Odds…what are odds?

There is a 33% chance its already raining? – sorry I had to throw in a Mean Girls quote at some point!

But in all seriousness what are odds? why do we even use them?

Science tells us odds, stats people give us odds and tell us whether its a good bet or a bad bet either way they are just odds. Sometimes they are right and sometimes they are really wrong.

People make a lot of money betting sports and people also lose a lot of money betting sports because they followed the odds and the team did not pull of the win like they should of. For instance, the odds are telling me to pick Dallas Thursday night but the Vikings are playing at home and their season is in the air so they could pull off the win.

Odds in life work the same way. Medical professionals tell us there is a such and such percentage of recovery or successful surgery. Professors tell us there is a certain percentage of people will get jobs in the field, or that will get a good grade on the final. Knowing these odds does it mean you just give up or fight those odds.

If you are given a 10% success rate do you give up and say well it won’t work 90% of the time or do you push and fight to be apart of that 10%? The ones that are willing to push and fight no matter the odds will get the most out of life and will succeed because they do not let others dictate their lives for them.

My last post discussed doubters and people telling you you can’t do something. This follows the same pattern. Odds may not be in your favour but how will you ever know which side of the odds you fall on.

Odds are just numbers they are objective. A researcher has gone through all the numbers and has determined who was successful and who was not. No subjective findings were taken into account. Usually, the persons will to fight and do what is required to succeed is not measured or the opposite. People who are not successful aren’t necessarily unsuccessful because the task failed, but because they were not willing to go along with the requirements to make them successful.

The mind is a powerful being and it plays a large role in the success we have. If we picture ourselves beating the odds we have a better chance than if we sit back and accept the odds as they are. So picture what you want in life whether it is business or fitness or other goals that you are unsure of at this moment. Know that the only person stopping you is yourself. You can be that 1% if you work hard and try but you will never know if you don’t. We only get  one life so why not give it all we got because there will come a time when we will not be able to anymore. Why wait. Make today your day to start! Start living the life you want and not what others tell you to do!

Stay tuned for a special posting on Saturday for International Day of People with Disabilities 🙂