Comments on: Quotable Business: Taking That Risk http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/quotable-business-taking-that-risk/ Simple steps to bootstrapping your business Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:46:00 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bart B http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/quotable-business-taking-that-risk/comment-page-1/#comment-1602 Bart B Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:42:51 +0000 http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/?p=56#comment-1602 To me, not taking risks is dangerous. Risks, change, and failure really help fill out your character. If you cling to the "safe", you tend to become linear and adapt poorly if changes occur. As you mention, there is a disproportionate reward to many risks and from a business perspective it seems silly not to try. With your win-win model of thinking, you either get educated or successful. Also, there seems to be a significant biological predisposition to risk taking. I'm a natural risk taker - but for those who aren't, how might you build up the courage? To me, not taking risks is dangerous. Risks, change, and failure really help fill out your character. If you cling to the “safe”, you tend to become linear and adapt poorly if changes occur.

As you mention, there is a disproportionate reward to many risks and from a business perspective it seems silly not to try. With your win-win model of thinking, you either get educated or successful.

Also, there seems to be a significant biological predisposition to risk taking. I’m a natural risk taker – but for those who aren’t, how might you build up the courage?

]]> By: MarketingDeviant http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/quotable-business-taking-that-risk/comment-page-1/#comment-1564 MarketingDeviant Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:00:21 +0000 http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/?p=56#comment-1564 As long as there are more advantages than disadvantage, then go ahead and take the risk! :D As long as there are more advantages than disadvantage, then go ahead and take the risk! :D

]]> By: Jim http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/quotable-business-taking-that-risk/comment-page-1/#comment-1533 Jim Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:18:02 +0000 http://www.bootstrappingblog.com/?p=56#comment-1533 Haha, clever post! I like it. Taking risks is one of the most important things to remember... especially when you are younger and have lots of time to make it all up if something goes sour ;) Haha, clever post! I like it. Taking risks is one of the most important things to remember… especially when you are younger and have lots of time to make it all up if something goes sour ;)

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