Entrepreneurial journey is unforeseeable. You never know what is going to happen tomorrow. Either your pitch turns out to be successful after many attempts or you co-founder decides to exit, leaving all the responsibility of your startup on you lone! However, risks are an inseparable from the business culture. Many people do succeed because they are unwilling to take risks which could be beneficial for them itself. Following are quotes on risks that will help you brush off the fear and anxiety:
“Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.” — Peter Drucker
Courageous decisions will always bring you success. As an entrepreneur setbacks, failures, mistakes are going to come along your way, but if you don’t risk anything you won’t gain anything. Great risk brings great rewards as a closet.
“Security is mostly superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” — Helen Keller
Don’t let fear become an obstacle for your success. Don’t just settle for security by running away from the right risks. Remember, life is full of uncertainty. The only way to educate yourself is by realizing the natural order of risks and rewards. Live your life as an adventure and make something out of it everyday!
“Some men see things as they are and say, ‘Why?’ I dream of things that never were, and say, ‘Why not?” — George Bernard Shaw
Great ideas come when you ask the question ‘why’! Don’t be afraid be ask and reveal as much as possible. Innovation is when you create your dream into reality and that’s not at possible without taking risks.
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in the moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy” — Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr
We all are very happy in our comfort zone. But challenges reveal yourself to you. When you’re staring calculated risk in the face it can still feel scary, but know that in times of fear and challenge you often learn and grow the most.
“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.” — Johhan Wolfgang von Goethe
With the risk comes the magic that often arises from succeeding at big challenges. Great innovations, breakthroughs are possible by taking a courageous step forward. There is most certainly a genius to being bold. Remember this great good that comes along with risk.
-Vatsal Doshi
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