Risks Are Good

When out setting goals, working on projects, or just about anything someone is doing, one is most likely than not are going to run across challenges and sometimes taking risks are good.  If one has a plan and can foresee the obstacles down the road, he or she should practice risk management. One should weigh the pros and cons in his or her plan.  Knowing how to combat the risks and to minimize them from getting out of control and ruining one's goals, projects; causing someone to start over after exhausting a lot of time and resource and stunting one's growth.  That is how one growth, through challenges and setting goals.  Risks are good when knowing when to take them.  If one knows the impact of a risk, for example, if a risk has a low risk, high reward one, and someone can have a good rationale from having a clear understanding of the risk.  That is when it is a good time to take a risk.  One has the confidence and proper judgement to take risks when the opportunity or situation present itself.  Do not be afraid to take risks, because one is limiting him or herself and will be unable to grow and learn from them.  Take risks because life is about learning from experiences.

Do This When Stuck In A Rut

Every now and then a person is going to find him or herself stuck in a rut in life where he or she does not know what to do and starting to lose all hope.  One thing a person does not want to do is panic or quit at whatever is troubling him or her.  If someone is struck, it is okay for him or her to take breaks when one has reached an impasse.  Do not take too many breaks, because it can lead to be complacent.  Breaks can be something like listening to music.  For me, when I feel like I am mentally and physically worn out from working on a job, project, or goal, I listen to something that are uplifting and inspirational.  Such music includes, "Going Up Yonder," by Walter Hawkins, "The Best In Me," by Marvin Sapp, and "I Won't Complain," by Reverend Paul Jones.  Another option is to walk around outside in the fresh air to clear one's mind from whatever is causing him or her havoc.  This can lead to finding something one can incorporate into his or her work or a solution or solutions to his or her problem or problems.  A third solution is reading books that makes one happy or use critical thinking skills. A professor once told me that when things are out of order or puzzles us, we humans tend to find ways to bring order back.  It is in our nature to do so.  There are many other solutions to find when stuck in a rut.  Everyone knows him or herself well enough to know what makes him or her happy.  One should find something that suits him or her the best until homeostasis is established so he or she can get back on track to obtain whatever is needed to be achieved.

Finish What You Start

Most people have heard the saying, "It is not how you start, but how you finish."  Starting something can be exciting at first because one is already thinking about the potential benefits and wonders it can be bring to one's life.  It is easy to forget about the time it may take to reach the final product and the obstacles one is potentially going to go through in the process.  Things like this are most likely going to occur in about everything one is trying to do or to accomplish.  In a previous entry called Be Goal-Oriented , I wrote about the importance of setting goals, because it avoided being complacent.  If one gets complacent, then it is easy for him or her not to finish what he or she started.  Setting goals or deadlines can help someone reach that finish line.  There will be days where someone does not work or get tired at some point and feel like quitting.  It is okay to take breaks in between working on whatever one is trying to accomplish, but do not ever give up.  He or she will not be doing him or her any favors.  Giving up can be contagious.  If someone starts one project, then give up, he or she will most likely do the same thing if that person starts another project.  Facing adversity and going through challenges are what makes a person stronger and in most cases instill confidence in oneself.  Finishing what one has started builds character, such as being a leader, resilience, determination, and other positive attributes.  One will want to take on more tasks and finishing them, because one has been through challenges and know that it is possible to finish no matter how improbable it may seem at first.  Not only is giving up or failing contagious, but finishing or accomplishing is as well.  So all and all, finish what you started because you will be happier at the end than you were at the start.