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Reasons You Need to Take More Risk pickthebrain.com
1.Risk gets you noticed
Most people will take the easy route, because in general the population lacks self confidence, and taking risk forces you to put yourself out there. You’re not just following the program when it comes to risk. Instead, you’re saying to those around you, “Look at my ideas.”
Because it’s rare for people to take risk, when you do, you’ll get noticed. And when you’re noticed, you’ll be thought of when it comes to advancing at work, or when clients are deciding who to do business with.
2. Risk creates change
It’s easy to get stuck in a rut, and to mindlessly follow the habits you’ve been entrenched in for years. This is true for large organizations, small companies, and individual people alike. So if you want something to change, you’re going to have to do something different. Doing something different is uncomfortable and comes with a sense of the unknown. After all, you haven’t proven it’s effectiveness yet.
But taking this risk of lost time and unproven results, is the only way to create change, so it’s well worth the effort. Even if the initial plan isn’t effective, it will teach you more about what will and will not work, being productive in the end.
3. Risk makes you feel alive
There is a satisfaction to doing everything “right” and pleasing the world around you, but there’s also an undeniable thrill that comes from taking risk. The adrenaline that pumps through your body when you’re doing something in an entirely new way, is worth the risk on it’s own. In fact, I have found myself getting addicted to risk because of this feeling.
4. Risk creates a higher standard
When you begin taking risk and seeing the results it offers, a new standard begins to form in your mind. You are no longer satisfied with just enough, and know that in order to create something of excellence, you will need to go to the next level.
This kind of behavior pushes you or your company forward and sets a new standard. Soon, a new comfort zone is created where risk is the norm, and the rate at which you are working is higher than before.
5. Risk teaches you more about yourself
Because risk is usually an expression of your own ideas, it can teach you a lot about yourself. The more comfortable you are with exploring new abilities within yourself, the more aware you will become of just what lies inside you. And the more success you experience within those areas, the more confident you will become.
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Comparison Between Western and Chinese 'Ghost Festivals' womenofchina
Comparison Between Western and Chinese 'Ghost Festivals'
Performers tour on the street for the upcoming Halloween in Vancouver, Canada, October 18, 2015. [Xinhua]
October 31st is Halloween, a Western "ghost festival". Chinese people also have ghost festival which is called "Zhongyuan Festival" or "Hungry Ghost Festival". Stemmed from different cultures, let's see how they are different and how they are similar.
The two festivals, Halloween and Zhongyuan Festival, are both about ghosts, which are believed to be spirits of deceased people. Besides, these ghosts wander back to our life at a certain time of the year, on October 31 in Western culture, and on July 15 of lunar calendar in Chinese culture.
However, ghosts are released for no more than two days during Halloween, while it's at least for one month during Chinese ghost festival.
Keep Evolving & Tradition Sustains
The Halloween, stemming from a festival of warding spirits in Ireland, has evolved from pagan to Christian, and to secular, with the theme becoming a carnival for all.
Zhongyuan Festival originates from Buddhist traditions, and then integrates Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, which still remains a religious observance in China. Taoist monks will chant and give offerings to appease the spirits. Honored as Ullambana Festival in Buddhism, Buddhist doctrine says that by offering articles on the festival day, deceased parents and relatives can be saved from bad situations in the after life.
Expel Ghosts & Respect Ghosts
The two festivals, both themed on ghosts, have different attitudes toward them. During Halloween, people dress up like ghosts to scare away spirits rather than please them. While during Chinese Zhongyuan Festival, people burn paper money and sacrifice the spirits to show their respect.
Funny & Scary
The Halloween has become a full-of-fun carnival when people dress up, play trick-or-treat games, and partying. With its light theme, the festival has been celebrated around the world, also in China.
While Chinese Zhongyuan Festival is still a serious thing and people are scared of ghosts when talking about them. There are some taboos during the festival which can avoid the spirits from hurting you, like no swimming and no walking outside late at night.
Q:
What do you think about western and Chinese 'ghost festival?
Do you believe in ghost exist?
Should you be afraid of ghosts?
Can ghosts and spirits hurt, harm or kill you? Is there a friendly ghost?
Why do we love ghost stories?
Do you believe that there is the afterlife?
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