Calculated Risk

Any given day that you make the intentional choice to open your mouth to share thoughts, ideas, understanding or insights, is a calculated risk. You can potentially be seen as wrong and misunderstood or you can be right on the money and positively impact any number of others.

What is your own risk-reward scenario?

Keeping your mouth shut will offer zero gain but saying something can create an opportunity that you may be unable to see completely but potentially realize unharvested value.

We all like clarity and guaranteed outcomes but the uncertainty that resides within some degree of unknown chaos is where the opportunity lives. Taking the occasional leap is good for the mind and body. It’s how you develop demonstrable competency and foster your confidence.

Taking that calculated risk is the only path to the payoff of trying, learning, growing, and generating positive change in yourself and others around you. Your life is a living, active, and flexing container. Don’t mistakenly treat it like an infrequently visited wing at the museum.