Somone’s Gotta Win is Terrible Strategy

Someone will win the Powerball (although not each time it’s drawn). Someone will (eventually) hit the progressive jackpot on the slot machines. Someone will win $50k on a scratch-off.

But it won’t be me, even if I play. It won’t be you, even if you play.

Someone’s gotta win is fine for entertainment purposes. A fine way to dream a little and play the “what if” game with yourself. A fine way to imagine winning without any work.

But it’s a terrible strategy.

Strategy is about making assertions and doing the work to prove or disprove them. “I think we can win if we go this way,” and then walking down that path. You’re better off spending your “what if” cycles on those paths.

Someone’s gotta win, but you’re better off not thinking about winning and, instead, doing the work.