Risk is part of being an Artistic Entrepreneur

I just received Molly Gordon's e-zine and I thought the topic of "risk" and my earlier post on the definition of an "entrepreneur" were timely......here's to getting out of your comfort zone and taking action to propel your art, your business, and success.

Risk Self Awareness

Risk is woven in to the fabric of every business venture. That's part of what makes business such a rich territory for spiritual growth. Risk issues potent, if not always polite, invitations to increased self-awareness. Self-awareness, in turn, pays dividends on many levels, increasing mental, emotional, spiritual, and even material wellbeing.

Business places us at the intersection of intention, instinct, choice, and desire. In the marketplace, our hopes and fears meet the hopes and fears of the world. In these intersections, we risk profit and loss on every level. In these intersections, our insides and our outsides either match or they do not. If we have the fortitude to look steadily at the truth about our choices here, we will learn much about ourselves. With time, attention, and some manner of faith to guide and sustain us, we may experience increased willingness and capacity to sense into Life's unfolding so that we may step with apparent effortlessness into our unique role in the cosmic dance.

How will you bring self-awareness into your work this week?

This article originally appeared in the Authentic Promotion e-zine and is reprinted with permission from the author. Molly Gordon is president of Shaboom Inc., a coaching and training company that delivers hope, help, and hilarity to Accidental Entrepreneurs so that they can build a business that fits just-right. For more information, visit http://www.shaboominc.com. Copyright 2007, Shaboom Inc. All rights reserved.