Thought For the Day: Risk
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A friend of mine has made comments for years about how she likes the fact that Evo and I make changes in our life when we aren’t happy with life or when we just need a change. She says that so many people complain about things in their life but never change anything.
Today, I read a blog from Chris Brogan about this very topic. His blog talks about risk more from a business stand point, however, I think this can be looked at from a personal point as well.
I think the biggest take-away from the blog post was to grow as a business (or person) you have to be willing to take risk. I have always used the old saying “change is good”.
When thinking about taking a risk you have to think about the pros and cons (the good and the bad). How will you deal with the success or the failure of the event? I mention the success because sometimes the success can be so overwhelming that you have not contemplated how to handle the positive things that can happen. For example, let’s say you create a web site which sells items. If you become successful overnight, do you have the items in stock and can your server handle the traffic?
Personally, think about your life and what you are happy with and what you are dissatisfied with. If you are dissatisfied then think of alternatives to your situation. Give yourself a list of three to six options. Look at your pros and cons. Then decide if it is worth making the change. Challenge yourself to take a small risk and later you can try bigger risks (like moving out of the country)!
What risks are you willing to take?