Speaker Naomi Rhode talked to us about taking risks.  For those of you who've heard me speak, you know I talk about trying something new, and the steps to doing just that.  

Taking risks is all about trying something new.  Why is this so unpleasant for most of us?  Because we have to CHANGE.  We have to do things in a different way.  Or, we have to alter our perspective to encompass a broader view of things.  Maybe we have to risk being brutally honest. 

Whatever it is that is required of us, it hurts.  It's unpleasant. And--it is necessary.  Why? 

1.  It puts us far apart from the crowd.  When we take a risk, we stand out, we become extraordinary--literally. 

2.  It makes us heard.  People have heard it all, seen it all, done it all.  At least twice.  But if you take a risk, you can produce something so unique that people can't help but listen to your message, buy your product, or talk about your service.  

3.  It exercises our trust muscles.  We take a risk, not knowing what will happen.  Usually this is why we hate taking risks.  But by making risk-taking a habit, we learn the habit of trusting that everything will work out. 

4.  It boosts our self-esteem.  When we, as Naomi advises, wrap our risk in something we do well, we cushion the effects of the risk.  Like when we add new material into the body of our speech, or add new jokes into our act.  

"Do something you have never done before, in a way you've never done it before," Naomi says.  And I say, "Get Your SHINE Together!" 

What risk will you take today?  Let's hear about it, share it here:  www.yourshiningexample.com