For whatever reason we believe success or failure is brought on by chance rather than through our own actions. We believe if we say certain words, we position our body a certain way, or at times seek divine intervention we can control the outcome.
After all it is common knowledge the outcome of a game is controlled by external factors such as rally caps:
When one form of rally cap quits producing, it’s acceptable to slightly vary to what you have seen work elsewhere.
Depending upon the severity of the situation, Quantity over Quality may be the only alternative.
The discussion whether certain rituals creates luck has been around forever. In fact philosopher Seneca tried to quash the game of Luck around 4 BC. Even though Rally Olive Wreaths does not carry the same impact as rally cap, you can almost hear Seneca say, c’mon guys, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
Guess no one was listening back then cause today we are still passionate about it. Everywhere you go we still believe Luck plays a critical role into our decision making and much like Seneca of 4 BC, Richard Wiseman, author of “The Luck Factor,” says, “NO!” He too states, “[Lucky people maximize] the probability of positive opportunities.” Instead of being lucky, he said lucky people are confident, engaged and detect opportunities to take advantage of versus becoming anxious due to fear of failure.
Yeah right, not once did he reference the rally cap in his book, nor did he witness the Nationals turnaround from a 18-32 season start to heading to the World Series. A success resulting tied to Gerarda Perra and his Baby Shark walk up song. Yeah, that’s the ticket!
So until next blog, let’s remember Clint Eastwood’s famous line in Dirty Harry, “You’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do you feel lucky?’ Well, do ya…”
Al McCormick
