One thing that normally stands in the way of the success of most people is the fear of taking risks. The reason many people are deterred from taking risk is either because they are comfortable with their current situation or they are scared of trying out new things or a combination of both - but whichever case it is, it is still very disadvantageous in the long run. To be able to break new grounds, there is a need to try out new things and more often than not, these new things will require a degree of risks.
With fear in your mind, your ability to take risks will keep dwindling. This is because there is no way fear and risks can coexist together. The presence of fear will strongly negate the ability to take risks. Just to let you know; risks are never comfortable, so if you want to take them, then be prepared to leave your comfort zone. Also note that risks are not always palatable, they will require a high level of sacrifice, so be willing to undertake these sacrifices.
Another thing to know is that the whole world is ladened with risks - that is, the world is becoming riskier as the day passes by. So trying to exclude yourself from taking risks willingly is directly including yourself for unwilling risks because even not taking risks carries a potentially bigger risk that consciously taking risks. Why many people scare risks is because they are uncertain about the outcome of the risk.
It is worthy to note that taking a risk and not succeeding at it is still regarded as a giant stride and it is better than not taking any risk at all. The person that has tried out something in the past would have mastered certain parts of the risk and in the next trial, it will not be alien to him. Note: No risk is ever wasted - it is either you hit the mark and succeed at it or you learn lessons and try again.
When you attain a level of success, do not make it your comfort zone, otherwise is will become your bane in the future. What to do to retain the success is to constantly take steps to improve on the success and this will definitely require one form of risk or the other. If you are too shy or scared to take risks, you have excluded yourself from outstanding success. Remember that no lasting success is delivered stresslessly on a platter of gold.
If you need success or you want something to work for you, you have to rise up and work it out yourself. Risks are not for the lily-levered or the chicken-hearted but for people that are mature at heart. Just to let you know, no risk is taken without obvious consequences or results - so as you take risks, you have to be mature enough to accept the consequences.
The difference between the people that have succeeded and those that are not is not in the number of opportunities that come to them but how they have utilized the opportunity to their advantage. While others are scared to make moves, successful people will always see opportunities to take risks and as they do, they will become a step ahead of those that have not made any move. The truth is, the more you take risks, the more you realize that the things you were afraid of only existed as mirages in your head.
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