Well, be careful what you ask for. I wanted honest feedback and I have to tell you that two of them didn’t love it. The writing was good but too much like a book versus a movie. They also felt that it was trying to meld drama, action and thriller. That should be good news […]
Writing my first screenplay was easy because I really didn’t know anything about writing screenplays. That was OK at first because I wanted my story to be fresh and not overly formulated.No I’m feeling a bit ‘dumb’. Maybe even a bit arrogant for thinking that I could just whip out a fabulous screenplay. Fresh is […]
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 […]
Climbing, Mountains, Business & Risk
I’m often asked why I use a climbing or mountain analogy when I speak on intelligent risk taking or innovation. The reason is that once people begin thinking about risk the process becomes at once overly complicated and convoluted. Why? Because risk taps into the unknown and uncertainty of the future. […]
2 AM on April 6, 2010 I woke up with a complete book in my head. I have no idea where this book came from. It was as if it was completely downloaded to me from the universe. Exciting but controversial idea. Not really a dream, more like I knew it.
Opening Yourself to Possibilities Changes Your Life
I recently spoke to a group up in New Hampshire on leadership and we spent quite a bit of the magic that happens when you blend innovative ideas with intelligent risk taking. We discussed how innovation and critical thinking together create new opportunities. However, the only thing that transforms […]
Most of us don’t take enough risks. Why? It is human nature to want to feel comfortable, safe and in control. Risk, by its very definition, makes us feel uncomfortable, insecure and out of control. The difficulty in taking a significant risk is that it creates a direct and unavoidable internal conflict. This conflict is […]
“It is easy to risk.
Yet, to take the right risk, in the right way, for the right reason at the right time is very difficult.”
IntelligentRisking, Inc. specializes in helping individuals, teams and organizations learn how to reduce their risk through Emotional Intelligence. This process begins with an IntelliegentRisking Inventory which allows us to evaluate […]
Writing my book, IntelligentRisking for Women, has been an interesting journey. I have had the privilege of meeting tons of fabulous women and surprisingly enough men. As it turns out intelligent risk taking is not exclusive to women. Both men and women have the same basic challenges with taking risks. What is different between the […]