Most folks are afraid to take risks because they fear losing everything. They fear ending up with less than they started with.
While this is a valid fear, it's a limiting one. You could cabash your whole project simply by being afraid of something that may not even happen.
Next time, act like you have nothing to lose. If you have nothing to lose, you have nothing to be afraid of.
And then you're free to change the world.
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I'm in the process of taking
I'm in the process of taking a few risks right now so it's nice to see a post like this. It's calming and encouraging.
Risk is essential to success.
Risk is essential to success. However a question you might ask is: what's the worst case scenario of this action? More often than not, you'll find that you have very little to loose.
It's almost like you read my
It's almost like you read my blog, read my mind, then simplified it all into this concise, easy to digest format. One of my latest posts talks about living life as if you're playing a video game, using an invincibility cheat. When there is nothing to fear, when you can't die (fail), you approach the game completely differently. The same can be said for life.
I'm thinking I need to take a page out of your book and simplify my writing style. Good stuff as always Tim.
@Tanya - Glad to be of some
@Tanya - Glad to be of some assistance!
@Oscar - Agreed. The benefits of taking a risk often outweigh the negatives.
@Matt - I love your video game analogy! Spot on :)
It's important to spend some
It's important to spend some time self-evaluating and figuring out what we're doing and how that aligns with what we *want* to do. This post is the perfect way to kick that off!
Heather (@prtini)
@Heather - Definitely helps
@Heather - Definitely helps to sit back every once in a while and self evaluate. Thanks for commenting!
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