Risk takes on different meanings as you move through the various stage of life. At some point, you may find that not taking a risk may actually be riskier than taking one. You may live to regret missed opportunities. If you do not search and you do not ask you, you already know the answer.
When you were young you may have thought of risk as merely physical-sky diving, rock climbing, driving fast cars. Now, however, taking a risk might mean taking a class in art, even though you think you're terrible at art, or applying for a job that you know you would enjoy but think it doesn't pay enough or have enough status. Or taking a risk might mean starting your own business or reducing your hours at work. It's important to reassess periodically your own personal definition of risk and challenge yourself to be more open to the idea of taking consisted risks.
Obstacles and mistakes.
Just try to imagine yourself sitting someplace, several years from now, pondering your life and career. Which would make you feel better? Knowing that you tried, even if it involved some hardship and possibly even some mistakes? The more successful people are, it seems, the more mistakes they make. Errors often turn out to be more valuable down the road than the expected outcome. Did you know about the chemist who was trying to cook up a strong glue and thought he failed. His so-called mistake is the adhesive used by millions daily on the back of post-it notes.
As you go through the decision-making process, you will encounter obstacles and make mistakes. How you evaluate the obstacles and deal with the mistakes will determine the success of your endeavor.
Mistakes can be the path to success by recognizing he following:
Acknowledge the fact that we all make mistakes.
Don't worry about the details.
Try to learn from your mistakes to grow.
Become focused. Mistakes frequently occur due to our current state of multitasking.
Don't be afraid of challenges, overcoming them is the only way to grow.
The Changing definition of
risk
by Lynn Berger