The unfair paradox of risk

Fun Industries sticker on arcade window display
Can taking risks become something fun to do?

 

Valor lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice.  – Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Taking risks is risky.

So is playing it safe.

What would our lives become if we consciously took a minimum of one risk per day?

You know the saying, everyday do one thing that scares you.

What would happen over time?

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The cost of doing nothing is exponentially greater than doing this

Three pelicans flying through the sky
Vultures? No, pelicans. Was afraid to use this pic because it’s out of focus. But it is in real time.

 

The cost of doing nothing is exponentially greater than doing this:

The cost of failing.

Getting used to trying things, even at the risk of failing, is the fastest (and only) way to following your passion.

Fear of failing is a deadly toxin to passion.

We know this.

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How many books should a first time author order?

Lone yellow ball on dimly lit floor
Some curious questions come with no-risk answers like, what is this photo?

 

How many books should a first time author order?

How much of anything should a small business entrepreneur invest in?

If we’ve never struck out on our own, then when we do, everything is new. Uncharted. Unpredictable. Uncertain. Uncomfortable.

A true test of patience, and vision.

Reminds one of Lewis and Clark.

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Find a million ways to stay motivated to keep from going to autopilot

Back of the room was our av guru
Back of the room was an av guru

 

In any life category, how do we push ourselves all day, everyday, to keep from going through the motions?

Yesterday did two things I’ve never done in a classroom before. And this is on top of doing roughly a dozen other rare things.

Find a million ways to stay motivated to keep from going on autopilot.

This is our responsibility and no one else’s.

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