Decision Time
Ronnie Swafford - Frontier Creek in the Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming

Decision Time

There was a grizzly around...more than one and not that far away. My buddy Tim Huckaby and I had covered about 7 miles to get to this point so that we could fish for cutthroat trout where few people do. The bear spray we were carrying wasn't as comforting when we saw the tracks and realized the proximity, but there was no way we were going to hike this far up into the mountains enduring the cold rain and sore feet and not keep doing what we came here to do, so we fished. We fished and we caught those beautiful cutthroat all afternoon.

You might think we were being reckless but I have to challenge you on that point. We were simply accepting the risk. We had full knowledge of the bears, their potential and we decided collectively that the reward outweighed the risk.

Places and situations like this are where the greatest stories are born! None of us wants to get mauled and eaten by a bear but there are times that the calculated risk is worth taking.

I think of this as an analogy to the rest of my life. There is always a chance of failure when one starts something new or a chance of criticism when one puts their work on display for everyone to see.

In the bear situation, I was with someone who I trust to be aware and alert and have my back, in life, we don't always have that luxury.

To do anything extraordinary we have to be willing to not only step out of our comfort zone but close the door behind us and commit to one of two results, success or failure. Either result will reward us with wisdom but if we succeed, we'll be rewarded with something truly worth the risk!

Tim Huckaby

Chief Technology Officer @ Lucihub | AI Consultant

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