don’t be reckless

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onto today’s topic: don’t be reckless 🫵 

take risks, but make sure they’re calculated.

if you’re reading a self-help book on huge successes in the world, there’s probably a line, or even chapter, on making big bets and taking risks. they’ll glorify jumping into deep water and going all-in, but what they don’t share is that each of those billion dollar winning bets also had backup plans, calculated the risks, and were not nearly as reckless as they’re made out to be. 🤷‍♀️ i promise you they did not actually invest their entire life savings and assets to fund a company (except for maybe a handful insanely lucky people) without having rich parents or a plan b full-time job lined up.

an uncalculated risk is just reckless. evaluate the stakes, any alternative options, and gather outside opinions. collect as much data as possible so you can be assured in the risks to take. if something has a chance of going terribly wrong, it’s always a risk — it’s up to you to be confident in those chances going terribly right. :)

this doesn’t just apply to business and the startup/investment world. don’t be reckless and play in a soccer tournament with a sprained ankle. 🤨 don’t drop a class entirely because of one bad test score. can your grade be rectified? is it really that bad? what’s the plan of action once you do drop it?

gather a full picture instead of diving into uncertainty blindly.

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