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Get Real About Risk and Reward · R.E.A.L. Talk for REAL L.Y.F.E.

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  Welcome to Real Talk for Real Life, where we're realizing everyone is always
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  learning and living your full experience.
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  I'm your host, Coach C, and this is your Motivational Monday episode,
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  Get Real About Risk and Reward.
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  Today, I want us to get real. Real about what?
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  Well, I'm glad you asked. Real about risk and reward.
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  Have y'all noticed how the phrase, they risked it all, has become today's favorite joke?
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  We say things like, they almost risked it all, or they threw it all away.
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  Usually, we're talking about somebody making a reckless decision,
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  a bad relationship, a poor choice, a moment of selfishness.
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  The risk, completely unnecessary.
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  The reward, usually embarrassment, regret, or consequences.
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  But here's what I find interesting. We're quick to laugh at people for taking
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  the wrong risk while spending our own lives avoiding the right ones.
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  We weigh the wages. We calculate every possible outcome. We wait until the timing is perfect.
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  We convince ourselves that next month, next year, after the kids grow up,
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  after we save more money, after we feel more confident,
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  then we'll go after the life we really want. Here's the problem?
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  Comfort has become our favorite position.
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  There's an old saying, ships are safe in the harbor, but that's not what ships were built for.
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  That one gets me every single time because some of us are beautifully built, loaded with gifts,
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  loaded with purpose, loaded with ideas, loaded with experience,
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  and we're still sitting at the dock.
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  Not because we can't sail, but because we're afraid to leave the shoreline.
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  We're protecting ourselves from waves while also protecting ourselves from possibility.
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  You can't discover new land if you refuse to leave the shore.
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  Think about every major milestone you've ever celebrated.
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  Learning to drive, going to college, starting a career, getting married,
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  buying a house, starting over.
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  Every one of these required some level of risk Growth has never sent you a calendar
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  invite saying Everything is perfectly prepared now,
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  Growth whispers Take the first step.
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  So maybe your risk isn't quitting your job tomorrow. Maybe your risk is finally
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  asking for the promotion or completing that application for the promotion.
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  Developing that idea, working that plan, going back to school,
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  learning that trade, launching that business, writing that book,
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  going to the gym, having that difficult conversation,
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  or asking the question.
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  Because here's what I've learned. You'll rarely regret trying,
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  but you'll spend years wondering what if I had?
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  And here's something else. Your courage isn't just about you.
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  Someone is waiting for your story. Someone is waiting for your business.
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  Someone is waiting for your encouragement.
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  Someone is waiting for your invention. Someone is waiting for you to be brave enough to begin.
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  Your obedience may become someone else's opportunity.
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  Don't sabotage tomorrow's reward because today's comfort feels familiar.
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  The greatest reward often lives just outside the comfort zone.
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  So today, get real about risk and reward, because the biggest risk may not be failing.
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  The biggest risk may be never finding out what you are capable of.
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  Here's your fearless homework. This week, I want you to identify one thing you've
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  been avoiding because of fear.
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  Not because you can't do it, but because you're afraid to start.
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  Then ask yourself these three questions. One, what's the worst reality that
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  could happen or that could be because I made this decision?
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  Number two, what's the best thing that could happen?
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  Number three which outcome will i regret more five years from now,
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  then as you always hear me say take one action before the week is out or i always
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  say within the next 24 hours after you hear this podcast,
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  send the email register for the class buy the domain record the video make the
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  phone call submit the application take one step,
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  remember you don't have to see
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  the entire staircase you only need enough courage to take the next step.
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  I'm reminding you that comfort rarely changes lives but courage does,
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  this is real talk where we're realizing everyone is always learning and living your full experience.
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  Make sure you're following me on Instagram and Facebook at Real Talk for Real Life.
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  That's L-Y-F-E for more inspiration, merchandise, and motivation between episodes.
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  This is Coach C. I'll see you in the next one.