The risk of not taking risk

Most of us want to remain stagnant because we feel, taking risk is a big risk. Suppose, you are in a coveted position in a multinational company with a sizable earning and perks and you get an offer to start a venture on your own, you will be advised by all your near and dear not to take a risk at all. Moreover, if you are a family man, you will also think in the same line perhaps losing a great opportunity. This, of course, is a wrong decision taken by many which even includes brilliant people.  As per eminent scientist Sidney Dancaff, this is known as “The principle of maximum error.”  He says, “Optimum development occurs when an organization makes the maximum number of mistakes with survival.”  If you delve deeply to his theory, it interprets that the more mistakes you make, the closer you become to your best potentiality.  So, by not taking risks, you bury yourself. You make your own grave.  Once you attain your old age and retire from all your activities, then you repent, “Why, have I not taken the risk?”

But taking risks is not so easy.  It is a full of thorns and pain.  If you shut your door and window of your mind just because of your thinking that risk will lead you to a great discomfort, then you will never be in a position to explore  your full potential.  Our schools and colleges always teach various mathematical calculations to increase the analytical power of risk taking, but in our professional career, we seldom take risks and on the contrary avoid the same to remain stagnant and pass the life peacefully. We opine that the risk taking is the domain of a few professionals and businessman only. But the people who have entrepreneurial ability, do not hesitate to take risks whenever there is an opportunity.

People who take responsibility, they always get the opportunity.  In fact, by taking risks, they open the doors of the advancement in their professional and social lives.  The late billionaire Paul Getty once wrote, “There are one hundred people seeking security for every person willing to risk his fortune.” 

Most of the people do not take risks because they cannot tolerate risk.  The question is how much risk you are able to take or really are, you willing to take risks?  But mostly the answer will be nil. The eminent author Denis Waitley suggests a very interesting thing about the psychology of risk assessment about the risk of not taking risk.  People console them that if they take risks and the venture, which is being undertaken by them whether it is a professional or social fails, then they have to face a colossal loss and set back.  They won’t be able to stand any more