Quotes About Risk

a person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.

Remember: There is a direct correlation between an increased sphere of comfort and getting what you want.

I overhear Bobby Flay say, "Take risks and you'll get the payoffs. Learn from your mistakes until you succeed. It's that simple." I

Most people will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.

What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do. As

The worst that could happen wasn't crashing and burning, it was accepting terminal boredom as a tolerable status quo.

What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do. As I have heard said, a person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have. Resolve to do one thing every day that you fear. I got into this habit by attempting to contact celebrities and famous businesspeople for advice.

sometimes it pays to model the outliers, not flatten them into averages. This isn't limited to business.

To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing."—Elbert Hubbard

What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do. As I have heard said, a person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have. Resolve to do one thing every day that you fear. I

Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers."—Seneca the Younger

Any useful statement about the future should at first seem ridiculous' by Jim Dator. Also, 'When it comes to the future, it's far more important to be imaginative than to be right' by Alvin Toffler. Both are famous futurists. These quotes remind me that world-changing ideas will seem absurd to most people, and that the most useful work I can be doing is to push the envelope of what is considered possible.

D: To reach the big pay-off, whether IPO, acquisition, retirement, or other pot of gold. NR: To think big but ensure payday comes every day: cash flow first, big payday second.

Normalmente, lo que nos da más miedo hacer es lo que más necesitamos hacer.

I'd rather die doing something I feel is great and amazing rather than be safe and comfortable living a life I hate.

Ask for Forgiveness, Not Permission.

Suelo saber si voy bien encaminado con algo cuando siento un poco de miedo. Me digo: "Caray, podría estropearlo".»

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." It's a short reminder that success can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations we are willing to have, and by the number of uncomfortable actions we are willing to take.

Don't use skepticism as a thinly veiled excuse for inaction or remaining in your comfort zone.

Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'Wow! What a Ride!'"—Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955–1967

Normalmente nunca quieres formar parte de una tendencia popular. No quieres ser la cuarta empresa que vende comida para mascotas por internet a finales de la década de 1990. No quieres ser la decimosegunda empresa de paneles solares de la última década. Y no quieres ser la enésima empresa de ninguna tendencia en particular.

Lo cierto es que he usado esta estrategia más para ayudarme a huir de malas inversiones que para detectar las buenas.

Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why, by Laurence Gonzales.

I ask them, 'How will you disrupt yourself, and how are you trying to disrupt yourself? If you're not, you're in for a real surprise.' Find the smartest 20-somethings in your company. I don't care if they're in the mail room or where they are. Give them permission to figure out how they would take down your company." PETER