Falling Forward by Taking Calculated Risks
August 15th, 2007
Today morning my wife asked me that why do I like to take risks? Why do I have to be so ambitious when I am already doing so good?
I was speechless at that point of time. But after some retrospection, I understood how my philosophy works.
For me, doing only day time job because it is a norm is riskier than not taking risk at all. Of course, I do think about my responsibilities and also fear about failures I may have, but thats why I prefer taking calculated risks. But taking no risk is not an option. The 8-6 job routine in the day time and hanging out in the evening is even riskier for me.
Instead, I prefer to take more projects, and more risks, though calculated ones. If I do happen to fall in one of the projects, I will make sure I fall forward. I don’t think about or rather, I don’t want to think about how many times I will fall as long as I fall forward. On every fall, I am sure I will learn something. By consistently taking calculated risks and falling forward, I will improve the probability of hitting it big. And thats why I think its reasonable to take more risks than not taking at all.
It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the
strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face
is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who
errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms,
the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy course; who at the
best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at
worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his
place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither
victory or defeat. –Theodore Roosevelt
Have a great day ahead!
