Why not? Aren’t you worth the risk? Have you ever taken a chance on something, someone? How did this make you feel? Scared? Excited? Anxious? Worried? Curious? You do realize, don’t you, that ‘risk’ describes life? I’m not talking about risk as an ‘in harms way’ or behavior that is unthinking. Risk, in my world of definitions, is calculated but also embraced. And when it comes to you – who you are, what you do, and how you go about being you is always worth the risk. Taking a chance on you is always worth it.
Taking a chance in this context means supporting yourself in your what and who, it’s believing in yourself – not cockily or bravado but knowing your strengths and weaknesses and minimizing the latter as you accent the former. This state recognizes dreams, hopes, ‘ambitions’ but it also recognizes limits, abilities, talents, desires. Taking a chance is not witless nor is it throwing away ‘the baby with the bathwater’ – it is determining that what you are considering is worth trying.
Trying is never a short shrift approach. If you are not willing to give (fill in the blank) all that you understand and know about you/about preparation/about what you are attempting, then a half-hearted act will never result in success. Problem is that you never really know if the success would have been attainable, it was simply that you weren’t willing or able to risk your now. Do recognize your own lifestyle, mindset and then decide what to do. Some people are never willing to risk everything on an unknown. No criticsm – self knowledge is the cornerstone. However, don’t criticize or point fingers or say, ‘I told you so’ to those who are willing, who do attempt what seems impossible or improbable.
Remember the context – taking a chance on you. Believing in your abilities and who you are becoming. ‘Failure’ is always a possibility. But trying is not part of the definition. My definition for ‘failure’ is not trying, refusing to think out of box, fear of being all you can be and do, and not allowing a set back to define the attempt. Besides… just how terrible is not succeeding (different from failing)? Doesn’t this merely give you more information and refinement? If your Plan A isn’t the best for you… what’s your Plan B? You are on an adventure to discover you and all you can be.
