I have a long history of trying to educate people about risk. In a previous ‘life’ my assignment was to educate novice investors about investing wisely. Oftentimes there was more risk involved in NOT taking an investment opportunity than there was in trying it out. The problem is that people have a ‘wait and see’ attitude, and if there is any risk involved at all then people tend to get cold feet very quickly. The preferred option by these risk averse people was in ’stable’ investments like government bonds and savings account. When I look at these forms of investment I just can’t help thinking how much I’m losing.

People have this strange attitude towards risk, and assume that risk = bad news. This is not always the case: risk works both ways.

My current business is as a LifePath Unlimited home business practitioner. It’s a job I love, and there are so many different aspects to get immersed in that there’s never a dull day. One particular area of interest for me is in coaching those ‘new recruits’ that sign up to my business opportunity. Time and time again I see this attitude towards risk adversely affecting the businesses of those that have signed up to LifePath. They want to sit back, plan, learn, and make sure they’re not going to do something wrong.

Learning is fine. It’s great! But when you sacrifice your business for the sake of wanting to get all your ducks in a row before setting off, then all the learning in the world is largely pointless. The ideal situation is one in which you use what you have learned already – what you know now – to implement something. Doing will make the learning much easier, and you’ve got the added bonus of not wasting your time!

So get out there, LifePath members, and move your home business forward. You are the one responsible for your future: get one step closer today.