In virtually every field in life, laws are very much applicable. In Physics, Newton’s Laws are fundamental and in Mathematics, Commutative Laws hold precedent. Even social sciences such as Psychology, talk about laws which govern human behavior and interaction. Success is not an exemption and there are multiple laws that explain how to be successful. We’ve all listened to tapes, watched videos, and read an article or two on how to be successful. Who wouldn’t want to be successful?
But success isn’t just about having an office with a view and making seven figures a year as a salary. We want to be successful in every aspect of our life; in our marriages, in our relationship with our friends, in our parenting and even in our hobbies. There’s a chemical in our brain that rewards us every time we feel great at something we do. The need to be successful in anything and everything we do is inert. If you’ve read enough books and listened to enough motivational speakers, in fact, if you’ve ever followed any motivational trend on any social media, you would have observed by now that they all preach one thing, consistency. You’re probably even tired of hearing successful people tell you the secret to making it big and achieving your goals is consistency. But maybe the reason it has been repeated over and over again is because there is no special secret other than the one we’ve all heard about. The problem is most people get discouraged and throw in the towel when they fail.
For example, say you’re faced with a challenge with four possible outcomes lettered A, B, C and D, with letter A being the most favorable outcome. All things being equal, the chances of ending up with an outcome like A would be one out of four, if done once; and two out of eight if done twice. This means that by doubling the number of times you face this particular challenge (which could represent anything in your life) you also double the number of times outcome A is attainable. “The Law of Averages” is the straight forward and practical ratio that has now been demonstrated.
Applying The Law of Averages was something I learned earlier in life through physical marketing and sales. As a student I worked with a non-profit organization that was big on working on Sustainable Development Goals. So it wasn’t unusual that some of our projects would involve submitting letters to schools to give a presentation or sourcing for funds for these projects. One of our projects included getting donations to help in providing clean water to rural communities in the area. It was my first time doing anything that remotely involved sales and I assumed since I was a natural at making friends and talking to people, I would automatically have an easy time getting donations for our cause.
But I was in for a rude awakening, apart from a few people who barely listened to our pitch, most people were nice enough to give us their attention, but that was about it. There weren’t a lot of people willing to give to our cause, but my partner encouraged me to not stop, and we continued. For every block we visited, there were at least two people willing to lend a hand to our cause, so we translated that to needing to visit more blocks in order to get more donations. It was grueling and my feet not only hurt, but I was mentally exhausted from going over the same speech again and again with enough enthusiasm to not seem too mechanical. But by the time my partner and I got back to the office, we had gotten the most donations out of the other five teams that went out. The fact we got more donations was not independent of the fact we had stayed out the latest and longest, despite the fact we had been rejected far more times than the other teams. Our donations were significantly higher, because according to “The Law of Average,” the more you give, the more you get. In which case, compared to the other teams, my partner and I gave more time and effort and so were rewarded with a better result.
The more time, energy and money you put into something, the more you will get out; and subsequently, the better you get and eventually the greater your chances are at ending up with outcome A or your desired result, as the odds begin to tilt in your favor. This is why successful people make more money. They’ve worked on their craft for so long and so hard. They know what their level of performance is worth and they feel comfortable demanding more than the average person because they are fully aware of their value.
Anybody with ambition and a little ingenuity can make up in numbers what they lack in skills. There is a direct correlation between success and the number of times something is done. This is a universal law that works with both people and things.
One of the other advantages of The Law of Averages is it weighs the possibility of bad things occurring as well, in this case the possibility of outcomes B, C and D taking place being three out of four. It is realistic in the sense that things will not always go according to plan and you will not always be rewarded for all your efforts. Depending on the difficulty of the challenge and number of potential other outcomes, your endeavors for success may not always be met with the corresponding level of success and happiness you were seeking. That is, if at all, you are rewarded with anything. But keep in mind that the likelihood of certain events happening eventually evens out if the frequency is increased.
This law can be applied to any field in your life. If you’re familiar with the sitcom show “How I Met Your Mother,” then you understand this. The show follows its main character Ted Mosbey as he narrates to his children the story of how he met their mother through nine seasons that talk about his multiple failed relationships. One of the reoccurring traits of the character worth noting is his persistence to find the perfect match no matter how many times the odds are stacked against him, as they often are. The same applies to real life in which the odds are often stacked against you, and it can be quite competitive. Yes, who you are and the kind of upbringing you have can play a factor in how easily you attain success and happiness, but ultimately the amount of energy and time you put into something will always tell. It’s a universal law that cannot be disputed.
What drives successful people is the drive to always obtain outcome A, which mind you, might not always be measurable such as in the case of learning a new skill. The number of times you are willing to fail is the exact same number of times you are willing to succeed. So don’t get discouraged by your rejections, you’re bound to run into rejections and that’s part of the natural course of life. Just remember, that according to the universal Law of Average, the more you give, the more you get.
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