“The thing about taking risks is, if it’s really a risk, you really can fail.”
“It’s only a pretend risk if you really can’t fail.” – Connie Britton.
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[Life Back West] December 2012 – “Mr. Watson, come here. I need you.”
Life’s choices and chances come to you in so many ways that if you’re not looking you most likely miss more than you catch.
More often than not you focus on what you’re losing or lost, not what you could have gained.
The passing of a year, and meetings with some former colleagues this week reminded me of one simple fact; we regret more what we think we’ve lost than what we’ve likely gained.… Read the rest
(More) Risky Business: How to Leap Tall Buildings
Sometimes the greatest risk you can take is to take no risk at all.
Or as James Dean phrased it, “Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.”
Three events this week brought that thought squarely home.
- A colleague who was nudged out of his role with a firm asked for more separation pay than the organization indicated it customarily offered.
[New Rules] Stay or Quit: Which One is the Greatest Job Risk to You?
Quitting a promising job is tough, and it’s made even tougher in a choppy economy. The fact of the matter though is that sometimes the greater risk to you is to stay at a job rather than quit and hope you find something else.
Though the stink of Enron has mostly faded, former employees of one of the biggest corporate scandals still feel the effects from having that firm’s name on their resume.… Read the rest