Comments on: Risk: Your secret success weapon

By: STEVE ROSE

STEVE ROSE — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:13:48 +0000

Risk – Your secret success weapon http://tinyurl.com/d8sw8x

By: RadicalHop.com: Peter Kua

RadicalHop.com: Peter Kua — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 05:52:08 +0000

On many occisions, we become risk averse because we fear rejection or being labeled stupid by others. I’ve an article on How to Eliminate Fear at http://radicalhop.com/blog/2006/06/15/the-1-way-to-eliminate-fear-chant-this-mantra-daily/
if it interests you

By: B. Riley

B. Riley — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 17:41:15 +0000

Another asset that helps in your example is plain old curiosity. . .

If someone isn’t willing to sit and say “I wonder what would happen if I. . . “.

And then break something, then they aren’t going to be ready when they are thrown into a situation when something really does go horribly wrong.

Good post. . .

By: Unraveling to Understand

Unraveling to Understand — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 15:01:51 +0000

Back to the Playground

The Achieve-IT! blog has a great post about risk, learning and success. Risk is not just a personality trait but its also a skill. A skill that we tend to lose as we get older and play less. its natural to be scared that you will mess up, …

By: Career Intensity Blog - David V. Lorenzo

Career Intensity Blog - David V. Lorenzo — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:50:53 +0000

Taking Risks is Necessary for Success

There is an excellent post aboutrisk takingand success up over at Achieve It. Here are the highlights:

So how do you break out of the comfort zone and start taking risks?
1. Research – Read, take classes, se…

By: Andrew Seltz

Andrew Seltz — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:24:53 +0000

Brad,

You are right on target with this post. The process of preparation you describe has served me well over the years and is an important component of risk taking.

Many people psych themselves up to take a risk, but their lack of preparation just makes them reckless. That’s usually not much better than being too cautious.

Great stuff,

Andrew Seltz – The Go-To Guy