If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not taking risks, and that means you’re not going anywhere. Almost everything you want in life requires some risk. If you don’t reach out to that difficult colleague, you may be stuck with a poor relationship. If you don’t try to improve your product, it may become obsolete. If you don’t find some new …
The Odds Are Better Than You Think
If you have to know it before you do it, you will only do those things you’ve already done. Last week I reported on the research that was done on people 65 years of age and older. I said there were three major themes that emerged from the research. There were three key lessons these people had learned, lessons that …
The Greatest Risk Is Taking No Risk At All
Don’t let your comfort zone become a danger zone. Everything you want in life requires risk. If you want friends, for example, you’ve got to take the risk of introducing yourself, starting conversations, and showing interest in others. Of course, the people you choose might not be interested in you. That’s the risk. But without taking the risk, you’re left …
The Three Benefits of Taking More Risks
You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. When I was a student years ago, one of my college professors told us about a study that examined the way living beings react to change. Researchers placed four tubes on the floor, side by side, with a hunk of cheese placed in the …