Safety Nets

I used to describe myself as someone who takes "calculated risks", and I take pride in it. Considering my inclination to analyze everything (almost everything), I think taking calculated risks is as natural to me as water is to fish. Now and then, I would enjoy taking the occasional emotional surge to "just do it". Like when I tore my return boarding pass from Cambodia and when I went for Polar Plunge.

Crazy as it may sounds, all these are actually carefully-thought-through before I take the leap. I weighed the pros and cons before making the so-called 'crazy' decision.

That is the problem with me: I am not a 100% risk taker, nor am I a 100% risk analyst. I would always prefer to use emotions to rule over my logics; yet, as a typical Singaporean, I cannot fully let go. Hence, I always have this 'safety net' mentality: that is, if anything goes wrong, I will always have something to fall back against. And this is something which I have always take pride in.

....


..until recently.

Reflecting on the choices I made in the past decade, sad to say, I realize that a safety net mentality does not work for everyone, and definitely not for me. Hence, I'm writing this blog so that months/years later, when I read this, I would know how much I have moved forward (or remained on the same spot).


Look before you jump, they said.
That is good advice.
Thing is, good advice isn't for everyone.
Leap anyway.
You know you may not die if you leap,
but you certainly do not live if you don't.

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On a separate note, my company's advertising slogan is: Go on. Be a Tiger. Maybe I'm in the right company afterall.

My short term strategy: be Babe Ruth (until I found my direction)

My long term strategy: hit singles