STANDARD ERROR OF DESTINY

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When I studied Biostatistics in Medical College, one of the topics I was taught was; Standard error of a laboratory analysis. Standard error means the degree to which you can make mistakes; the degree to which your mistake is safe. At some points, your mistakes do not only assume a laboratory value, it has a colossal effect on the lives of your patients.

In life, there are errors and there are errors. There are some errors you make in life and you can survive it. There are some errors you can't survive. There are some errors that are so colossal in wastage that their effect will show up later in life. T. D Jakes said in his best seller book, 'Before you do', "One wrong decision can sentence you to a life of frustrations and regrets. You don't have to make many wrong decisions; you only need to make one wrong decision and your life on earth will be a mini hell"

At a point in my life, I wanted to make a critical decision and God spoke to me and said, “Some things will show up in your future that you will not be able to handle.” I dropped that decision instantly, though painful.

There are major leagues of life and there are minor leagues of life. There are some things in life you can do by trial and error. There are some things in life you can't do by trial and error. You can do a career by trial and error but you can't do marriage by trial and error. You can’t marry today and five months later say you are not doing again. That is a major league of life. You can play all the minor leagues of life by trial and error and you will be safe. You can change your career anytime because it is a minor league.
The first thing you should ask yourself is: Is this a major league or a minor league?

What's the bottom line?
Before you decide, Research. Let your decisions be based on fore sight and insight. Don’t be shallow in your thinking. Think of your future and the next generations.

Be a stakeholder in your own future!

Don't forget that many lives are attached to your destiny and either you accept this or not, your decisions are predating their future.
Decisions have consequences. You have absolute control over your decisions but you don't have any control over the consequences. Decisions are like seeds; they yield harvests at their due season. With this understanding, begin to make decisions that guarantee your future.

You must never find yourself a tenant in the terrain of your own destiny.

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