Category Archives: Advanced Riskologists

How to Complete the Biggest Project of Your Life: An interview with Dave Cornthwaite

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Fellow Riskologists, What does it take to make a big project happen? What do you do when you want to start something that’s going to require a lot of planning, focus, and even team building? These are questions I ask myself all the time as I think about some of the projects I want to…

Field Report: How to Make the Hardest Decision of Your Life

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Tyler’s Note: This is a Riskologist Field Report by Therese Schwenkler from The Unlost. Field Reports are written by readers just like you, so be nice, enjoy the story, and take action on the lesson. I was hanging out with my friend Julie the other day when she asked me a question I hear quite…

Field Report: Hiking the Mount Whitney Trail

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Tyler’s Note:  This is a Riskologist Field Report by Steven from Hundred Goals. Field Reports are written by readers just like you, so be nice, enjoy the story, and take action on the lesson. The Mount Whitney Trail is an eleven mile hiking path that takes you to the summit of the tallest mountain in the…

Field Report: 6 Ways to Stop Being Good So You Can Start Doing Good

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Tyler’s Note:  This is a Riskologist Field Report by Amy Pearson from Bloom Life Design. Field Reports are written by readers just like you, so be nice, enjoy the story, and take action on the lesson. I am a woman on a mission. And I know it sounds cliché, but my mission really is to save…

Field Report: I Wrote a Novel in 120 Hours (And So Can You)

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Tyler’s Note:  This is a Riskologist Field Report by James Holder from Sliced Up For Me. Field Reports are written by readers just like you, so be nice, enjoy the story, and take action on the lesson. I want to help you draft your own full-length novel, especially if you don’t write fiction. It can take…

Field Report: The Story of My Accidental Music Business

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Tyler’s Note:  This is a Riskologist Field Report by Jason Timothy from Music Software Training. Field Reports are written by readers just like you, so be nice, enjoy the story, and take action on the lesson. To contribute your own Field Report, go here. “Everyday should be a holiday….” That’s what the Dandy Warhol’s sticker that was stuck…

Field Report: Il Panino Maneesh–How to Get a Sandwich Named After You

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Tyler’s Note:  This is a Riskologist Field Report by Maneesh Sethi from Hack the System. Field Reports are written by readers just like you, so be nice, enjoy the story, and take action on the lesson. To contribute your own Field Report, go here. I’m not used to being the ‘cool guy.’ Once, when I was in high…

Field Report: How to Prosper Through Risk and Uncertainty

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Tyler’s Note:  This is a Riskologist Field Report by Aaron Bilodeau from Existanew. Field Reports are written by readers just like you, so be nice, enjoy the story, and take action on the lesson. To contribute your own Field Report, go here. Convention, or at least the conventional voice in our heads, dictates that we should merely dip…

Field Report: The Science of Building Your Adventure Tolerance

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Tyler’s Note:  This is a Riskologist Field Report by Lisa Mazzocco from Chase Your Unicorm. Field Reports are written by readers just like you, so be nice, enjoy the story, and take action on the lesson. To contribute your own Field Report, go here. Let me tell you something about myself: I have the power to see the future. …

Field Report: What if You Leap and the Net Doesn’t Appear?

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Tyler’s Note:  This is a Riskologist Field Report by Lynn Hess. Field Reports are written by readers just like you, so be nice, enjoy the story, and take action on the lesson. To contribute your own Field Report, go here. I’m a huge quote freak, and the inspirational words of others, famous or not, help guide…