How many times have you made a wish, set a goal, or had a dream? Only to find that they didn’t come to fruition because you failed to do the one thing it took to make it all happen; take the leap of faith and take a chance to do it.
For many people fear and excuses play a mean game of cat and mouse with their minds. They know what they want to do, and they know what would happen if they actually did it. Yet, when they hear their thoughts telling them to take a chance on anything; they freeze up in a state of procrastination.
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. “ ~ Robert F. Kennedy
In the past, I have often found myself thinking and having to deal with these very same feelings myself. In most cases, I was left kicking myself for not acting on what I really wanted to act upon.
The excuses I would come up with were extensive and left me feeling better in a sense about myself, but this often only lasted for a short period of time. After that feeling of self-contentment of having an excuse would past, I was left to face the consequences of my actions and regrettably wishing I had followed through with it.
A lot of us were taught to avoid taking chances. “Color within the lines“, we were told. “Stay inside of the box“, “The comfort zone is a safe haven“. These and more were all things that we were consciously and unconsciously taught to follow.
I don’t know about you, but for most of my life they actually worked for me.
Huh?! They worked?
Yes, they worked. Let me explain…
Following those instructions did absolutely what they were meant to do. They kept me and my ideas in our place; which happened not to be where I wanted to be. I was afraid to step out and try anything different; especially if it didn’t match up with those things I was taught to believe.
Here’s the thing that wasn’t included in those life lessons.
If we stay within the lines, in the box, and/or in our comfort zones, we will always get the same exact outcome; without fail. That’s what happens when we follow the path of others without taking the opportunity to form our own opinions and views.
We often think that if we “follow the leader” or do as we’re told to do there will be some type of reward for our obedience. No one ever tells us that if we don’t question somethings that we’re taught, the result will be the same results gathered by the teacher of the lessons.
If you don’t know what their result were, ask them! Ask them if failing to take a chance worked out for them?
If they are honest, I guarantee their answer will be that it didn’t work out the way they’d planned for it too.
When we think about having to take a chance on something, it’s automatically assumed that there are high risk involved; which frightens a lot of people from ever taking any chances in their life altogether.
We dread failure! So much so, that we will eliminate our only chances of success sometimes beacause of what we believe (or were taught) to be the case.
Facing the Risk and Taking Chances
So let me ask you this… What comes to mind when you hear the word, “risk”?
Are these questions you find yourself asking?
- Is there danger involved?
- What’s the reward?
- Is the reward worth taking the risk?
“Risk” is a word that a pessimist thinking individual associates with not only danger, but often they tend to think that failure is inevitable if risk is taken.
Don’t let the fear of failure deter you from going after what you want. There’s always a chance for failure in anything we try to accomplish in life. That’s no reason however for us not to do them.
Believe it or not, the lesson to fear failure was a lesson taught to each of us, and like any lesson we’ve learned in this life, we must ask ourselves if it’s something we’d like to adopt in our lives.
By facing and overcoming our fears, we build upon our confidence in our abilities to follow through, and that confidence is the drive it takes to conquer the fear of taking chances.
“The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you. Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.” ~ William Jennings Bryan
These individuals know that there are high risk involved in going after the unknown, but they don’t allow the high risk to deter them from producing an outcome.
Their failure to get the result they wanted isn’t a major setback to them. If they fail, they simply use that outcome, change their approach, and shoot for a different outcome that’s more ideal to the one they were originally going for in the first place.
It’s all about believing in yourself enough to at least give it a try. You never know what you’re capable of until you take a chance and try doing it.
So today, 5 days into 2012, I wanted to challenge each of you to take a chance this year and do something that you’ve been convincing yourself you could not do.
Make this year the year it happens for you, and I guarantee that you’ll never look at “high risk and taking chances” the same ever again.
So, let’s discuss shall we….
Did you enjoy the video?
What comes to mind when you hear the words, “risk”, “failure”, or “taking a chance”?
Did anything pop into your mind that you’d like to take a chance doing in 2012?
Share it below in the comment section. I’d love to hear your thoughts.
Don’t forget to share this with your friends and family via the various Social Media Platforms. We all need a push from time to time. Right? So let’s push some people into action, shall we? 
May you Release the Fear of Failure and Master your life Taking a Chance in 2012! Cheers!
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Great Post! I have been writing on taking that leap and starting toward realizing your dreams a lot lately. Good luck with making your dreams come true! Take the chance!
Burl recently posted this awesomeness..Be sure you are aiming at the right target before you start shooting!
Good day to you Burl and Welcome to the Release, my friend!
It’s a pleasure to see you here. Usually for me when this happens to me, I take it as a confirmation. And like yourself, I’ve been having many confirmations here lately. Over the last year, I’ve gotten a lot better at listening to my heart, and totally ignoring my ego and mind.
Thank you so much for the well wishes. I will definitely be taking your advice and my own, of taking the chance!
Do stop in again soon, and I’ll be making my way over to check out your material as well. I’m loving the title already!
All the best to you in 2012!!
Great post Deeone! Life is all about taking chances. Who wants to be a part of the pack? NOT ME! Let’s be successful together!
Wishing you and the rest of the world a successful and profitable 2012!
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Hey Knikkolette!
Awesome to see you here at The Release, my friend. Thanks for checking out the post.
I’m with you on following the Pack… that’s sooooo 2008.
It’s time to Rock our goals and kick the doors of 2012 open! All Abooooaaard!! This train is departing and making no stops, but to the one in Success Town. 
If we don’t take chances in this life, we haven’t truly lived; and I’m so ready to live it up!
Wishing you all the very best as well, my friend. May 2012 overtake us with all that’ s good and deserving of the hard work we’re putting into it.
Cheers, Mi Lady!
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Knikkolette,
You hit the nail on the head! Who wants to be part of the pack. When you become part of the back, you blend in.
You’re forgettable.
As Seth Godin has put it, you should strive to be remarkable. If you blend in well…I guess you could be the most remarkable blender-inner (haha!), but who really wants that?
Hey Jeremy,
I just wanted to tell you thank you for your contribution here at the Release. I appreciate how you not only added your thoughts to the post, but how you added to the conversations with other’s here. That was awesome of you bud! And I wanted you to know that I saw them and am very appreciative of them.
You know from our conversation over the past couple of weeks, exactly how I feel about blending in and being apart of the pack. I thrive first and foremost to make my own path and create my own journey. This hasn’t always been the case, but I am grateful that it is now.
There is nothing more liberating and more empowering than finding our own voice, and making the choice to walk therein.
Thanks again for your voice here, my friend. I really do appreciate it and you.
Have an awesome week ahead.
It’s my pleasure Dee! I enjoy contributing to the release and taking part in this thriving community of awesomeness!
Taking a risk and daring to take action is scary mostly because of what is going on in our heads….or what we *think* is going on in the heads of others. A fascinating perspective when we step back and realize that what everyone else is thinking is far less about us than we expect it is!
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Hey Steve, Good day mate.
I’d have to agree with you there, man. Most of the time it’s not anyone else that’s actually putting up the blocks or any type of obstacles; usually it’s our own thoughts that are blocking us from taking a chances. Like I mentioned above, we dread failure; a lot of times more than we dread the risk of taking a chance. At least that’s how I used to feel. To avoid the failing I would self-sabotage myself to the point that I would miss out on the biggest opportunities in the past, because they would’ve change my life too much and took me out of my comfort zone. Crazy huh? But, I did that… often actually. Thank goodness, I woke up out of that nightmare! Sheesh!
Deeone recently posted this awesomeness..How to Rid of Procrastination in 2012
Hey Steve,
Taking risks are HUGE! Now, I’m sure 8/10 people will tremble at the word “risk”, but what I have learned, and I know Deeone has learned, is if you take risks (succeed or fail) you are a step closer to being remarkable.
Why? Because whether you succeed or fail, you learn. When you learn you grow. When you grow you succeed.
It’s fantastic that you brought up risk taking as well as taking action.
Great motivational post Deeone!
Most of us run away when there is the time to take a chance or taking risks. I guess it is human nature to prefer remaining cozy in our comfortable life we all lead or opt for options where there is no hard life or struggle. Very few are really able to stand up and face the challenges, and take the chances.
I loved the video and quotes, as usual, are always wonderful and add so much value to the post. What really comes to my mind when I hear the word risk is- is it really worth taking. If my conscious says yes, I would not think twice and go fully ahead to do whatever I can to achieve it.
I guess if you don’t take chances or risks in life, there are no challenges left, nothing to look forward to, nothing to accomplish in life.
Thanks so much for the wonderful reminder to take chances and move ahead in this new year. May your year be as wonderful and may you be successful in all the challenges and risks you take dear friend
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Good day Harleena!
I’m glad you enjoyed the post as well. I’d definitely say that it’s human nature for us to stay where it’s comfortable for us. We can tell those that are risk takers throughout society, they are the Bill Gates, the Oprah’s, the Jennifer Lopez’s and so on. Someone told them that it wouldn’t be done or that it couldn’t be done; and instead of them going to find a rock to hide under they said “I’ll show em” instead.
It takes a lot of courage to stand in the face of adversity and do something even if in the back of one’s mind the thoughts lies that maybe their right. But I think that most risk takers, are too driven and too filled with perseverance to listen to anyone doubting; even if the doubter lies within them.
I read your powerful post this morning about your father, and in my mind, he’s a true risk taker. He knew what he wanted to provide for himself and his family, and he let nothing or no one stand in his way of doing so. That takes guts, courage, integrity , values, and character.
I’m sure if someone would’ve told him, “Major, you can’t do that.” He probably would’ve looked at them sideways and forward marched on anyway. I love that type of drive. I love to see people with that type of drive. I know now, that I have that type of drive.
I’m so glad that you enjoyed this. I must admit, that to date… this is my favorite post. I guess I could very well say that it was a letter to all of us that refuse to take “No” or “you can’t” for an answer.
All the best to you as well, my friend, in 2012! May it bring you and yours all of your hearts desire.
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Deeone, this was a great post!
My take away “Don’t let the fear of failure deter you from going after what you want. There’s always a chance for failure in anything we try to accomplish in life.”
Thanks for sharing
Segun Akiode recently posted this awesomeness..Welcome, Year 2012
Hi Segun and Welcome to the Release!
I’m so glad that you’ve decided to join me as I release my old self and grasp a better grip of my new self. It has been a very liberating journey. Take a look around and let me know what you think. You should also feel free to make connections with me on the various social media platforms. I’d love to hear more from you and get to know you as well.
I’m glad you enjoyed this post in particular. It’s probably one of my favorites, and this is the case because not only was I encouraging my reader’s, but also myself. Sometimes we need to encourage ourselves to do what’s needed. Wouldn’t you agree?
You nailed it with the take away… never give up on your dreams, just because the fear of failure is present. Let that be your motivation.
Awesomeness! Glad you decided to stop in, feel free to stop by anytime. It would be a pleasure to have you here. All the best to you in 2012. Cheers!
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Deeone, you are welcome. I would sure come around more often. Keep up the good work. Cheers
Segun Akiode recently posted this awesomeness..Welcome, Year 2012
I look forward to seeing you here, my friend. Thank you also.
Cheers!
Deeone recently posted this awesomeness..The Shocking Truth About Taking Chances
I would like to 1st say that this is SO true!!! –As children we are raised to follow a certain life pattern-a certain order. If we do something outside of that order, then we are viewed as a failure. This is something that I have experienced firsthand–my life went “standard-backwards” (the term that I give to it, lol) so for many years I let the stigma placed on my life by family and friends to control every aspect of how I felt about myself, and lived my life according to that. I never believed in myself because no one else seemed to. Simply put, I stayed in the box created for me by everyone else, too afraid to get out; too afraid to fail yet again-especially for everyone to see. It took some **HUGE** life shifts put in place by the Universe and an awful lot of work and pushing, but I finally broke free of all of the fears and all of the “stuff”
that everyone else felt that I should be and that my life should be. What a great feeling!!
For 2012, I am taking a chance of stepping out more and more from my comfort zone, and doing whatever that it takes for me to achieve my #1 goal for the year, which is to be the best “Me” that I can be!
Great post!
MELISASource recently posted this awesomeness..2012 New Year Equals New Beginnings
You know Makeba, I think you totally resonated with what I was saying here. And I think it’s the case, because you maybe have experienced many of the same feelings I felt growing up.
I had a conversation with this gentleman this morning on Google+; as soon as I posted this to my profile, he immediately responded with, “Do people actually buy into this, obviously they do. It’s sad if they do” Or something like that.
The old me would’ve tucked my head down and found a corner to hide in and cried me a river; and completely walked away from my dreams. The new me shook it off and kept moving.
No, what I write here isn’t for everyone. I know this, but I also know that I have an audience. I know that there are people out there just like me, who might not have had my experiences, but maybe similar experiences of their own; heck, some even worse than mine. They are my audience… you, are my audience.
I want to let people know that whatever they’ve been told or whatever they might have believed about themselves and their abilities; it was wrong.
Now, I know that not everyone had experiences like ours… That’s awesome… very good for them. They should be very grateful that they didn’t. They should also keep in mind that not everyone was as lucky as they might’ve been.
We don’t get to choose how we are raised or born, we can only take the experiences we’ve had and make the very best out of them. And also hope that we become exactly who we were meant to be in the process. There are some with our stories that didn’t make it out. Life happened and they gave up. We didn’t. We fought. And we made it.
It’s my belief that we all experience what the Universe/God has placed on us to experience. If hardship, He knew that we could handle it, and he also fully equipped us to take a chance and become who He meant for us to be.
You my friend, are a very strong young lady. I admire your strength, courage, integrity, and will power to turn the mess into blessed. 2012 has something great in store for you… and I say, GO AND GET IT!! It’s yours to have!
All the very best to you, Chica. I thank you for your support and for your encouragement to me. You have no idea how much you move me… encourage me, to fight this race and become all that I can be. Thank you for that.
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……your response brought tears to my eyes!! (happy tears of course!!
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Thank you so much!! It is YOUR strength, courage, and resiliency that inspires me to keep going in the webshere!! I view myself as someone who’s simply learning and trying. And believe me, we are certainly not by ourselves in how our upbringing/past thoughts are–in fact, many people see celebrities and very wealthy people and think that their lives and self-perceptions have always been above-par, when in fact there are many of them that have struggles with negative thoughts and still do to this very day. Money or status does not equal life perfection–it never has.
I just want to say that you keep doing what you do–the proof is right here that you are such an inspiration and that there is *definitely* an audience for what your work. Nevermind the naysayers!! ~~Keep rising and shining my friend!!
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Awww, happy tears are the best!
That’s what they call joy rising! 
You’re more than welcome, my friend. I really appreciate the encouraging words. I love the feedback, and you’re so right. There are so many that are in need of releasing… It’s a liberating feeling not having to carry the weight of the world on ones shoulders. It can certainly get heavy along this journey we call life. Celebrities certainly aren’t excluded either, no matter what and no matter who; we all can lay down the load whenever we’re truly ready too. The key is when we’re ready too.
I have no intentions of stopping now, I’ve come too far to do that! So no worries there… if anything, I desire to take it to the next level.
Thanks for you support, encouragement and motivational words! The moon is the aim, my sweets; but I’ll settle for a star or two.
Deeone, you’ve hit on a topic that is so close to my heart. I have stopped my self from doing so many MANY things because of fear. Sometimes really foolish fear. I think the fear of failure is the biggest bane on people ever. Truly. In one workshop I held I asked people what they would do if they had no fear of failure. It took me over 20 mins to even get people to start talking about it hypothetically! Mind you once the ball started rolling boy was it amazing.
We need to CHANGE the perception of failure. I am of the belief there is no such thing unless you count doing nothing. Doing nothing with the beautiful gift of this life is the only failure. Figuring out what doesn’t work is simply data.
Love what you’ve shared here. This has got to be talked about more!
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Hey Bonnie,
Now, I wish I could go through and tell you the same thing I just told Makeba. You two young ladies must have dealt with pretty much the same things that I went through. You both really get it… you get me!
I’m not shining a light on the past, but rather pushing towards a very bright future. A future that wants me to face it with fear of failing, but I have place that fear on the back burner and totally embraced what life has for me.
I agree totally with you, it amazes me how afraid some people are about talking of fear, taking chances, and risk. Only a few desire to shed the light on where the fear comes from. To say that it was taught, almost seems taboo or something. But fear was taught to us. It was instilled in the very fibers of our beings.
We weren’t born to be afraid. If this were the case, we wouldn’t have touched that hot stove, because we knew it was going to scorch our skin. We had to learn by touching it that it was hot. Unless someone told us not to touch because it was hot. And even then, they were instilling fear into us.
As adults we must retrain our minds and release all that stuff that was driven into our belief system. It’s not easy, but if we want to be successful; it is very necessary.
Like I told Makeba, thank you for your supporting me and for your encouragement; I do what I do here at Releasing Me Today, because I know that we aren’t the only ones that in need of Release.
Wishing you the best in 2012, my friend. May you continue to find like me, your own releasing moments.
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For me Deeone I was never a risk taker. I lived in my comfortable little box and did what was expected of me. I followed the rules but time and time again things would happen that wouldn’t turn out so well for me. I would constantly ask myself, I’m a good person so why do these things continue to happen?
I didn’t expect things to be given to me by any means. I’m a very hard worker, very high work ethic, I love to learn and I love helping others. So as those things continued to happen I just stayed on the course that was mapped out for me and lived an okay life. Nothing special, nothing to write home about and certainly nothing to brag about.
I guess as time went by I was introduced to a different way of thinking, for me at least. Thank God for that or I’d still be living that same old life. I’m still not a big risk taker but I have definitely stepped outside my comfort zone in so many ways these past four years. One thing I haven’t done is give up…
Loved the video by the way, another great example of what we are told to do and what can happen when we finally take our own chances.
Another fabulous post Deeone, thank you!
~Adrienne
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Hi there, Adrienne!
You know I really appreciate how the friendship between us keeps developing. You are such a phenomenal lady. There are so many people that inspire me to do better, I couldn’t begin to name them all. However, you are certainly one of them.
Much like you, things certainly didn’t come easy for me. There was a lot of rocky roads. Yet, I never wanted anything easy either. I had no problem working and proving to myself that the goals I set for myself were attainable if I put in a little effort.
When the effort wouldn’t work, I tried other things, and they often lead me down a long road of disappointment. If I had known then what I know now, I more than likely wouldn’t have done half the things I did in my life.
I’ve come to know though that there are somethings we have to go through to teach us valuable lessons about ourselves. You say you’re not much of a risk taker, but I see differently. I see a young lady who isn’t afraid to stand up for what she wants. And that to me takes guts and courage.
So in essence, you take risk everyday. I don’t believe every risk we take needs to be a huge one, some of the risk are in the form of baby steps. I’ve been taking those, myself. One thing I do know and totally agree with you on, is that I certainly thank God for where I am right now. It surely could’ve been the other way around. That’s for dang sure.
So glad you enjoyed the video. I’ve been watching a lot of them lately, searching for ideas and what have you; but when I came across this particular one, I thought it would be perfect for this post. So, thank you for the confirmation there.
Wishing you the best, my friend. May you enjoy the rest of what’s left of the week. And, yep… totally psyched about tomorrow, still! I can’t wait to chat with you. Cheers!
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I seem to have no problem taking physical risks (ask anyone who’s ever been in the car while I’m driving).
For some reason, it’s things like emotional, spiritual and financial risks that are hard for me. I think with physical risks I pretty much trust my own abilities, while the others I’m not too sure about.
These days I’m taking more risks in the emotional and spiritual realms, and it is paying off big time. Still working on that financial thing, though…
Thanks for this timely bit of wisdom for the New Year ahead.
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Good evening, Ken!
That’s too funny!
While I was writing this post I thought about several things that we often can and sometime do, take risk in doing; not one time did I think about driving. And let me tell you, I know of a few people that should have never been given a license to drive anything, let alone a vehicle. 
I can also relate with what you mean by taking other risk, such as emotional, spiritual, and financial… I’m getting a bit better about those, but still have a little ways to go.
They’re also great risk to learn how to take when theirs benefits to be gathered from each. While we already know the benefits of the emotional and spiritual realm; in the financial risk one certainly has be particularly careful to make sure that they are the right ones to take. Asking those three questions above is a MUST.
I’m so glad though that you enjoyed the post, my friend. As usual, it’s always a pleasure to see you here.
Thank you so much.
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Hi Deeone,
I enjoyed the post and the video. The video was a great demonstration of those who never gave up, despite what others said about them.
I consider myself a risk taker and am now of the age where I don’t fear many things. I have no problem taking chances, I pretty much go with my gut. Our lives would be very boring if we stayed inside the box and didn’t take any chances.
As far as taking a chance on something in 2012, in my mind I’m not taking a chance, I’m doing it. For instance, I’m not taking a chance to make my newly released blog successful, I’m going to do it!
Happy New Year to you and I look forward to reading your future posts.
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Hi Jamella and Welcome to The Release!
I’m very pleased that you enjoyed the post and video, my friend. The video to me also spoke volumes to the point that I was trying to convey within the post. I thought it tied in perfectly. I’m glad that you thought so, as well.
It’s that outlook on taking chances and risk that make it very easy to do. You mention all of the powerful words that tells me that you indeed are a risk taker. Words such as, “I don’t fear”, “no problem taking chances” and “go with my gut”. Each of these are sure tale signs of someone that is very confident in their journey and know in which direction their path is headed in. I can read the enthusiasm in every single word of your comment.
That’s the type of energy it takes to be successful, at least I think so. I look very forward to reading your material. If it’s anything like the comment you left here, I know I’m in store for a real treat!
Thank you so much for leaving me your thoughts on what I’ve written here. Please feel free to stop in anytime. It’s always a pleasure to meet new fellow bloggers and form awesomely new friendships as well.
Wishing you and yours all the very best in 2012, and may all the blessing of the Universe find you and overtake you for this year of opportunities and possibilities. Cheers, my friend!!
Deeone recently posted this awesomeness..The Shocking Truth About Taking Chances
Hi Deeone
Another great post with some awesome food for thought. While I have not completely conquered fear, I am getting better at it. I have definitely overcome my fear in many instances and taken a chance. Not knowing the outcome of our decisions can definitely hinder us, but that is something we must learn to accept and proceed anyway. I am in a state of transition right now and working on overcoming some fears about taking my next steps. My mindset I have developed over the years is helping me deal with the uncomfortable stuff cropping up, but I am far from perfect so it is still a challenge. I want to live an exciting life and that means stepping outside of the comfort zone on a pretty consistent basis. The more we do it, the easier it gets the next time.
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Hi Kelli,
It’s wonderful seeing you here at The Release once again. I’m super glad that you enjoyed another one of my post.
I think for many people facing their fears is a constant challenge, and one that takes persistence and dedication to overcome. I have faith that you’ll have no problem whatsoever facing yours.
Even for myself, for the longest time I allowed my fears to rob me of what was mine. I was so uncertain of what the outcome would be if I continued to move forward with my pursuits, that often the fear alone kept me from even attempting to begin the journey.
But, like you said, we must learn to accept the fear and proceed past it. And that’s exactly what I had to do myself. I had to own up to it… call it what it is, and then talk to my fears, letting it know that I wasn’t afraid of it and I was going through with conquering it.
You mentioned an important word that helped me and I’m sure that others would agree about what it takes to conquer our fears of taking a chance on ourselves. That word is mindset. It’s where all of our fears take shape and form.
I believe that if we can convince our minds to do what we actually want to do internally; the battle is halfway done. After that the only thing that’s left to do after that is actually going forth with challenge at hand.
Indeed, the more we step outside of our comfort zone, the easier it gets for us to face the risk of taking chances.
I have no doubt in my mind that you will be a master of it in due season.
Wishing you all the best in present and future endeavors, my friend. May 2012 bring you many chances to practice conquering any fear you might have, and may you past each of them with flying colors!
It’s always a pleasure to hear from you. Stay awesome! Cheers!
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Taking chances is the key to success. You need to take chance sometimes in your life. However people with better capacity to bear losses can take bigger chances and risks.
Hi Celebrity and Welcome to The Release, my friend!!
You’re absolutely right! We will never be successful if we don’t learn to take chances. It’s truly the key to success. And like anything we may use a key with, we will never start up or enter success with out facing the risk involved. Of course in everything we should listen to our gut or intuition, before proceeding on any further, but once our gut tell us to go for it; that should be the only answer we need to hear.
I also would agree with you wholeheartedly in most cases those that are more able to face the adversity of lost, can manage taking chances and risk a lot better than those that find losing something hard to do. We simply must learn to open our hands and release what we cling to the most. Otherwise we’ll only be going through life, wishing we “would’ve”, “should’ve” or “could’ve”. And that’s just no way to go through life, wouldn’t you agree?
Thank you so much for stopping in to the release and sharing with me your thoughts on the post. That was mighty awesome of you, and I truly appreciate you for doing so.
Wishing you the very best in 2012! May you find everything your hearts desire in this awesome year of possibilities and opportunities. Cheers!
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Fabulous! It resounds with me so much. So many of us have only dreamt of following our dreams or only wish things were different. But they enver will be of you don’t do anything about it. I know I’m doing it, and it can be scary… but it can also be utterly elating! It is worth the struggle no matter what comes – becase you honoured your true self. If we don’t take chances we will stay caught up in the momentum of mediocrity. Safe – maybe, happy – no. Finding your joy and living your life with pupose is a journey of wonder, discovery and joy! Glad to have met you on my journey!
Hey there Shelley,
Great to see you here at The Release, again.
I do love that word! FAB-U-LOUS!! 
The “so many” you referred too, most definitely used to be me. I was such a dreamer too. I think that I was expecting for whatever I was looking for at the time to magically appear; that way no risk would’ve been involved or needed for me to take.
In essence, that doesn’t even make sense looking back over it now. But, a lot of people still think that they can get something for nothing. A dollar out of 15 cents, never happens!
It can be scary a lot of times. Not knowing or being uncertain of the outcome causes a lot of people to not want to put forth any effort in trying to make things happen for themselves. If they could ever get past their ego and mind though, I think they would experience that same feeling you mention of elation.
I know what it means to be “Safe”, and you’re right, being safe does not equate to happiness. And you know what, our inner true self will always let us know when we’re being safe and staying in our comfort zone. The feeling is anything but elation or happiness.
I am just as ecstatic as you are that our paths have crossed. I am a firm believer of destiny and purpose, and I’m glad that you are apart of mine. I actually wrote down, just this morning, that in 2012 “I will attract positive, happy, professional, successful, and like-minded, people into my life.”
You happened to come along a little early than 2012, but I’m glad nonetheless that you’re here.
I hope 2012 allows us the opportunity to get even better acquainted with one another.
Wishing you the very best the year has to offer you, my friend. May 2012 be your season of prosperity, even more joy, more wonder, and more discoveries! Cheers!
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Risk, taking chances… great stuff here. I believe in taking chances, but I also believe in two other things.
One, taking chances without a backup plan or without a lot of forethought is reckless, and that harms more often than helps. All anyone has to do is see a few videos of people that have done some really stupid stuff & hurt themselves to recognize that.
Two, most people that do take chances have gotten themselves into the proper mindset to take that chance. Now, that can be confidence or a feeling that you have nothing to lose or something in between, but the truth is that every person that takes a chance will have that moment where they’re ready to pull the trigger, and not a moment before that.
Of course, when it’s important enough, one has to pull the trigger, ready or not, and alter things if they don’t go perfectly. That’s true leadership as well as courage. Great post!
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Hi Mitch and Welcome to the Release!
Man! I like the way you think!
You dropped a lot of great information throughout your comment!
You’re absolutely right about having a backup plan! You know, I do believe that to be extremely true; I don’t know why I didn’t include that, but it doesn’t matter at this point because it’s apart of the post now within your comment here. I know exactly the videos you’re talking about too… that is indeed reckless. Totally not the type of chance taking I was talking about. I hope no one actually does that, and come back to me and say that it didn’t work out the way they planned. I’d have to tell them the honest truth, I’d say to them, “You obviously didn’t listen to your gut or intuition… that was all ego you heard.”
On your second point, I noticed one word that stood out to me the most, and that was “mindset”. Mindset is totally the key here. If an individual is in the “right” mindset their intuition is in tune with the direction in life they should be headed in. It’s important that we think about the risk we’re getting into and consider exactly what we want the outcome to be. Otherwise, we’re simply walking blindly into a situation with no earthly idea of what we want to create… and that as well is very reckless.
I believe that when we are off taking chances and risk, we should have taken some consideration into the outcome we want to come from it. After that has been done and we by chance don’t get the outcome we seek, don’t give up there; change our approach and make another attempt until we do get the result that we were going for in the beginning.
Awesome feedback Mitch! I really enjoyed reading your comment, my friend. I can hardly wait to visit your site to read what other goodies you have to share. Thanks a lot for not only sharing this post, but for contributing to it as well. I do hope you’ll come back again for future post.
Wishing you and yours the very best in 2012. May the year bring you all that you’re expecting it to bring and more, my friend. Cheers!!
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Thanks Deeone; glad you liked the comment. As for those videos where people hurt themselves and do stupid things, I just don’t have the stomach for that anymore; makes me cringe. lol
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You and me both, buddy! You and me both!
BTW, I’m really enjoying your book writing series. I’m sure it’s going to prove to be really helpful for me in writing my first book that I’m currently working on. So thanks for creating it and sharing it with your readers! I’ve only read the introduction at the moment, but I’m sure the rest of the series will be just as good as the intro was. Cheers!
Hi Deeone,
Wisely put. Failure prevents us from taking chances. Nobody likes to fail, but failing is the only way to succeed. Yet there are some failures we cannot afford, but if we never try, nothing will change. The simple fact is that we have to take risks and to take chances.
Like many people, I was afraid of taking chances due to risk and possible failure. But today, I have learned to take smarter chances. You see we have to. Taking a chance means starting something. But if it is a big and risky endeavour, it means that you have to keep on persevering at it over a period of time to achieve success. During this time, anything can happen.
I have found that if I know the outcome of my actions in advance, then I can take chances with the lowest possible risk for my given situation. By continually making the best choices in this manner, it is easier for me to attain success without risking failure that will destroy me. After all, if you know what is going to happen, you can choose to go ahead or to go along another path. This is how chances should be taken in the world today, with foresight.
Thank you for sharing this lovely article!
Irving the Vizier
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Hi Irving the Vizier (love that, btw) and welcome to The Release!
I’m pleased that you enjoyed the post, my friend. I’m equally pleased that you decided to leave me your awesome feedback as well!
I definitely believe that for many, the fear of failing does keep a lot of people from stepping out and trying something new. I believe it’s human nature that we fear the unknown… not that we’re born to do so, but we were trained by family, friends, peers, and society as a whole, to runaway from what is unfamiliar to us. Like you said, Nobody really likes to fail. Who would ever go into something with the intentions of failing? No one. Yet, because there is always that chance to not win or accomplish what we seek; most people don’t even consider trying it. Even if it means on the other side of the risk their success lies.
I too, was extremely fearful of taking chances and risking failure or being looked upon as a failure. And so I stay in my little box and cowered away if the “going got to tough”. I’ve since learned that if we continue to do what we’ve always done, we’ll continue to get what we’ve always gotten. For me, that wasn’t a lot. So what I found that needed to take place within me was a “recalculation” of my approach to life. Hence, the name of the blog.
I seriously was in need of letting go of some beliefs and traditional mindsets that weren’t really benefiting me or changing my current situation. It goes back to choosing not to risk what lies on the other side of me taking a chance on myself.
It definitely takes planning on our parts to make sure we have an outcome in mind. Going into something completely blind to what we want to get out of it, would be setting ourselves up for a serious disappointment, at least I think so. I totally agree with and appreciate your contribution to the post, my friend. I thoroughly enjoyed reading your feedback.
Do feel free to come back anytime, and I look forward to reading your content as well.
Wishing you all the very best in 2012. Make it a memorable one, my friend. Cheers!
Hi Deeone! I’m up for the challenge – risk-taking doesn’t come very easily to me, but this year, I left my job, launched a business, started blogging and decided that I need to take more chances to realize my goals and dreams. So I’m in!
I love your 2012 video message, by the way. Happy New Year.
Hi Ruth and Welcome to the Release!
WOW! You really are up for the challenge! And congrats to you for taking the chance on yourself, as well! That takes a lot of courage and a strong belief in your own self-worth and abilities; and I definitely commend you for that! That’s awesome, my friend! And just from reading the material on your blog today, I have no doubt that you will succeed in your endeavors. WAY TO GO!!!
That’s the kind of risk-taking that tends to encourage others to do the same.
Thanks you for the compliment on the video, as well. I really appreciate your feedback on it.
2012 is going to Rock for the both of us, and I look forward to following you on your journey. Wishing you all the best this year has to offer. May you reach every goal you’ve set and produce your dreams right down to the very last detail. I’m rooting for you! Cheers, my friend!
As you mention, taking chances always involves some risk and discomfort. It’s very likely that some chances we will take will turn out badly. However, in the long-run, I think taking chances and occasionally failing is better than never taking chances and living the rest of your life in regret.
As they say, “Shoot for the moon, and if you miss, at least you’ll end up among the stars.”
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Hey Steven and Welcome to the Release!
You’re absolutely make a great point, my friend. Taking the chance and facing the risk definitely is better than going through life not having taken any chances at all. It would be the equivalent of a baseball player hitting a home run and walking back to the dugout. Thinking that just because he hit it out of the park, it would be safer to avoid the injury of falling down altogether. The thrill is in running around the diamond and knowing that when he makes it to home base he will get the celebration of his teammates.
Most people who choose to avoid taking risk are safe in their comforts zone. Even if they have a knockout idea, dream, or goal.
I also am a lover of that quote you shared as well man. I’ve seen it before and loved it then as well.
Thanks for the contribution to the post, man. My apologies for taking so long to get back to you. The Comment police put it in the spam box. It certainly won’t happen again.
All the best to you mate. And do stop in again soon. Cheers!
Great post Deeone. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. It’s up to each one of to take those necessary risk outside of our comfort zones if we expect different results than those who have trail blazed before us. Wonderful insights!
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Hi Kim and Welcome to the Release!
Thank you. I’m pleased that you enjoyed this post while visiting here. I loved how you said, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” This is a remarkable statement, and oh, so true. Oftentimes, I myself in the past, have thought that as long as I wanted something to take place in my life that was all it took to get it. I was incredibly mislead and had to learn that faith alone is useless without placing action behind it. It’s up to us to do the necessary work to achieve the outcomes we want in our lives. If we simply wait for them to show up, we will find ourselves waiting totally in vain. We simply have to do something different to break the cycle of what we’ve always gotten. And for that reason, I think that ” to take action” towards those things I want to accomplish in my own life was my most valued lesson to date.
I really grateful for it as well.
Thank you so much for your wonderful contribution to this post. I appreciate you for not only visiting, but for sharing your thoughts with me as well.
Please feel free to share again anytime. I also look forward to reading your material as well.
Wishing you all the best in your present and future endeavors. Cheers!
Always inspiring! Great use of video…
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Hi Keri,
Thanks a lot, my friend. I’m glad to know that you found this post inspiring and that you enjoyed the video as well.
A lot of times that’s really all it takes, isn’t it? Someone to share with us what they thought about what we have shared. I appreciate you for doing just that.
All the best to you, my friend. Have an amazing week!
Hi Deeone,
Great that you are touching on this subject about fear and not taking risk. Helen Keller has said that “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” We humans do have the choice to decide what kind of life we want. Taking the risk to live life daringly will take us to heights we can never dream about. Staying in the comfort zone will ensure that we will live life that we always know about.
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Hi Jimmy,
Thanks for checking out the post, my friend. I’m glad that you shared in the feeling that this subject was very much needed to be written. Our life was never meant to be lived in mediocrity. We make the daily decision to do so. It’s certainly not what the Universe had in mind for us. We are daily presented with choices that will deliver us out of our comforts zone and provide us with a life that will ultimately be different than the one we are currently living, and for many people a lot of times, they miss the opportunity to break free of the norm and choose rather to complain about not having the life they want. Like yourself, I have come to the point in my life where I know that we have the power within us to change what we don’t want; we simply have to know what we want and do the “leg work” of going about getting it.
That’s where I in the past, missed the mark, and also where others continue to do so; choosing not to do the “leg work” and/or take action in getting the results we want for our lives.
I loved what you shared here about what Helen Keller said. That’s exactly what I seek for my own life; for it to be a daring adventure. If we focus more on the fears we have itself, we will certainly miss out on that adventure. We must face the fears we have and make them accomplishments we have conquered. Only then will we ever truly have the life we seek for ourselves.
Thank you as always for your awesome contribution here. Like I’ve shared with other’s, I really appreciate you sharing your thoughts here, my friend, and I value each thought more than you all will ever know.
Have an awesome week mate! Cheers!
Deeone,
Great post! I am definitely a risk taker by nature but it wasn’t until I committed to failing in order to succeed that I found true success. My heroes have changed over the years. People like Ray Kroc and Harland Saunders are my heros now…I find strength in their commitment to success and ability to stay the course when no one saw their visions. The mind is so powerful! “If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” (Mark 9:23) Take a chance. Believe. Master your destiny.
Be blessed!
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Good day Aisha and Welcome to the Release!
I’m pleased that you enjoyed this post, my friend. I loved this line that you shared here, “it wasn’t until I committed to failing in order to succeed that I found true success.” For a lot of people that alone keeps them from taking risk. I used to be one of them. I tried with all my might as a young adult to avoid failure to the third power. I did this so much that it wasn’t long before I was just to exhausted from the energy I placed in trying to avoid it. You know what happened? I would end up failing every single time. I went into it with the wrong mindset, and on top of that I wouldn’t learn absolutely anything from the failure itself. And it’s my belief that gathering the lesson the failure teaches is why I continued to do so. I’ve since learned how to pause for the cause of getting the lesson. Reflect. Change my approach. Take action. That’s what I now do when and if failure arrives at my doorstep.
You’ve also made another awesome point why a lot of individuals don’t take chances and risk in their lives. For many people, there aren’t many role models of success, and therefore they don’t know what success looks like or how to go about getting it; they choose rather to stop right there and never move forward. I like what you said about your heroes changing over the years. Whether we don’t know any directly or don’t have contact with any, we must take ownership of our futures and find what we are lacking to make our goals achievable for ourselves. There are plenty of people who have reached not only a successful mindset, but also success itself; and if we can’t find people who are able to help us achieve what we want; this gift called the internet is filled with them.
So there’s really no excuse, is there?
All thing are truly possible, if we believe? Of course, but it most definitely also takes us putting forth action as well.
Awesome feedback, Aisha! And I particularly loved the next to last part, “Master your destiny!” That could have been the name of this post.
Thank you so much for your awesome contribution to the post! Please feel free to come back anytime and share more. Wishing you all the best that 2012 has to offer you and continual blessing to you and yours. I’ll be scooting over to your space on the net real soon.
Have an amazing week ahead! Cheers!
awesome motivation boost
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i needed to read this Deeone
insanity is doing the same things everyday and expecting the same results
thank you
Good day to you Farouk,
I really appreciate you for saying that, my friend. I needed to read that this morning.
It’s because of comments and messages such as the one you’ve left, that within my heart I truly believe that each of the people I’ve met through taking the chance and risk of blogging are as much apart of my destiny as my passion for writing is.
It’s in motivating… or how I see it, “sharpening one another” that we are able to see the true benefits of taking a chances on ourselves and on our dreams.
I also appreciate this point you made, “Insanity is doing the same things everyday and expecting the same results”. I needed to read that, my friend.
So thank you as well for the sharpening, my friend.
Cheers!
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It is hard not to live in our comfort zones. It takes a lot of bravery to take a step outside our comfort zone. Maybe we see a pretty girl we want to talk too, but feel our heart beating too fast when the time arrives. Maybe we want to loose weight, but when it is time to exercise we hit the snooze button on our alarm clocks. Maybe we have dreams about getting back in school, but when it is time to register we think about having no free time and wait till the next year.
In the end, we are the only ones who can make the best of our lives. That starts with leaving our comfort zones.
Was it hard for you to leave your comfort zone?
God bless,
William Veasley
Hey William,
How’s it going, my friend?
I loved the examples you shared here in your comments man. Each of those are awesome illustrations of taking chances.
It can be really hard to venture away from our comforts zone, because we see it as being a place we are familiar with and safe. It’s also human nature for us to want to stay where we feel safe the most… it’s home to us. While there’s nothing wrong with staying where it’s familiar and safe, we miss out on great opportunities whenever we do so.
I think often about how many chances I walked away from and failed to see the possibilities it offered, because I didn’t want to interrupt the calmness of my life. Not to mention, I wasn’t really taught step out and take chances when I was growing up, and I used that as a crutch for most of my life.
So yes, it was very hard for me to take risk.
However, it’s a daily process, and I think that what helped me the most is that I stay mindful that it’s a necessity I must take; especially if I want different results than the ones I’ve gotten in the past. Then there are those days when I am almost thrust back into it listening to my ego, and its telling me that that’s where I belong.
The first step to beginning to get out of my comforts zone was in changing my daily routine and throwing my ego and my minds off their game a bit. I had to really begin to understand the differences in my ego voice and my intuition. When this first took place, my ego flipped out and begin to panic, big time! Yet, daily I would throw it off… each and every day. I became able to better understand which one was which; and then shut it down when my ego was telling me something that was going against what my intuition was telling me I was most in need of doing.
Maya Angelou once said, “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” So that’s what I did to get out of my comforts Zone.
Awesome feedback, man! It’s always a pleasure to see when you’ve left me some feedback. I appreciate it, my friend.
Have an awesome evening! Cheers!
Some years ago I experienced two of life’s greatest “failures”, getting divorced and filing for bankruptcy. When faced with each decision I held on far too long to a situation that just wasn’t working out of fear of failure.
And then I realized I’d rather “fail” than be unhappy and stuck the rest of my life- what kind of win is that, really? By making the difficult decision, that also happened to be the right decision, I wasn’t failing. I made the most self-loving and compassionate decision I could make.
I learned from those situations and used that knowledge to create a healthy and happy life, and that’s the opposite of failing. So I guess failure depends on your definition of the idea.
If failure is defined by learning from my mistakes and creating a joyful life, then consider me happy to be a failure.
Chrysta
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Hi Chrysta,
Let me just say, that you really ROCKED that comment, my friend!
I loved how you took what could have been a negative in someone else’s eyes and made it a complete positive; and you know what, you’re absolutely right about your releasing moment!
A lot of time people will take a divorce, filing for bankruptcy, losing a job, getting a foreclosure, or whatever else we often have to attend in life; and see nothing but the loss out of it. Not once ever taking into consideration that maybe… just maybe, it all happened because it was meant to happen… or wasn’t meant to be in the first place.
My partner and I a year after we met purchased our first house together. It was absolutely phenomenal! Here I was, I had a job with a major airline as a flight attendant, met the love of my life, and we had a 4 bedroom home that literally sat on a hill. A year in a half in, the job and the house was gone; it was almost as though someone had snuck into my life and took them both away.
Looking back on it now, losing them both were blessing in disguise. So, I’d definitely agree with you… sometimes even failure and loss can have positive effects from them. Since both of those incidents happened; I’ve been able to learn things from blogging that I know I wouldn’t have before, my partner and I got even closer, and I even have time to work on my first book. And much like yourself, I’ve never been happier in my life.
So let’s give a cheers to failure, eh?!
Fabulous comment, my friend! Thanks for the contribution!
Hi Deeone,
I’m finally here
. This was incredible! I especially enjoyed the video. I had no clue Disney was fired for having no original ideas. Wonder where that newspaper is now?
Great message of hope and had to stumble it so we can get more people to find this masterpiece.
Bryce
Hey Bryce!
Yes you are! And it’s mighty great to see you as well!
Who knew about Walt, right? I’m sure that he outlasted the newspaper… if he didn’t then his ideas most certainly did! Sometimes people can’t see the vision we often have for ourselves. And that’s OK, the vision wasn’t given to them to see. It’s given to the individual for a reason and a purpose. It’s also up to them to believe in the vision until it comes to fruition. If they don’t then I believe that the vision will simply be given to someone who will bring it to fruition.
I’ve had that happen to me once. I was given an idea and did nothing with it. The next thing I knew, not only did the vision come to pass, but it was given to someone that I would have wherewithal to see it myself. I promised myself that something like that would never happen to me again. And so I’m making the vision I have now happen.
Thanks for sharing the stumble my friend. I really appreciate you doing so, and I’m very happy to see you here at “The Release”.
Awesome Post Deeone. So funny I replied to your comment in my blog before reading yours, there’s a lot in common but you made a great video ! I really love the words, the ideas, the colors , the music too! Love also the 3 questions :
Is there danger involved?
What’s the reward?
Is the reward worth taking the risk?
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Good day Anne and officially Welcome to the Release!
I’m pleased to know that you enjoyed this post, my friend. I’m also glad that you enjoyed the video; although I can’t take credit for making this one. I found it while doing my daily screening of YouTube. It was such an awesome video and tied in so nicely to the post; that I had to include it. It inspired and encouraged me so much. I knew it would do the same for the rest of the Fellow Releasers.
And those questions are often ones I have asked myself many times concerning risk and taking a chance. It has only been since my blogging career started that I’ve actually answered in a way that allowed me to actually take the risk though. Thank goodness for that!
So glad that you stopped in and shared your thoughts on the post. I so appreciate your contribution here. Please don’t let it be your last time. It’s always a pleasure to hear from you.
Wishing you the very best in 2012! May it bring you all that you’re expecting and more! Cheers!
I guess it depends on the type of risk. I enjoy taking risk because I have learned how to manage my risks. I’m not a daredevil at all but I do enjoy stepping out of my comfort zone and taking chances. The catch is I like to manage those risks but doing everything possible to make the results come out in my favor.
I once got a promotion for a leadership position 5 months into a new job. I was chosen over many other people who had worked there for years. Big risk because I wasn’t sure if I could do it. So, I spent hours studying policies, procedures and practices to become the leader everyone could count on. When I wake up at 3am, part of my routine was to prepare for my day. My hard work paid off and led to another promotion just a few months later.
Good post!
Good day Ralph and Welcome to the Release!
I totally agree with you on your first statement; it certainly depends on the risk. I think we should definitely consider the risk before we actually jump in head first. That would be reckless, and possibly lead to more of a disaster than the risk itself.
I like what you said here, “The catch is I like to manage those risks but doing everything possible to make the results come out in my favor.”
I think that would be a wise approach for anyone that is considering taking risk in their life… “manage those risk”… Love it!!
Thanks for sharing your experience taking chances too. That’s a very inspiring releasing moment for people who think preparation and hard work doesn’t pay off. You’ve showed us here that it does and it will! Thanks buddy!
I really appreciate you sharing your thoughts with me and the other Fellow Releasers! I will be making my way over to your site soon to check out your content as well. Feel free to come back anytime, my new friend. Cheers!
Hey Deeone,
I took a chance end of last year. I left a job I absolutely didn’t like and took a break when I had no other job to fall back on. I was working for a corporate sector for good money and benefits and then suddenly after being tired of it all; I just had to take the risk of leaving it and taking a chance with my career. Three weeks later I am now with a new job I love and am looking forward to.
We get so scared of giving it a try that we think only of failure as the end result. What we fail to realize is that failure isn’t the only option, there are many of things that can be done., we just have to take the chance!
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Hi Hajra and Welcome to The Release!
First just let me say, Congratulations to you on your new job! That’s awesome! I know you must be absolutely overjoyed about that! Way to Go!!
I loved that you shared with me an example of you taking a chance and seeing a positive outcome from it. That will render hope to many who have taken a chance and not yet seen the results of the risk taken. So that’s always good to present.
Fear is such a deterring thing, isn’t it? It holds so many hostage from ever doing the things that they wish to do deep down inside. But you’re absolutely right! There are more options than failure that can take place. We need only block out the fear of failure, change our thought process, and move forward; hoping the entire time for the outcome that we wish for. I believe that our thoughts hold more power than we could ever imagine. Don’t you?
It sounds like you do, that’s why you’re enjoying the fruits of taking the chance. 
Awesome feedback, my friend. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and experiences with me on this post. Also, feel free to stop in anytime.
All the best to you, Cheers!
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