Are you risk adverse?

​Wayne Dyer said that and he was absolutely right! Risk - the threat of damage, injury or loss caused by external or internal vulnerabilities. That's a paraphrased version of one definition and what I like about this definition is the inclusion of "internal" vulnerabilities. Many of us tend to think about risk as a more "external" vulnerability, as in getting hit by a car, or falling down the stairs for example. And while many external risk are certainly present for all of us, day in and day out, it's the internal vulnerabilities that can really affect our lives in the long term. Some of us have become so risk adverse that we are afraid to smile at a stranger, hold a door open or even ask for directions. I have five criteria I use to evaluate risk, whether it be personal or business, but that will have to wait for another time. For now, I will give you two to think about as you go about your day. First is ROI, return on investment. Will smiling at that stranger give me an ROI? I think it will. The next one is Lifestyle. Will smiling at that stranger benefit my lifestyle, now and later? I think it will do that too. The point is, many of us are afraid to take these small little risks daily, yet we want to become people of character or grow our business. Almost impossible without taking some risk. Calculated risk that is. Stay tuned for full disclosure on the five criteria I use to evaluate risk.