Top 10 Nuggets On The Importance Embracing Risk And Confronting Fear (EP 26)

In this episode, Serial Entrepreneur, Property Investor, Attorney and Speaker Mompoloki Lerumo Mogobe goes granular in his analysis on the Importance Of Embracing Risk And Confronting Fear.

It is important to grow your risk-taking muscles to go outside your comfort zone as a deliberate process.
Like Helen Keller said “ Life is either A daring adventure or nothing at all”
“Don’t be squeamish about taking action ,all life is an experiment!” So said Ralph Waldo Emerson
The top 10 Nuggets on Embracing Risk and Confronting Fear are as follows:
• You cannot wait for all the robots to be green before you leave your house take action and take action at the earliest. After all the acronym for fear is False Evidence Appearing Real! Fear is often an fantasmagorical imposter.

• You cultivate a culture of taking action whether you are ready or not instead of ready aim set fire , your attitude should be fire ready aim and the fire again . In other words adjust to the situation as it develops and as you take action. Like I keep saying…Do not ever allow perfection to be the enemy of progress.


• People often do not take action because they are scared of what they don’t know. They are scared of their own ignorance . The truth is that you can only overcome your ignorance if you take action and it is not knowledge that is power but it is amplied knowledge which is power. This applied knowledge literally means it is action that is power!

• Action is an antidote for fear. Action is a cure for fear . Action is a crucial ingredient for success . It is a weapon along with desire and faith. It is intended for overcoming stagnation and achieving success!


• Faith is a weapon for facing the Unknown and for facing fear and yet Faith without action as the Bible correctly reminds is dead .In other words for your faith to come alive you have to act on it . Faith can only be meaningful if acted upon . So so do not call yourself a person of faith if you do not execute and act on your dreams your ambitions and your goals!

• Embracing layered learning is a way of confronting and conquering fear and this is something that John Maxwell points out in his latest book which is about layered learning where he talks about leadership shifts. In fact the title of the book is Leadership Shifts. Thus recognising that action is part of learning will help you take risks embrace risks and confront your fefears. You cannot claim to be an effective learner if you do not apply what you are learning through action. What Anthony Robbins calls massive action!


• When your attention is focused on personal growth as opposed to being focused on achieving personal goals you not only liberate yourself from Fear because fear can paralyze you if you look at it that way. To paraphrase Jim Rohn must not wish it was easier rather you must wish you were better so that you can better confront your challenges. Thiis is a very important shift in thinking . You shift from being focused on your goals but you are focused on your personal growth.

• Taking a risk by doing the very thing you fear gives you a launching pad for greater aspirations and greater achievements as Mompoloki Makwana correctly said in his book Embrace your Greatness he says it is a vital that will make the necessary mental shift he says in his book “ Once you are struck by inspiration to do something don’t act shy, get started don’t shy away from it , do it ,do not wait for anyone’s confirmation.”

• By taking action and embracing significant challenges and risk you are raising brand awareness . You are helping to market yourself as you catapult your company to greater heights along with your products and services . Eventually this positions you as an expert in your field . Remember what Malcolm Gladwell says that for you to become an expert you need to spend at least 10 000 hours doing something . The 10 000 hour rule is very powerful and very effective!

• Most people are scared of new possibilities because they have not fully expressed themselves in their current field or position . So that is one fear that you have to overcome through action. Don’t be one of those timid souls that Theodore Roosevelt talks about who knows neither victory nor defeat. Be the man in the arena and the man in the arena can only be seen through action! Through execution!

• BONUS : The greatest and most obvious benefit of taking action and confronting your fears and embracing risk is that you eliminate fear. The greatest weapon against fear known to mankind is action taking . It is massive action. It is execution! Putting in that hundred and twenty percent ( 120% )effort! Going the extra mile ! Taking decisive action! Not tomorrow not this afternoon ! But NOW !
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