That's the one I would drum in to everyone. When the chance came to take a job in another country I said yes and it was both the biggest step I had ever taken and the best.
It's understandable that those without resources to fall back on play it safe despite the even greater possibility of advancement because the cost of failure can be so high. So paradoxically it is those who are living most comfortably who might need this message the most, after all such people can usually more easily afford to take a chance, yet many so rarely do.
@ninalanyon If you never take that chance then how do you get a leg up in life. I understand where you are putting your logic, But I seriously disagree that you need to be financially stable to before taking a chance. No millionaire or successful person got to where they are today by "Not Taking A Chance"!
@WillaKissing You have it backwards. I didn't say that you had to be financially stable, merely that I understand why some who have little are averse to risking what little they have.
But my principal point was that those who are financially secure could use that security to take a chance because the risk for them is relatively smaller, yet the majority do not. This applies also to companies. I have seen and worked in companies that in good times just jog along enjoying high profits. At the time when they have the financial resources to take some chances they just pay out higher dividends instead; they continue inefficient processes when they could optimise them. Then when there is a downturn they scramble to become more efficient but don't have the time or resources to do so.
@ninalanyon Okay? so You talked about companies. I am talking about individuals. Not companies or their efficiency.
As an individual no matter your social standing, take the chance. The worst thing that could happen is that you are told no you can't have this job, loan, acceptance to this school at this time, can't transfer, get a raise, have a date or their number, take the damn chance it may change your life.
I misread nothing, and I was not applying corporate ethics in my take a chance.
