Deciding when to take the big risk

What risk are you happy you took? I think a lot of us can write a long list of the risks we have taken throughout life. I think a better question though is, "What risks have you taken that scared you the most". I have a feeling that list would be much shorter. Quite often we freeze up from fear when we start to think about taking a risk or chance on something or someone. We get paralyzed with fear and analysis. We say to ourselves, "I can't do this unless I get everything perfect". The funny thing is we rarely if ever, get everything perfect. 

Instead of freezing up with fear, which is a perfectly natural feeling. Why not try to make a list of the biggest and scariest risks that you have ever taken and that you are happy you did. Look at that list and ask yourself, " Did I make everything perfect before I took these risks". I bet the answer is NO. I would suspect you did try to make sure you where not taking a risk blindly. I would also think that one of the main reasons that you will find in this list is, you believed in yourself and the abilities you already possess to make this risk a reality.   

The biggest and best things that we accomplish in life usually start with a pretty big risk. We find the courage to take on the challenge not because we are risk thrill seekers, but because we believe deeply in an idea or a person. When we let go of that fear real growth happens in our lives. This growth usually leads us onto a life journey that we have only dreamt about. 

Now taking on big risks everyday is not necessarily a good thing. There are risks that we should think long and hard about. We should make sure that much of what is needed to be done is well thought out. But sometimes a risk will come up that you believe in with all your mental and emotional fiber. When this happens you have to let go and see what happens. If you believe in it this much, It means you are willing to put the work in to make it happen. And if it doesn't work out, you can look in the mirror and not have to say your sorry to yourself for not trying and taking a chance. To many of life's regrets have been left on the table because of fear.