Guy Reams (00:00.)
Welcome everyone. Today is day 154 collision with success. With success. So. I oftentimes think about physics. I don't know why I just. I'm I'm really keenly interested in the natural world. Now I would be a horrible scientist because I have no. Organization I couldn't stay organized. I would be like a mad scientist. I would not be a good.
scientist. But I want to dive into physics just a little bit. So, you know, we often plan and hope for success, right? We're hoping to be successful. We're planning to be successful. But the funny thing about success is that when it actually happens, it catches us completely by surprise. It's almost as if success collided.
with this out of nowhere. You're moving along your path, you're facing setbacks, and then wham, success hits you right where you least expect it. So it makes it feel like success is chaotic, unpredictable. Is there any way to possibly control success? You know, can we do anything to influence this accidental collision with success? Well, the answer is absolutely yes. And let's
about our high school physics. So we all took physics in high school, at least most of us did. And you might remember there was this concept called the kinetic theory of gases. You might remember the images in your textbook of a bunch of particles floating around in a gas and gas and the particles are never hitting each other or infrequently hitting each other.
But the kinetic theory of gas is kind of the idea that if you increase the density of particles in a particular volume, it boosts the collision rate between those particles. Right? That's the concept. The more particles there are in a finite space, the greater chance those particles have to collide with each other, which is why things heat up when you...
Guy Reams (02:19.725)
Which is why the more density there is, there's more heat because there's more collisions, right? That's the concept. Well, the same thing applies in our own lives. Imagine positioning yourself in an environment rich with people that can help you, support you, invest in you. The more denser that crowd is, the higher chance you have of a serendipitous encounter or a collision with someone who can actually help you.
So if you're just sitting around hoping that somebody will help you or recognize you one day, that may actually happen. There actually may be a collision between you and that person at some point. But the odds of that happening are very, very low. But you can increase the odds of that happening by surrounding yourself in the environment and around people that actually could help you. So the more people that you know that could help you,
the more odds are that you will get the boon that you're looking for. So what's the real hustle for success? It's less about what you're doing and it's more about who you're with. It's a law of association. So you understand and know the field you want to get into, right? So you want to be around and associated and in the same place and in proximity with the people.
that can actually help you. So engage, listen to, respond to, talk to people that are successful in the area that you want to pursue. The denser the circle becomes with your potential allies will escalate the odds of a chance encounter that causes you to have the success you want.
In physics, increased density in a confined space leads to more pressure. Apply this to your journey as well. The more people you interact with, the more you're pushing boundaries, the more you're forcing the issue, the more that success will not only just be a possibility, but success will be inevitable. How does that sound? Right? The more density you have,
Guy Reams (04:41.133)
more inevitable your success becomes. I like the sound of my inevitable success. So think about that. What are you doing to set the stage for an unexpected collision with your success? Are you increasing the density of people that can help you? That's a really important question to ponder. Thank you.