The Possibility Curve

Positive Risk is an attitude and a life philosophy. It creates a shift away from the negative view that so many of us were taught. This book will help change your perceptions regarding risk taking so that you can begin to better understand how valuable and constructive risks really are. Many of us go to great lengths to avoid risk, yet in reality it is through taking intelligent risks that we grow, learn and achieve our dreams, goals and ambitions. By taking well thought out chances we make a difference in not only our own lives but also in the lives of others. By adopting a Positive Risk perspective you will begin to see new possibilities in yourself and the world around you.

Your mindset becomes what you think about.

What you think about becomes what you talk about.

What you talk about becomes what you do.

What you do becomes your direction.

Your direction becomes your character.

Your character becomes your future.

 Smart women use passion to break through their fearsThis book will also help you understand how smart women are able to harness their passion and use it to their advantage to help accomplish some amazing things. Positive Risk will help you tap into your own passion to give you the courage to take those risks that are important to you.By understanding and building your passion it will become easier to set yourself up for success. We will be talking more about passion throughout the entire book with a special emphasis on it in chapters, Your Courage Ratio and Build Your Courage. A Positive Risk MindsetImagine that at the end of a beautiful walk through the woods you found your sweater covered with those impossibly difficult to remove burrs. What would be your reaction? Would you be totally irritated over the fact that the burrs were so imbedded? Or would you be curious; interested to know how those little burrs got so attached? Would your frustration grow to the point of throwing out your sweater? Or, would your curiosity grow into a passionate interest to the point that you’d get out a magnifying glass to investigate? Would you end up out the cost of the sweater? Or, become a multi-millionaire by inventing Velcro? Positive Risk means keeping an open mind, staying curious and finding the wisdom in every situation. It is finding ways to tap into your passion so that you begin to create your own opportunities.

 Risk is not an opportunity to be avoided.

Risk is an unavoidable opportunity.

 Positive Risk CycleAs you attempt new things, you find new talents. As you find new talents, you discover greater success. With greater successes, your confidence builds. As you become more confident, you’re willing to risk new things. This, in essence, is Positive Risk cycle. The reality is that if you choose the right risk and you take it in the smartest way possible, even if that risk doesn’t turn out as planned it usually still turns out by creating a new opportunity.Stephanie always loved movies so she decided she wanted to become an actress. She was scared and it felt very risky to walk into her first local acting class. After a couple of classes she decided that even though she liked acting it wasn’t really her thing. During one class she met Steve who was attending the Colorado Film School. That sounded really interesting, maybe she’d like to make movies. So she applied to the school and was accepted. There were some required classes that she had to take and one was ‘Introduction to Directing’. She really enjoyed the entire process of directing a film. Then she was required to actually produce a short film. That’s when she got her first taste of editing. That’s when the bolt of lightening hit for her. She was a natural at editing and totally fell in love with the process. Soon she’ll graduate with plans to move to Hollywood.