Dare To Be Different!
Charlon's Top 10 Benefits of Taking Calculated Risks
by Charlon Bobo

Are you a risk-taker or do you prefer to remain in the “safe zone?” Do you follow every creative thought with impulsive action or do you accumulate your ideas and act on those that will reap the most reward?

Lifestyle CEOs are not afraid of taking chances. In fact, taking chances is an inherent part of who we are. Taking calculated action after carefully assessing all angles is a key element in the continued growth and success of your business and your life. It places you in the empowered position of setting off in a new direction, while knowing the risks involved. It allows you to continue managing your own destiny, forging into new territory. It sets you apart from other people who don’t take the time to appraise whether or not the 2 AM inspiration is a pipe dream or an idea that warrants valuable time and attention.

Here are my Top 10 Benefits To Taking Calculated Risks

1. You Experience Direct Benefits

a. Opening an investment account = the benefit of making money
b. Getting one new client every week = increased income and exposure 
c. Making a commitment to reward yourself with a weekly massage, even though you don’t have the time = the benefit of relaxation and a renewed spirit

2. Your "Circle of Comfort" Widens Intentionally and Purposefully

Eleanor Roosevelt said, “The thing you fear most is the thing you must do.” Just think. If you set a goal of doing something even moderately uncomfortable once every week for a year, at the end of that year you would have done 52 new things! Taking action in little steps is quite manageable and gives us courage to do even more.

3. Your Confidence Grows.

What was once monumental is now easy. With each new change you take willingly, you experience a newfound freedom and surety of self.

4. You Inspire Others.

When you’re living the dream and are willing to take chances, others are inspired to do the same. If someone they know can do it, so can they.

5. You Become More Effective

Your business and personal practices become more intentional and focused, maximizing the results of your efforts

6. You Become More Efficient

Your systems automatically improve and you more quickly determine the best approach to take in all situations.

7. Your Life Changes For The Better

Taking risks becomes the norm rather than a sometime occurrence. It becomes an innate part of you -- a tool you use to your greatest advantage in all situations.

8. You Live More of Your Dreams.

The process of “putting yourself out there” allows for more personal inner alignment and the reality of truly living your dream life.

9. You Enjoy More Opportunities

Since you don’t operate from a place of fear, you now attract opportunity and abundance.

10. You Achieve The "Impossible"

You realize that nothing is out of your grasp as you find yourself more and more comfortable with increasingly greater risk, and the subsequent rewards that result.

Step out of your comfort zone to live the life of a measured risk-taker. The rewards will far outweigh your initial discomfort.

And after all, what do you have to lose, besides a fear that you don't need anyway?

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Charlon Bobo is the founder and CEO of Muse works virtual assistant services and one of the only women in the world with a completely shaved head by choice. Through Muse works, located in Southern California, Charlon supports Lifestyle CEOs by managing administrative details, freeing them to focus on growing their business. She also provides innovative consulting and coaching services based on her years of expertise in business.