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The Only Thing You Can Control to Win The Infinite Game of Life

The real question is: do you care enough about the outcome to repeat the the critical process?

Thomas Oppong
4 min readDec 6, 2021
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Everyone wants to win in life.

Levelling up is something many people want. It’s one of the many things we all want but winning as an end goal is not entirely in your control.

I will tell you what’s in your control: the practice. The process. The tiny details. The many routines that define your day. The habits that control a more significant part of your day.

Showing up every day, week or month and doing the right things is also in your control. Making an intelligent effort, doing the work, pursuing what brings out the best in you and committing to a workable process have proven to be better ways to improve the odds of success.

All these actions are completely are up to us to manage. Either you put in the work to make progress, make good outcomes possible, or don’t.

“The only thing any entrepreneur, salesperson or anyone in any position can control is their effort,” says Mark Cuban.

The practice, repeated long enough, improves your odds of winning. It opens the opportunities that can translate into success.

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Thomas Oppong
Thomas Oppong

Written by Thomas Oppong

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