Sunday, November 2, 2008

The 5 Critical Components of Positive Risk


As some of you might know, I just recently signed to be a consultant with Scentsy! I was pondering for a while and as much as I loved the product, I was uncertain of my decision. As with any decisions we make in our lives you know you are taking risks! Some risk making decisions may include: Do I get marry?, Should I change jobs?, Should I move to another state or city?, Will this business be successful?, Should I join this company or the other?...The list could go on, since we face making decisions every single day of our lives! The key is to visualize your risk making decisions as positive risks vs. negative risks!

Positive risk creates an intellectual atmosphere in which you look at your situation from multiple perspectives, understand how you may be filtering information, determine a proactive approach, and transform your inspiration and information into dynamic ACTION.

Here are the 5 critical components or abilities of positive risk taken from an article I found by "Barbara Stoker" in "Empowering Women" Volume 2 Issue 4:

1. View situations from multiple perspectives
2. Identifying how you filter information
3. Taking a proactive vs. reactive approach
4. Transforming information and inspiration into something meaningful
5. Breaking out of our own comfortable ruts

You can apply all these to your personal or professional life! Make sure that whatever you are pondering about, you see the risks that come within...but if you turn those into positive risks then you might just see a more meaningful & powerful outcome while working towards your goals!

Sometimes we only focus on the negative risk components...Lets focus on what your want and where you want to go. Remember once you choose your goal, think honestly if you are doing this for someone else or for YOURSELF!


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2 comments:

  1. I have always believed in being proactive instead of reactive. This is one of the basic tenets of my live. I try very hard to anticipate and plan for eventualities. Of course, there are always situations in life where you must be reactive, but a proactive philosphy will serve you far better.

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