There are always some decisions which seemed inconsequential at the time yet they changed your life forever. We all have them. A chance meeting with a person who winds up a spouse, best friend or employer. The accident you just avoided by leaving your office two minutes late. The seemingly meaningless conversation which changed your decision at a future crossroads.

Life leads us down many paths and the simple decisions we make can have huge consequences on not only ourselves, but hundreds and sometimes even billions of people. Indeed the relatively small actions of one person can change history as we all know it.

In 1981 Secret Service Agent Timothy Mc McCarthy took a bullet in the stomach that may have killed Ronald Reagan. Had his dive in front of our nation's leader been a split second too late, our lives would probably all be different in some ways. On the other hand, had someone said "Hey Oswald what are you doing with that rifle?" back in 1963 near what is not CTX headquarters, history may have been unknowingly changed forever.

And then of course there is the biggest game of chance of all... which sperm penetrates the egg? The random outcome of this event (with such lousy odds for each swimmer) is fairly obvious within most families. Will that child grow up to be a Ronald Reagan or a Lee Harvey Oswald?

Life, like most sports, is truly a game of inches and much of our lives are left to chance. However, it is what we make of the chances we get that determine our destiny!