Morning Motivator - What Are You Really Risking?

"If you don't risk anything, you risk even more."
- Erica Jong, Novelist and poet

When you speak to people and ask them what they REALLY want to do... how many people say, "I am doing it"? How many people SHARE their passions about what they would do if they just didn't have (insert comment here)?

When you CONSIDER what RISK really is, do you consider that risk is not the opportunity to FAIL at something you love, but that it is ALSO the missed opportunity to be EXCELLENT at what you love? Many people DAYDREAM about what they want to be when they "grow up" and yet very few ever take action. Why? The usual suspects show up - "other commitments", mortgage, fear, lack of skills, lack of clarity, blah blah blah...

Examine the ONE person that pops to your mind as being SUCCESSFUL. What is the DIFFERENCE between you and them? I'm not talking about having a rich family or being a gifted athlete. I'm talking about the stuff they DO that you will NOT - stay late at work, gain more education, take a risk on starting their own business, eat properly each day. It is NOT that you lack the ABILITY to be successful, more commonly you lack the WILLINGNESS to take the risk on YOURSELF to be happy. What is the WORST that could happen if you took that big risk? Seriously... the worst thing. And how bad is it really?

2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
Fear is an EMOTION that is "felt" in the body signifying a LACK of understanding. Fear is IGNORANCE. You may be FEARFUL to take a risk... why? Simply, you do not KNOW what will occur if you should take the action. If you KNEW the result, there would be NO FEAR.

If you KNOW that you education (not necessarily a formal education) is the KEY to overcoming fear and allowing yourself to take calculated RISKS - then why are you not studying on ways to make it happen? Take a class, buy a trade magazine, Google something for gosh sakes... the information is out there.

Take 30 minutes a day for the next 2 weeks and study the AREA of interest that you are seeking to take a risk in. Don't read about the FUN stuff - read about the stuff that makes it work (Financing, logistics, politics, economies of scale, time investments, etc) and you will find yourself to be on the path to EXPERTISE along with a sense of CONFIDENCE, no longer fear.

Cheers,
Zach

*To enjoy past editions of the Morning Motivator go to – http://grow-learn-lead.blogspot.com

The Morning Motivator is a copyrighted publication. The use of this article is open for print or publication with proper citations.