Even a Blind Pig . . .

A quick review of modern-day-philosopher Robert Ringer’s Four Pillars of Action (up to this point):

No. 1:  Nothing Happens Until Something Moves.
No. 2:  God Helps Those Who Help Themselves.

Today, I’d like to delve into No. 3:  The Law of Averages.

The “Law of Averages” is more of a lay term that is often mixed up with the real theorem “Law of Numbers,” which states:  The average of the results obtained from a large number of trials should be close to the expected value, and will tend to become closer as more trials are performed.

I don’t pretend to really know exactly what that means; about the only useful information that I received from math class was that 85% of success is showing up and the other 25% is working hard.

The way Ringer uses “The Law of Averages” is very basic:  Over the long term, the more you try, the more chances you have of success.  But here’s the thing to remember: The “Law of Averages” is passive. It just sits there invisibly in the background, and it’s always up to us to apply the action — Persistent Action.

As the old-timers and my shooting club say whenever I somehow manage to hit a bulls-eye, “Even a blind pig finds an acorn now and then.”  

All you have to do is keep rooting!

Carpe Diem Life