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Almost daily I hear somebody say, or I read somebody’s writing – and the sentiment of that headline is expressed. The logic seems appropriate.

“Find a way to earn $1000 in your business, then just replicate it and you can earn $10,000.”

This week we’ve got thunderstorms in the forecast. It’s spring time here in Tornado Alley. Go outside during a storm, holding a ten foot metal pole and you can be hit by lightning. Maybe. Maybe not.

You might be able to walk outside without a pole and be struck by lightning. Or you might be better off with a 12 foot pole. I really don’t know because I’d rather not experience a lightning strike. The fact is, lightning strikes are quite random. Sometimes success – financial success – is equally random. Sometimes.

Life is full of happy and unhappy coincidences. Yes, I believe we can do things to improve our chances. Yes, I think we can make choices that will help propel us toward winning – or losing.

In your quest for a pattern, something you can follow – some step-by-step process you can execute – I wish you well. Sadly, you won’t find it here. Even more sadly, you won’t find it anywhere because it doesn’t exist. Life is simply full of too many variables!

But don’t let me leave you with the wrong idea. There are things you can do to succeed. Success isn’t necessarily random, any more than failure may be. Give yourself improved odds. Listen and I’ll tell you how. Be warned though, you’ll have to listen to the bitter end. You’ll be glad you did though. I promise.

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