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She took it to heart.
The value of that advice: “You will never ask yourself ‘What if…'” she says.
“Even if it doesn’t work out, you’re stronger for having taken the leap.”
Gutsy moves can be subtle, too.
Risk taking is really about initiative and experimentation, says Anne Kreamer, author ofRisk/Reward.
“Habitually taking small, calculated risks helps you develop emotional shock absorbers,” she adds.
Adjust Your FormWhen Adina Grigore, 31, founder ofS.W.
Basics, began selling her natural skin-care line on Etsy, it bombed.
Her fortunes turned when she launched an e-commerce site.
InBig Magic, Elizabeth Gilbert (ofEat Pray Lovefame) shares the secret to creativity.
Perfectionism stops people from completing their workbut even worse, it often stops people frombeginningtheir work.
The most evil trick about perfectionism, though, is that it disguises itself as a virtue.
People wear their perfectionism like a badge of honor, as if it signals high tastes and exquisite standards.
But I think perfectionism is just a high-end, haute couture version of fear.
We women must break this habit in ourselves.
Which is the entire point.
FromBig Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fearby Elizabeth Gilbert.
Reprinted by arrangement with 70 Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) LLC.
Copyright 2015 by Elizabeth Gilbert.
Read the full excerpthere
Mentors can help you pursue raises and promotions.
Regular check-ins with them give me courage to speak up about what I really need," she says.
Plus, studies show we perform tasks more effectively when working alongside people with similar outlooks.
And when you really need to flex new muscles, take classes, suggests Negative Underwear’s Marissa Vosper.
“It’s a low-risk way of testing your passions while picking up critical knowledge.”
Athletes have long understood that the best way to get into peak condition is to engage in interval training.
Life, and careers, can be approached the same way.
From the bookUnfinished Businessby Anne-Marie Slaughter.
Copyright 2015 by Anne-Marie Slaughter.
Of course you want to spend your days doing what you love.
But what if you don’t know what that is yet?
Basics founder Adina Grigore.
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