Taking Calculated Risks:

[Pujah]

Thousands of years ago a handful of fortune-tellers roamed ancient China, traveling to the palaces of Mandarins and predicting the future. When they were right, they were showered with riches and praised at lavish banquets. When they were wrong, they were boiled alive.

 

Taking a risk is scary when you focus on what can go wrong, and exciting when you consider the benefits if all goes well. The trick is to think about risk in the right way and use it to your advantage. Most people see taking risks as opening themselves up to unnecessary, even dangerous, chance. But the truth is, avoiding risk won't keep you safe, nor will it guarantee a smooth ride.

 

In fact, the opposite is often true. It's like the monkey parable: A monkey sees a nut in a hole and reaches in to grab it. Once he's closed his fist around it, he can't get his hand back out of the narrow opening. He can't free himself unless he lets go of the nut, but because he's afraid to lose it, he won't let go.

 

Trying to avoid risk is like clinging to that nut. You may think you're playing it safe by holding on to what you have, but in reality you're just hindering your own progress.

 

Rule 1: Take risks that are calculated, not crazy.

 

Rule 2: The worst-case scenario is rarely as bad as you think.

 

Rule 3: Don't personalize things that aren't personal.

 

Rule 4: It's best in the long run to make your life a grudge-free zone.

 

Rule 5: Be generous with praise—and careful with criticism.

 

Rule 6: Know the rules so you know which ones to break.

 

Rule 7: It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission.

 

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What is your thoughts on these rules? specially the bit about it being easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to get permission.

[Jacaylbaro]

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[Jacaylbaro]

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[Jacaylbaro]

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[FatB]

rule number 7 speeks true