Taking Risks Part III

If you have not read parts one and two, go read them now. Taking Risks, Taking Risks II

When I share my story about my failed business I get asked the same question. Would you do it again? What people are really asking is whether I am willing to take another risk.

It has been two years since the rise and demise of that business and I have not rebounded financially as fast as I thought I would. My answer is always, yes. There is a caveat to that yes. I will apply all of the lessons that I learned as I evaluate taking the next risk. To do anything less would negate the positive side of failure.

Yes, failure has a positive side to it! You have to find it and study it. Encapsulated in failure are keys to success.

Do not be risk adverse. Take your hands off of the wheel and be willing to trust in your inherent strengths. We all have strengths. If you do not know what your strengths are, then you need to talk to your best friend, your spouse; someone who knows you very well. Ask them to tell you.

Here is the challenge I talked about yesterday. Take a look at your situation at work. If you work at home, you are not exempt. If you are a stay at home mom or work at home mom, you are not exempt.

Find one area where you know you are holding back because of fear, feeling of inadequacy, insecurity or any other negative emotion. Write it down and put it away for a a day or two. This weekend, take that sheet of paper out and read it. Then write down the steps you are going to take to tear down the wall that is between you and what you committed to accomplish. I bet you will find that risk is part of the equation.

I love hearing from my readers, so email me and tell me how it went. I will share with you what I wrote down next week!

“To respond is positive, to react is negative.” - Zig Ziglar