Reasons to risk

From the discussion of ‘Do you have what it takes’ by John Maxwell at the Maximum Impact Club. This section deals with Risk.

‘I think it is unfortunate that to some degree the word ‘entrepreneur’ has taken on the connotation of a gambler. Many times action is not the most risky path. The most risky path is inaction.

Experience has shown me that taking risks has specific advantages.
One – you learn things faster than the people who don’t take risks.
Two – you have a broader range of experiences
Three – you bump into more obstacles sooner than the people who play it safe.
Four – you learn to get around those obstacles.

So it’s not that you’re smarter than other guys; you just get a better education – quicker.

Risks
To laugh is to risk appearing the fool
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental
To reach out for another is to risk involvement
To expose feelings is to risk exposing you true self
To place your ideas and dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss
To love is to risk not being loved in return
To live is risk dying
To hope is to risk despair

To try is to risk failure
But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing
The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing and is nothing
They may avoid suffering and sorrow but they cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love, live
Chained by their attitudes they are slaves, they have forfeited freedom