I’m No Risk Taker

You may have noticed that I post a lot of audacious things about investments, saving, and even about being bold in facing tomorrow. But let me be clear about one thing, I’m no risk taker. I’m frequently afraid, and I know it’s a part of me that I continuously struggle.

Fear is always there. We do know that every time we wake up, every time we have an endeavor to face, or even when we’re about to work, we always have thoughts of fear. Questions run in our head as, “Will I be able to do much?”, “Can I do it?”, “Will this job help me in achieving my financial goals?”, “Is my knowledge enough?” - all of these hesitations signifies fear and anxiety on our daily lives. I always believe that it’s normal to have them. All people have them and no one here on earth is totally fearless.

However, the existence of fear does not follow that we give in to it. If you want to move from one place to another and fear is blocking your way, what you got to do is to find a way around it. Fear will always be there but we also have the choice to overcome it because we have a greater purpose.

What I learned from my 25 years of existence is that the sources of confidence, of being a risk taker, of having high esteem - all of these, actually come from a decision. It’s the decision to change. Once we decide to focus on a vision, you will realize that fear is nothing compared to where you want to be.

If you’re like me, I picture myself in the future as someone who is accomplished, In order to become that person I have to make a bold move and worry less about fear.

Don’t get me wrong, there wont be a day that  fear will be gone. However, I believe that it could be tamed. So what I do these days is confront fear all the time. I think when we get used to fear, it’ll eventually settle down or, as I prefer to say it, calm down. It’s no longer a wild blizzard that gives us the chill. Instead, it becomes a pot of gold that teaches us how to manage risks and live fulfilled lives.

Once we confront fear, we realize that we should be doing it as early as we can. There’s no point on delaying. I honestly try my best to risk and fail as early as now. The fact is that I’m a lot more scared about a future me, say on his forties, failing. It’s going to be horrible. I rather fail and make mistakes and know fear as much as I can in this early stage of life.

The whole thing about taking risk may seem too idealistic, but what else does matter? If we don’t risk and if we don’t face fear we’ll be stuck. I always believed that if you don’t like where you are or what you are doing, then change it for you’re not a tree.

Yes, I’m no risk taker, I have all these fears, but I do know that I advocate change and growth, and those are enough to outweigh everything else.

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A Window to the Future

Wouldn't it be great to see the future in a window and see yourself on the other side having all the things that you have been dreaming of today? I call this a window to the future. It is a great invention I hope to create (or created). It goes like this.

It started when I thought about some experts telling us to dream and work for that dream. I realized that with dedication, that dream becomes a picture in the mind. Then it becomes a thought. This soon manifests and it turns out to be a painting. Yes, a real painting that you can touch, feel and understand what it tries to say. But I want to develop something more. I want to create a window, instead of just an ordinary thought or painting.  This time, you truly see the outside world, a world that shows the “real future.”

Now, it’s not a lie or fake, it is reality that is just not bound with time yet. Really think about it and don't stop. By the way, I don’t know if you'll consider what I see, but if you have that window you’ll realize that it only takes one simple step outside and you’ll get there. But still, we are beings bound by time. We can’t do it. All we can do is observe and watch the future through that window. You don't have to doubt its validity. Don’t worry it’s real.

Now continue to dig deep. You realized that this person outside the window already have all the things you’ve dreamed of, all the things you ever wanted. He/ She made it! You don’t know how, but she did reach all your goals. This window is totally amazing but it’s probably useless seeing that only. So, it doesn’t end with that. You can actually get the secret of that person in the future. What I mean is, you will know what she or he did to reach his or her current state.

It is as simple as asking a question.  That question will be, “What if we turn the window the other way around?” I’m thinking of placing yourself inside that future you and turn time around. It’s the same you after all. Same consciousness same body, same capabilities. Once you realize it, the “you” on the other side will see the “you” in the current time. Can you imagine it now? Well, basically, it is an out of body experience that you get to be in unison with the thoughts and ideas of the future you. You then seek the answer and slowly retrace the steps. All your questions’ answers lie ahead. You know it.

Now go back.

That ends the concept of “window to the future”. This window can become the solution of your concerns and worries that is if you truly consider it. I am going to somehow explain this deeper in a book or maybe on later posts.

Of course, this is just a concept from this mind of mine. The window is just a simple tool for imagination and opening the power of the mind. I will dig deeper on this concept. However, what I want all people to understand is, “everyone has the power in them, the power to hold the future.” So let’s see it, feel it, taste it. It’s on our fingertips!

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