Risk as the Gateway to Opportunity

Risk-taking is often necessary for growth and success, but smart people with low self-esteem tend to avoid it at all costs.

• They often avoid taking risks.
• This is due to a fear of failure and potential damage to their self-esteem.
• Their...

The perception of and reaction to risk is often dismissed as emotional. The first thing that happens is you're afraid, and from that fear, you feel risk. So the view of risk is becoming less cognitive while emotion becomes dominant.

Emotion is about what might hap...

Turning from negative behaviour at work may mean that people will not automatically see you as changed. Instead, they may continue to interpret your behaviour through a certain box they've put you in. As a result, they may be cautious about offering higher-profil...