It is true that we must take some level of risk in our businesses otherwise we are short changing ourselves and we will never reach our potential. But how much risk is too much and how do we decide if the project we have in front of us is the right project right now for us?

As with many things in order to make a decision, we need to ask ourselves some important questions. We have to consider what we might gain and lose from taking each project on.

For every action there is a reaction. We want to know if the reaction to our project is a positive one and will move us forward in our business, make us more money and overall improve our situation.

Some of the questions we need to ask ourselves each time we have a potential project in front of us are:

1. What am I trying to do with this project?
2. What challenges does this project present? Can they be overcome?
3. What am I going to gain or lose by taking on this project? Would it be better to tackle this at a later date?
4. Will my current talents, abilities, lack of experience or knowledge work against me?
5. Can I absorb any risk this project might present financially, physic
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   re short changing ourselves and we will never reach our potential. But how much risk is too much and how do we decide if the project we have in front of us is the right project right now for us?

   As with many things in order to make a decision, we need to ask ourselves some important questions. We have to consider what we might gain and lose from taking each project on.

   For every action there is a reaction. We want to know if the reaction to our project is a positive one and will move us forward in our business, make us more money and overall improve our situation.

   Some of the questions we need to ask ourselves each time we have a potential project in front of us are:

   1. What am I trying to do with this project?
   2. What challenges does this project present? Can they be overcome?
   3. What am I going to gain or lose by taking on this project? Would it be better to tackle this at a later date?
   4. Will my current talents, abilities, lack of experience or knowledge work against me?
   5. Can I absorb any risk this project might present financially, physi
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      some important questions. We have to consider what we might gain and lose from taking each project on.

      For every action there is a reaction. We want to know if the reaction to our project is a positive one and will move us forward in our business, make us more money and overall improve our situation.

      Some of the questions we need to ask ourselves each time we have a potential project in front of us are:

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      2. What challenges does this project present? Can they be overcome?
      3. What am I going to gain or lose by taking on this project? Would it be better to tackle this at a later date?
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      5. Can I absorb any risk this project might present financially, physi
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         nd overall improve our situation.

         Some of the questions we need to ask ourselves each time we have a potential project in front of us are:

         1. What am I trying to do with this project?
         2. What challenges does this project present? Can they be overcome?
         3. What am I going to gain or lose by taking on this project? Would it be better to tackle this at a later date?
         4. Will my current talents, abilities, lack of experience or knowledge work against me?
         5. Can I absorb any risk this project might present financially, physi
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            li>What am I going to gain or lose by taking on this project? Would it be better to tackle this at a later date?
         6. Will my current talents, abilities, lack of experience or knowledge work against me?
         7. Can I absorb any risk this project might present financially, physically and mentally?
         8. Could my time and energy be better spent on another project?

         Jumping into a project without much thought is very unwise. You have worked hard to get to where you are today. Why risk going backwards?

         You will never, of course, get rid of all risk and there is always the possibility another direction could have been better for you. But then you can’t paralyze yourself either with that fear. As long as your decision is calculated, you can feel more confident in it.

         Never put yourself in a position of no return. Always have a contingency plan or at the very least consider the worst case scenario. That’s going to be different for all of us.

         Looking at others and what they are doing is risky at best. Your situation is unique. It’s not how others answer the questions above its how you answer them. You need to be aware of your limitations and your strengths. Then answer those questions with these in mind.

         The successful people in the world got to where they are based on the decisions they made. Many times the little decision