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BVC #19: Get Towed Twice A Year [VIDEO]

Posted By Jim On 08/13/2009 @ 7:02 am In Career | 21 Comments

Taking calculated risks and not being afraid to fail is a hallmark of every successful person. You know this, I know this, but it’s difficult to translate that into our every day life. Sure, we hear stories about Bill Gates dropping out of Harvard to start Microsoft, but how does that isn’t helpful to the everyman or woman working their 9-to-5 job.

How about this analogy, one that I read from Larry Chiang, author for a forthcoming book What They Don’t Teach You At Stanford Business School [3]:

If you’re not crashing and burning twice a year, maybe you’re not reaching high enough. Similarly, if you’re not getting towed twice a year, maybe you’re not parking aggressively enough.

So many times we’re too afraid to fail and so we don’t make that leap. Don’t let fear make decisions for you. [4]

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[4] Don’t let fear make decisions for you.: http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/dont-let-fear-make-decisions.html

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