Nothing without a net

Life is a daring adventure! Opportunities for gain and good are everywhere.

Like trapezists we enjoy life most by reaching for new heights. Investing or achieving dreams involves risk similar to those of a trapezist.

Trapezists always use a safety net.

Then why is it so easy to forget a safety net when pursuing new opportunities?

Once during a business transaction three of the four participants admitted to having no back up plan!

If the deal didn't materialize they did not know what to do.

They had pulled a Cortez by burning all of their boats. Eventually the deal fell through and I moved unto my backup plan, but two of the participants became bitter.

Without a backup plan we become bitter, manipulative, angry, and revengeful because we feel like a cornered dog with no desirable option.

Remember: do nothing without a net. Dare and dream and reach big. And make sure a net is in place!

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