Yesterday, I posted about realizing the importance of the ‘unknown’ in our lives. Incidentally Seth Godin, also posted a very interesting and wise perspective on the uncertainty in our lives. Some of the interesting highlights of the post include:
a range of results, all uncertain, does not mean you are exposing yourself to risk. It merely means you’re exposing yourself to an outcome you didn’t have a chance to fall in love with in advance.
A simple example: the typical high school student applying to a range of colleges has very little risk of getting in nowhere. Apply to enough schools that match what you have to offer, and the odds are high indeed you’ll get in somewhere. Low risk but a very high uncertainty about which college or colleges will say yes.
That’s not risky. That’s uncertain. It takes fortitude to live with a future that’s not clearly imagined, but it’s no reason not to apply.
The question to ask every organization, manager, artist or yourself is, “are you hesitating because you’re not sure the future will match your specific vision, or is there truly a project-endangering risk here?”
I especially like the question he frames at the end. This is so critical in analyzing ourselves, our fears and hesitations and knowing what is holding us back.