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January 27, 2021

Going to Zero!

Going to Zero!

by Brian Willett / Tuesday, 28 August 2018 / Published in Self Development Addict Blog

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”

I’m not sure who originally said this, but I think Wayne Gretzky is credited it for it the most.  Whether he did or did not.  The statement is true in the game of hockey, which Gretzky is considered to be one of the best at, or the best.  And it also pertains to life.

I think there is another version of the quote that says “You will regret that of which you did not pursue, more than the things you did pursue.” For me this is the more relevant statement when it has come to my life.

I am not sure when it started, but I know as an adult I have always had this willingness to be willing to take a risk, even when it wasn’t the best risk to take.  I know there are people saying as they read this, that you have to take calculated risks and not be dumb about it.  But I am not sure where that line is drawn.

I believe most of us spend too much of our lives questioning, thinking, discussing, instead of doing. Look around at the meeting you are in today.  How many times have you and your colleagues talked about this same issue?  This same person who is an issue?

My guess is a lot, and you will continue to do this until someone says “I’ve had it.” “We can no longer allow this person control the culture of our organization.”  “We can no longer be paralyzed by our indecisions and fear of the worst.”  Until someone steps up and says this, you will continue to do what you have always done and you will continue to get what you have always gotten.

Two times in my life now, I gave up a very substantial six figure salary to go out on a limb and bet on myself. The first time, the risk was a little premature.  The lessons I learned were priceless though.

The second time I did this, it was a success.  When I say success, I mean in general it was successful, but it had a lot of bumps in the road.  And the road continues to be bumpy.  But that is just the reality of life if you are going to play in an uncertain game and you put all of your chips on the table.

The best lessons I have learned by going to zero dollars twice are lessons I couldn’t learn playing it safe.  We all know how it ends.  When I get to the end, I want to be able to say, you did it all.  You have nothing left to try.

Where is it in your life you need to take a risk and prove to yourself you can do it?  If for nothing else, to learn.

I am not saying you have to go to zero dollars to learn what you are capable of or to take a risk.  I am saying you have to be willing to go to zero though.  If you aren’t willing, the chances are you will never do anything that is too far out of you comfort zone to know.

Jim Rohn one of my first mentors said it this way.  He said “The pain of discipline weighs ounces, and the pain of regrets weighs tons.”  I don’t mind the discipline, but I don’t want the regrets.

To your success and your future.

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