Page 2 - err on the side of risk
I would assume most of the folks who visit this blog are those with more or less similiar background as mine. Background as in Tamil speaking, conservative middle class, upbringing with a tilt towards what is euphemistically put as ‘ Working Professional in an MNC’.
If yes, then this suggestion definitely holds good. In matters relating to career, pursuits, interests, hobbies, always err on the side of risk. If you face two paths and are confused about the path to take - eschew the ones which looks ’safe’. Safe means ’so-so’. The one which seems less comfortable and more risky is perhaps the better option.
In my personal observation, in the last ten years, those who have shed their comfort zones and ventured into new things have been many times more successful than those who avoided risks.
Okay, some people might say ‘the risk should be calculated risk’. Let’s face it, with our background we just cannot be reckless. A certain element of caution has been embedded in our DNA 
I’ve seen people giving more importance to ‘what others might say if we fail’ than failure itself per se.
Of course, you will make mistakes; things will go wrong; there is more scope for embarassment. If you take ten decisions, chances are two will work out. But it’s precisely those other eight which ensures that the two successes are not mere improvements but stupendous feats. And it’s precisely these stupendous feats which changes your life for ever which can never happen otherwise.
As a bonus, you will learn that eight failures out of ten is not the end of the world as you once thought. You will also learn that nobody gives a damn about you, let alone your failures. People are more self-centered and focused on their own progress than you can ever imagine.
January 18th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Well, I got an idea(!) for wordpress. Why don’t they add enhanced smileys such as applauding etc… :)) I would have used that for this comment.
Nice post
[BTW, the title for this post is not clearly reflecting the content, I feel
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January 20th, 2008 at 2:08 am
my old boss told me..
if you take a risk and succeed in a project you are a hero
if you fail, make sure you fail with all guns blazing.. you wont be a hero but you will become an example.. and you have “experience” that others dont have..
that of trying and failing!
did not know we could spin it that way till he told me..
I am now an experienced hero!
January 20th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Great Post
January 21st, 2008 at 12:55 am
Ahaa bossu, usuppi vidareengaley
helpful reminder actually, thx.
January 21st, 2008 at 4:45 am
mandaila nachunu sammattiyaala adichchu, ‘idhu enda unakku munnadiye thonala’ nu kekkara madhiri irukku.
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i mean, thoni irundha, i would have blogged abt it..hehe..
January 21st, 2008 at 1:35 pm
srikanth,
title of the post.. hmm i wanted it to be a continuation of the prevous one. adhaan..:)
thank you
sundar narayanan sir,
‘experienced hero’ super
January 21st, 2008 at 1:37 pm
shiloh,
thanks man
BNB,
singathai thatti ezhuupitano?
chakra,
ipdi dhaan chakra pesi pesi blog pottu life muzhukka EMI kattikinu irukarom
inimelavadhu edhavadhu pannanum…
ungalukku reply panra indha second.. enakku en melaye neraya kovam.. enna panradhu nu therila….
January 22nd, 2008 at 9:50 am
AMEN to the last paragraph brother!
and to the whole post! super matter…
have been reading your blog infrequently…. and thanks to my recent use of google reader, i am starting to frequent a lot of websites, and onga blog-um onnu…
keep writing! cheers and a very happy new year to you!
January 22nd, 2008 at 11:59 am
arun,
Hey welcome here
Keep visiting my blog.
Wish you a fabulous new year