Oh and your bill filing system sounds more logical than mine (piling them on the dining room table until someone spills something on them…then throwing them out). I think I’ll try yours. 🙂

There are risks you take you have no control over. These are the risks which scare every single one of us, regardless of what we outwardly show. The only migtigating factor when it comes to these risks, which allow us to continue living, is to be as prepared as we can be given the chance of the risk coming true. Falling into this category are such things as random shootings, certain chronic diseases, etc.

The second type of risk we take is where we have to rely on others to guide us through the risks, but we still have little or no control over the outcome. These scare most of us, too, but we handle our fears as best we can by choosing the right people to help us. Open heart surgery comes to mind as an example of this case.

The third type of risk would be the risk we take on ourselves. We have as much control as possible over the outcome, but the risk is introduced by external factors we may either not have the experience to prepare for or randomly occur. Many people thrive on this kind of risk…they enjoy challenging themselves to prove their ability to overcome the risks and beat the odds. We have very good control over the outcome, because we directly make and/or influence the decisions which lead to the resolution. Raising a child, running for office, physical training would be examples in this case.

Prepare well for the first
Judge well for the second
Believe in yourself for the third