Taking Risks

"It's a man's world", but I disagree. Day by day, our nation becomes more a mother's world—safe and secure, a world more comfortable and soft around the edges

Are playgrounds too safe for children to learn from? Are we robbing our children of their need for dangerous play?

You can encourage your teen to take healthy risks by following these suggestions.

One of the essential factors in leading nonprofit organizations is the ability for the leader to take calculated risks. Leadership seems to go hand in hand with the reality of risk.

Any manager who wants to learn a little bit about taking risks just has to watch a major league football game.

Taking risks is the only way to achieve great things. Learn how to be a risk taker and improve your chances of success.

People take risks; sometimes these translate into accidents. Are these the result of errors or merely of an unfortunate mix of low probability events and circumstance?

The idea of taking risks does not appeal to everyone, but those who truly believe in reaching for the sky often realize early in their lives that it would be impossible for them to do so if they do not take any risks.

Most people dream of living a more successful life: they want a better job, a salary increase, more responsibility at work and the respect of their peers. Unfortunately, few people are willing to take the needed risks to make their dreams a reality.

This is the tenth in a series of essays that addresses major topics in the field of management. I based these essays on countless provocative lectures and irreverent discussions as a nutty professor of business administration.

There are many different kinds of people in the world. There are the risk-taking adventure seekers who will do anything for a rush. Then there are the more timid of the human race that prefer to feel safe. Neither one of them are wrong.

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Who wouldn’t love to feel that rush of adrenalin you get while high speed racing?

Only a very few drivers can honestly say they wouldn’t love to feel the adrenalin rush of high speed racing with plenty of curves, hills, and the unexpected maneuvering that comes about during a rally course race.

As long as you value yourself, your clients will find value in your work and will get the results they pay for.

Because we all have those fleeting thoughts of self-doubts, where we must be our own motivators, and inspire ourselves to simply be ourselves.

A haiku poem.

One step in marketing yourself.... since you and your skills are the product you are marketing... is to achieve visibility.

Tips from a Harvard University student and college admissions counselor on finding success in high school. Success comes from taking risks and working hard to push yourself in novel situations, which will translate to college admissions and acceptances.

This article urges readers to break out of their "career comfort zones".

Taking dating risks can be frightening, but it's better than wondering what could have happened.

Today, I received the following letter from one of my friends. Turns out she's recently become an amateur nudist.

Inspirational quotes on being willing to take risks in life.

The mode of risk strategy adopted depends on the risk probability and the severity as may be defined by the composite risk index. The composite risk index is a function of the impact of the risk event multiplied by the probability of occurrence.

Risk is a part of life and can't be legislated away.

2010 November PAD Chapbook Challenge Day 30- 2nd prompt. Never going to learn poem.

Actress extraordinaire Fairuza Balk has also proven herself as a singer. She has released her first single, "Stormwinds" to great acclaim. Her music is unlike anything you've ever heard.

After almost twenty years of life post fifteen years of age what advice would I give myself? What knowledge in adolescence could have led to earlier success and happiness?

You may think you're playing it safe by holding on to what you have, but in reality, you're just hindering your own progress.

The article compares the changing of fall leaves to humans changing to become better people. Some leaves don't change color just as humans fail to change their ways.

Unlike a speculative risk, a pure risk has no upside. A pure risk is the likelihood that something bad will happen, other than in a gamble where something good might also happen.

A speculative risk is the downside of a gamble. It is the risk that you will lose when you make a decision that also creates a possibility you will win, such as making an investment.