A long-lost mindset I am cultivating again...

Hi TW,

Thanks for asking.

It is like when your were a child. You tried new things and went with
your instincts (Gut feelings). Some times you failed but you advanced each time. It seems as we get older we start to play it safe.

Now I don't plan on running and sliding on the icey sidewalks at 65, but within reason you still have to try new and fun things and don't worry about failure.

Failure is just one more way "you" can't do it. Find the way you can.

Best of success,

Skip Rosell

Yes -- playing it safe is a big impediment.

As we get older, we have more to lose -- and we are therefore less likely to take risks.

As the song says, 'freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose...'

That may be a bit extreme, but the notion is there.

I guess the key is to MIX wisdom with risk somehow.

-- TW

Best advice I've seen in ages, gentlemen. Permit me to add to it from experience.

I learned to 'trust my gut instincts' when I had been through a particularly bad time trusting folks I shouldn't have, in retrospect. As a result I ended up with tons of headaches including bad health, bad contracts, bad you name it.

Since I've gone back to square one and listened to ME I'm doing sooo much better on all fronts.

Yes, this applies to business, definitely! No more being talked into what isn't right for me (even if it's great for others), no more running around the block just because so and so said so. You get the picture, I'm sure. Any business I pursue is because my gut tells me it's right for me. Advice appreciated, of course, but the ultimate decision is mine. I don't need to make excuses to anyone unless I choose to for my own reasons. Now, THAT'S freedom!

Sandi Bowman