Taking risks: The springboard for all alternatives to status quo
To the risk takers, the end in mind may be crystal clear and while building the determination to take the decision i.e. the first step towards the risk, others around you may be left in perpetual wonder and consider the risk taker’s intended actions absurd. This is why people are mostly complacent and lack innovative solutions to problems. They say things like ‘incentives everybody on this career path takes steps in this and that direction, every other Jack that ventures in that line must do the same thing. The correct step to taking risks, is to challenge a status quo and present new definitions that will encourage others to break out of their shells.
What then does risk taking offer?
In simple terms, risk taking signals that you want to be in charge of your life and you want to respond to situations as they come your way. It doesn’t necessarily mean that you are matured for that endeavor in the eyes of everyone, but you are willing to trust in your abilities, your instincts above everything else. Taking risks is liberating from the unseen shackles that bind. It drives optimal performance because you know that you must set an example for others to follow. It allows you accrue more opportunities as you gain more confidence in your abilities and you gather experience that cannot be purchased off any shelf.
Taking risks to set standards
Quite often, too many people liken risk taking to entrepreneurship. Of course, they cannot be separated as they are intertwined. However, we cannot all be entrepreneurs, neither can everyone tend to quit their jobs to start out on unknown adventures, but, we all can work with confidence in our abilities, with an eye for opportunities where others see nothing and with utmost trust in our abilities. Nothing else brings about this than taking risks. “Birds hop from one tree to the other and that is not because they trust in the strength of the tree branches, but in the power of their wings.” To read the full article, click here.
