Risk is tricky and we can be better at recognizing and handling it.
It’s tricky because we know that if something is risky enough, then we won’t do it.
It’s a great cop-out method for not losing all of our money or being heart broken, but it’s also a cop-out method for not doing meaningful work or not helping others achieve what they dream for themselves.
The bigger we make the task appear, the more risk we feel and so we become paralyzed to action.
The reality, of course, is that what we think is a risk, often isn’t.
We don’t risk much when we publish a post on our blog or when we meet friends for coffee to discuss a passion of ours even if it feels risky.
We don’t risk much when we put fingers to a keyboard and write the report we should have written last week.
There’s not much risk in having empathy for someone and taking a selfless action off that empathy to help them move forward.
There is, however, the feeling of risk.
But that feeling isn’t a good indication of actual risk. It’s a cheat to back off from doing meaningful work.
It’s time we stop confusing the feeling of risk with actual risk.
Stay Positive & Keep On
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