Risk and Success Unexpected
Here are two quotes I came upon recently:
“Twenty years from now you’ll be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, catch the Tradewinds in your sails. Explore, dream, discover.” ~ Mark Twain
“I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
In both cases, there is the underlying need for confidence, and both speak to vision. If you put your own vision to paper and generate a clarity around it, you will likely manifest it, as Thoreau described “success unexpected in common hours.” With clarity about your vision and that which you want to achieve, your mind will figure out the path to get there.
It’s also a matter of taking a risk. Twain implores us to “throw off the bowlines and sail away from the safe harbor,” or we may look back with regret about not taking that risk. Whether that look back timeframe is 20 years or far fewer, only time will tell. But once past, you cannot regain that time and often will not have the opportunity presented to you again. Regret carries a foul taste. You will never find a new port until you lose sight of the old one.
So many clients initially tell us that they feel they’re doing the right things without getting the right results. Nothing is happening as fast as they’d like. It brings me back to “success unexpected.” When success is expected, that’s when it usually does not unfold as you imagine. There’s often a misalignment between when we want things to happen and when they actually do occur.
Discernment is required: Am I doing the right activities and doing them with the right people… and am I doing it at the right cadence? If we’re getting results that are not in alignment with what we believe, it doesn’t mean the process isn’t working. It may indicate that the process needs to be refined and/or repeated. However, if it needs repetition, there must be an analysis that occurs first.
Simply repeating the same activity can quickly lead to fatigue if the cadence is not what it should be. That might mean it’s too often or not often enough. It takes some brains to analyze it and figure it out. When the cadence is correct but results are slow or lacking, then it’s time to analyze the process and approach. What are your activities and with whom are you doing them?
In both cases, there is the underlying need for confidence, and both speak to vision. If you put your own vision to paper and generate a clarity around it, you will likely manifest it, as Thoreau described “success unexpected in common hours.” With clarity about your vision and that which you want to achieve, your mind will figure out the path to get there.
It’s also a matter of taking a risk. Twain implores us to “throw off the bowlines and sail away from the safe harbor,” or we may look back with regret about not taking that risk. Whether that look back timeframe is 20 years or far fewer, only time will tell. But once past, you cannot regain that time and often will not have the opportunity presented to you again. Regret carries a foul taste. You will never find a new port until you lose sight of the old one.
So many clients initially tell us that they feel they’re doing the right things without getting the right results. Nothing is happening as fast as they’d like. It brings me back to “success unexpected.” When success is expected, that’s when it usually does not unfold as you imagine. There’s often a misalignment between when we want things to happen and when they actually do occur.
Discernment is required: Am I doing the right activities and doing them with the right people… and am I doing it at the right cadence? If we’re getting results that are not in alignment with what we believe, it doesn’t mean the process isn’t working. It may indicate that the process needs to be refined and/or repeated. However, if it needs repetition, there must be an analysis that occurs first.
Simply repeating the same activity can quickly lead to fatigue if the cadence is not what it should be. That might mean it’s too often or not often enough. It takes some brains to analyze it and figure it out. When the cadence is correct but results are slow or lacking, then it’s time to analyze the process and approach. What are your activities and with whom are you doing them?
Fortune truly favors the bold, and those who act with confidence often discover resources that are invisible to those who fail to leave the safe harbor. Those who act with boldness enjoy the unexpected success that then tends to continue building on itself in anortune truly favors the bold, and those who act with confidence often discover resources that are invisible to those who fail to leave the safe harbor. Those who act with boldness enjoy the unexpected success that then tends to continue building on itself in an upward spiral. For example, when investing in real estate, taking that first risky step can be and often is scary. But then as property appreciates and equity increases, the next and larger purchases come much easier and bring additional success. Bold action is defined by each person. What’s bold for me may be common for you or vice versa. Once we define bold, how do we transcend that? Once your take your first bold step, that becomes common, so it’s time to level up and take the next risk… time to find the next harbor and explore and discover. We can guide you. Complete the assessment at www.gettingresultsinc.com and lets start a conversation.