It's A Risk. What Would YOU Do?

Risk is something that we usually view negatively.

I don't. In fact...I REFUSE to!

Why?

Well...because I can USE risk to my advantage...that's why!

But...I have to do it on MY terms.

What do I mean by that?

Well...let me explain.

I am a firm believer in laying strong foundations for my future. I constantly re-invest my time and money back into my business...quite often at the expense of short-term income.

Lesley hates it!

She'd rather have some money to spend when I make some...instead of me taking most of it to re-invest in something that will either make me more business-like...or speed up my path to success.

Take this week, for example.

I'm going to buy a laptop computer.

Now...I don't have the spare cash to buy one...so it's going on my credit card...along with an investment of a similar amount on something else that I made last week!

I already have a laptop. It's 4 years old...and is fast enough to do most of the things that I use it for...writing and surfing when I'm not on my desktop in my study.

It's fine except for ONE thing. It isn't really fast enough nor has enough hard-disk memory for me to record the audio properly for the online/offline marketing seminars that I'm doing in the UK at the moment.

I can just about manage to get it to work...but I cannot 100% guarantee its reliability - especially when the audio files start off as huge 700MB plus files!

And...this is allowing for the big portable hard-drive that I bought last month!

So...what would YOU do?

Accept it...knowing that, with no small amount of worry...and logistical 'fun and games' you could get it to work...or just by a new one which will handle it all with no problems whatsoever?

So...I'm buying a new one!

For me...I'm INVESTING into my business...because my new laptop is another asset in the sense that I will be able to ENSURE that these audios will work fine...plus it will enable me to have another option at home for when the summer comes and I might want to sit out in the garden.

Not only that...I don't need the worry of wondering whether my dear old laptop is going to seize up at the first opportunity of struggle!

Who knows...I might even sell the old one to my brother!

So...I am HAPPY to take this 'risk' in buying this laptop on credit because it will also force me to USE this new asset so that it 'pays its way'.

I'm not just buying a new toy...I'm buying something that will a) cause me less stress, and b) ensure that I don't have to tell my fellow speakers to wait before starting because the laptop is saving the last speaker's presentation!

So...what do YOU think...am I doing the right thing?

Posted by vurnumg