A FIGHT against fear. Too often, this phrase defines and describes our lives.
The risk averse individual is often cautious to the point of paralysis – safe to the point that it harms their own lives – while the person raised to take strategic risks outperforms them and enjoys the spoils, all because of a difference in thinking.
No human being is 100 per cent fearful or 100 cent bold. We vacillate back and forth.
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| Speaker and author, Douglas R Kruger |
A good starting point in moving away from fear is to ask yourself: “Is safe really safe?”
In other words, is not acting on any of your hopes or goals truly going to be the safest course for your life? Or does that come with its own dangers?
If we’re too scared to speak to that person we like, we run the risk of losing them. If we’re too scared to represent ourselves in our careers, we run the risk of failure to advance.
Fear of taking chances endangers our future prosperity and not taking risks can be remarkably dangerous.
Conversely, the more risks we take, in a ‘win-some, lose-some’ sort of way, the more often we will surprise ourselves with small successes and begin to move forward.
Today, which side of the continuum are you closer to? Risk-Averse or Opportunity Aggressive?
Make it a goal to become bolder, more comfortable with strategic risk – less inhibited by your own fears.
Here are 7 characteristics of the Risk-Averse Individual:
1. They are utterly submissive to authority
2. They believe that they are entitled to very little in life
3. They are unable to represent themselves in any scenario and make willing victims of themselves by prioritizing the interests of others over their own
4. They are pessimistic, believing that things will probably go wrong and get worse
5. They are utterly reliant on: jobs/bosses/spouses
6. They wait and hope for others to ‘let them’ have their dreams
7. They practice caution to the point of paralysis.
Characteristics of the Opportunity Aggressive Individual:
1. They trust their own voice and vision, and are capable of being an authority
2. They are capable of receiving abundance and believe that there is more for them
3. They boldly negotiate their own interests, because they fully grasp that it isn’t anybody else’s job to be their advocate
4. They are optimistic, believing that things will grow and increase as they go along
5. They are self-reliant
6. They take ownership and act to make their dreams become reality
7. They bet on their own success.
No-one overcomes fear in a single leaping bound. But whenever you find yourself practicing the first 7 characteristics above, take a moment to think. Is this who you want to be?
With small, consistent efforts, it’s possible to move away from the danger of safety. Nourish the opportunity aggressive person, and watch as that other 'you' begins to conquer dreams.
Douglas Kruger is a professional speaker and author, and 5-times winner of the SA Championships for Public Speaking. He specializes in new thinking around work and wealth.
See him in action at http://www.douglaskruger.co.za. Connect with him on Twitter using @douglaskruger. Email kruger@compute.co.za
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