Career question - risk vs reward

Yes. Prepare like your life depends on it and have confidence you won’t bomb

I don’t know why, but I immediately assume you make foot fetish videos for rich old Asian businessmen.

You could always go back to a 9-5.

Take the risks

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Are you confident in your public speaking abilities and presentation skills? Do you know your topic at hand well? If yes to both of those, absolutely go for it

Doing an infomercial on QVC?

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

-Theodore Roosevelt

You don't win a National Championship sitting on the sideline. One day you will realize how short life is. How many chances will you get to dare greatly? If you are well-prepared and know your stuff, minimize the "error and shortcoming" and go for it. Sure, there may be a few critics who won't like you or your message, but how many of the 1,000 potential clients do you need in order to consider your effort a success? I hate to use a political example, but Trump is POTUS after winning fewer than half the votes. Lesson: Don't overestimate the intelligence of the audience. If you bail, spend the rest of your life contemplating your place with those who "neither know victory nor defeat." Go to the plate and take your swing, Warren Morris.

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this does not make sense to me. Clients only booked through November? That isn’t too far out, especially with CVD-19 impacting businesses all over.

I would take another look at what a “safe job” is. You might should do the presentation based on necessity.

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I’m a consultant, having every week through November booked is solid. Contracts typically aren’t signed until July for next year. Might be a good reason to risk it though, good point.

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“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

-Theodore Roosevelt

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Thanks man for that quote. I know what I should do and that really helps. I know my shite well but also can get lazy and not take risks. I’m in the arena though, always have been. Just another step in the right direction.

Sounds as though you are thinking of running for public office ...