Comments on: What You Can Learn From The X Games http://www.jackieadkins.com/2009/08/03/what-you-can-learn-from-the-x-games/ Conversations on Marketing and Social Media Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:49:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jackie Adkins http://www.jackieadkins.com/2009/08/03/what-you-can-learn-from-the-x-games/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Jackie Adkins Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:26:58 +0000 http://jackieadkins.wordpress.com/?p=296#comment-116 Thanks for dropping in and commenting! I definitely think it's a thin line to walk in terms of making calculated decisions and taking risks. There's going to be times when you take risks and fail miserably and times when you play it safe when the reward could have been beyond your wildest dreams. And then, sometimes you just have to follow your gut instinct and go against what the data is telling you to do. So what does this mean? Take risks, but choose your battles wisely. Thanks for dropping in and commenting! I definitely think it’s a thin line to walk in terms of making calculated decisions and taking risks. There’s going to be times when you take risks and fail miserably and times when you play it safe when the reward could have been beyond your wildest dreams. And then, sometimes you just have to follow your gut instinct and go against what the data is telling you to do.

So what does this mean? Take risks, but choose your battles wisely.

]]> By: Elisa http://www.jackieadkins.com/2009/08/03/what-you-can-learn-from-the-x-games/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Elisa Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:16:04 +0000 http://jackieadkins.wordpress.com/?p=296#comment-114 I think the calculated risks and knowing when to bail points are the two most important to blog about. I see a LOT of bloggers in the past few months writing about how important it is to just jump, to not worry about the consequences, to just plow ahead in pursuit of your dreams. I believe there is a lot of truth to that, and especially not fearing or doing something just because of the difficulty and challenge. However I think X Games are the best example I've seen thus far of WHY just going out to do something completely crazy with little preparation, practice or consideration is a downright bad move. Even worse is when you are plowing through on your course and not adapting for failures, challenges, changes. It's well known that I'm a sort of fraidy-cat when taking those leaps and bounds, so my thoughts sometimes get lost in the "go-get-em-ness" of the taking chances posts. This says PERFECTLY what I have been trying to for awhile! I think the calculated risks and knowing when to bail points are the two most important to blog about. I see a LOT of bloggers in the past few months writing about how important it is to just jump, to not worry about the consequences, to just plow ahead in pursuit of your dreams.

I believe there is a lot of truth to that, and especially not fearing or doing something just because of the difficulty and challenge. However I think X Games are the best example I’ve seen thus far of WHY just going out to do something completely crazy with little preparation, practice or consideration is a downright bad move. Even worse is when you are plowing through on your course and not adapting for failures, challenges, changes.

It’s well known that I’m a sort of fraidy-cat when taking those leaps and bounds, so my thoughts sometimes get lost in the “go-get-em-ness” of the taking chances posts. This says PERFECTLY what I have been trying to for awhile!

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