Why take a risk? Aren’t risks dangerous? “Yes, and”.
Risks can lead to breakthroughs. Risks can catapault a product or service into market domination – into brand recognition so great, it makes the product or service a household name. Risks can enhance your career. We can even argue that rewards are directly proportional to the risk involved. Not always, but mostly it’s so.
Why not take a risk? And the obvious, biggest reason? What if we fail? This makes it hard to be risky. What a paradox.
Risks can catapult us or destroy us.
Will this paradox frighten us or challenge us?
Will we act, or retreat?
Will we “walk the talk” or feel the guilt of hypocrisy?
Will we lead or follow?
These questions can only be answered by you and me, individually, in our own realities.
My personal reality is I’m insanely busy. Additionly, I don’t like to fail. Do you? It really makes me look bad in front of my boss, my boss’s boss, my peers, my Customers, my finance manager, etc.
Today, I promise to take risks. Whether they be small, medium or large, I vow to take them today. And tomorrow. And all week. All year even. How about, “until I die.”
Walt Disney was the consumate risk taker. My 35 years as a business professional have inspired me to ask, “What would Walt Disney do?”
As the Mastercard commercial catch phrase states, “What’s in your wallet?’
Make it a GREAT day! Because if you don’t who will?
Hey everyone, I’ve enjoyed having you read this. I hope you’ve enjoyed being had. Now that’s classic Jungle Cruise “humor”. Or not. 🙂 Respectfully, jungle jeff