By avoiding risk, are you also avoiding your life's full potential?
Join acclaimed neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson as he explores the
life-changing power of taking the risk, even if you're afraid.
In our risk-avoidant culture, we place a high premium on safety. We
insure our vacations. We check crash tests on cars. We extend the
warranties on our appliances. But by insulating ourselves from the
unknown--the natural risks of life--we miss the great adventure of
living our lives to their fullest potential.
Dr. Ben Carson spent his childhood as an at-risk child on the streets of
Detroit, and he took big risks in performing complex surgeries on the
brain and the spinal cord. Now, offering inspiring personal examples,
Dr. Carson invites us to embrace risk in our own lives.
In Take the Risk, Dr. Carson examines our safety-at-all-costs culture
and the meaning of risk and security in our lives. Take the Risk
guides you through an extensive examination of risk, including:
- Risk-taking in history
- An assessment of the real costs and rewards of risk
- Learning how to assess and accept risks
- Understanding how risk reveals the purpose of your life
From a man whose life dramatically portrays the connection between great
risks and greater successes, the insights Dr. Carson shares in Take the
Risk will help you dispel your fear of risk in order to dream big, aim
high, move with confidence, and reap the rewards of wise risk-taking.
Praise for Take the Risk:
"Whether you are a world-renowned neurosurgeon, a CEO, or a teacher,
this book applies to anyone who ever wondered about the difference
between the pacesetters and those who struggle to keep up. It is the
pacesetters who Take the Risk, and this book explains when and why to
take risks to empower everyone to become a trailblazer rather than a
mere spectator. For anyone who wants to rise above mediocrity, this book
is a must-read."
--Armstrong Williams, author and radio host, The Armstrong Williams
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