Risk is mind over matter. It’s when your heart is screaming at your brain to jump, to move, to make the decision in pursuit of potential gain. But your brain is weighing risk factors and your body is reacting to the potential loss. Your ego starts to protect itself from imminent bruising. But your heart wants to win, to feel the pure adrenaline pump through it.
Risk is provoking yourself to do something that your body is not entirely lined up with. It’s a visceral reaction that, if you let it, can and will stop you in your tracks.
So, is the ego more attached to the heart or the brain? Is it both? How will I know which one is serving me better? Is one disguised as the other?
Opportunity can be cliché ….when preparation meets a bit of luck, you end up with a new opportunity.
Opportunity is also a perspective. What lens are you looking through when you’re pondering a new one? Opportunity may also seem more cerebral at times because of the forethought attached to it (back to my original cliché of being prepared).
When we view something as an opportunity it is usually because it aligns with a plan or a preconceived thought pattern.
Bu the ego can still trick you into believing it’s an opportunity. Rationalizing opportunity can deceive you thanks to the good ol’ saboteur who creeps in during these times of contemplation.
Egos often send out invitations to our saboteurs to weigh in.
Is the saboteur the risk assessor for opportunity?
Does the sab serve as the barometer on how severe our egos can be hurt?
How can we properly assess risk and seize new opportunity?
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