how to make less risky decisions why don’t more people pursue a life of
don’t more people pursue a life of
don’t more people pursue a life of freedom and independence I don’t think
freedom and independence I don’t think
freedom and independence I don’t think it’s because they’re lazy or at least
it’s because they’re lazy or at least
it’s because they’re lazy or at least most of them most likely it’s because
most of them most likely it’s because
most of them most likely it’s because they don’t know how they believe it’s
they don’t know how they believe it’s
they don’t know how they believe it’s too hard or too risky they’re scared
too hard or too risky they’re scared
too hard or too risky they’re scared they don’t know a clear path with
they don’t know a clear path with
they don’t know a clear path with specific step-by-step actions but the
specific step-by-step actions but the
specific step-by-step actions but the truth is most career in life
truth is most career in life
truth is most career in life opportunities or at least the ones worth
opportunities or at least the ones worth
opportunities or at least the ones worth taking involve some measure of chance
taking involve some measure of chance
taking involve some measure of chance what if there was an opportunity that
what if there was an opportunity that
what if there was an opportunity that wasn’t a sure thing but has an extremely
wasn’t a sure thing but has an extremely
wasn’t a sure thing but has an extremely high chance of success if the odds of
high chance of success if the odds of
high chance of success if the odds of success in any attractive endeavor were
success in any attractive endeavor were
success in any attractive endeavor were one hundred percent of course you’d step
one hundred percent of course you’d step
one hundred percent of course you’d step up and pursue it without even stopping
up and pursue it without even stopping
up and pursue it without even stopping to think and if the odds of success were
to think and if the odds of success were
to think and if the odds of success were 99 percent 95% nor even eighty-five
99 percent 95% nor even eighty-five
99 percent 95% nor even eighty-five percent you probably would too
percent you probably would too
percent you probably would too conversely if the odds of success were
conversely if the odds of success were
conversely if the odds of success were meager only two percent or ten percent
meager only two percent or ten percent
meager only two percent or ten percent you probably say no thanks just as
you probably say no thanks just as
you probably say no thanks just as quickly it’s when the odds of successive
quickly it’s when the odds of successive
quickly it’s when the odds of successive between very unlikely and close to a
between very unlikely and close to a
between very unlikely and close to a sure thing that matters get complicated
sure thing that matters get complicated
sure thing that matters get complicated everyone’s risk tolerance is different
everyone’s risk tolerance is different
everyone’s risk tolerance is different but we all have some range where we’d
but we all have some range where we’d
but we all have some range where we’d have to think long and hard before
have to think long and hard before
have to think long and hard before pursuing an opportunity or making a
pursuing an opportunity or making a
pursuing an opportunity or making a career decision short of a crystal ball
career decision short of a crystal ball
career decision short of a crystal ball the only solution to this problem is to
the only solution to this problem is to
the only solution to this problem is to become a better risk assessor this isn’t
become a better risk assessor this isn’t
become a better risk assessor this isn’t as difficult as it sounds just keep two
as difficult as it sounds just keep two
as difficult as it sounds just keep two principles in mind when considering any
principles in mind when considering any
principles in mind when considering any big decision identify the hazards and
big decision identify the hazards and
big decision identify the hazards and don’t make decisions based on the fear
don’t make decisions based on the fear
don’t make decisions based on the fear of missing out step one identify the
of missing out step one identify the
of missing out step one identify the hazards if you’re the worrying type
hazards if you’re the worrying type
hazards if you’re the worrying type here’s one time where the tendency to
here’s one time where the tendency to
here’s one time where the tendency to worry can help you even if you’re not
worry can help you even if you’re not
worry can help you even if you’re not take a few minutes to list out
take a few minutes to list out
take a few minutes to list out everything that can go wrong with any
everything that can go wrong with any
everything that can go wrong with any potential change risk or opportunity in
potential change risk or opportunity in
potential change risk or opportunity in many cases you’ll discover that the
many cases you’ll discover that the
many cases you’ll discover that the worst possible hazards are neither
worst possible hazards are neither
worst possible hazards are neither life-threatening nor likely to occur
life-threatening nor likely to occur
life-threatening nor likely to occur even when the stakes are high and the
even when the stakes are high and the
even when the stakes are high and the consequences are substantial just
consequences are substantial just
consequences are substantial just knowing what’s out there can give you
knowing what’s out there can give you
knowing what’s out there can give you confidence to proceed or the wisdom to
confidence to proceed or the wisdom to
confidence to proceed or the wisdom to back away if it really
back away if it really
back away if it really is too risky step number two don’t make
is too risky step number two don’t make
is too risky step number two don’t make decisions based on the fear of missing
decisions based on the fear of missing
decisions based on the fear of missing out because we tend to make decisions
out because we tend to make decisions
out because we tend to make decisions based on fear or perceive scarcity you
based on fear or perceive scarcity you
based on fear or perceive scarcity you sometimes feel pushed into a less than
sometimes feel pushed into a less than
sometimes feel pushed into a less than ideal course of action the more we can
ideal course of action the more we can
ideal course of action the more we can make rational decisions based on the
make rational decisions based on the
make rational decisions based on the information currently available to us
information currently available to us
information currently available to us the better will become at assessing risk
the better will become at assessing risk
the better will become at assessing risk that’s how you make less risky decisions
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