Take a chance on you

In the minds of a lot of people, doing different things than usual implies taking a risk. After all, you may wonder whether you can "pull it off" and feel you really succeed in a new venture. The key thing to recognize is risk-taking is an exercise in confidence-building.  You may not be able to predict the exact outcome, but to have faith in positive things will likely take you far.

Ask yourself when was the last time you took a chance on yourself? When was the last time you believed that you could do something that excited you, motivated you, regardless of what other people around you thought of it?  You may not remember the last time. If you take chances often, do you realize that other people could be watching and learning from your courage?

As each day passes, realize that your choices define who you are and who you aspire to be.  By taking risks, even small ones, you are testing yourself and developing inner strength you will be able to benefit from later. Remind yourself that looking deep inside can help you to overcome fear that prevents you from taking risks.  Informed risk-taking would be good for you.  This implies you learn to imagine possible results of risk-taking and would be willing to accept varied outcomes.

Once you decide to stop trying to figure out what to do and focus on decisions that will lead you to become who you wish to be, you will discover new benefits to risk-taking.  You may feel more comfortable to ponder the percieved pros and cons of change before taking risks.  That's fine.  Take approaches that work for you. Baby steps may work best.  Move at your own pace.