK will always be a core component of the outcome. Denying that is cowardice. We'll talk about that another day.

A single indirect action might only give you a 0.01% chance. But these things compound. Today’s random conversation becomes next year’s introduction. Yesterday’s "useless" experiment becomes tomorrow’s key insight.

You cannot manufacture a miracle. What you can do is set yourself in the condition for it to happen.