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Summary of Choose Possibility 

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Choose Possibility is a business summary that aims to accelerate success. This tidbit is a Wall Street Journal bestseller and an indispensable guide to decision-making and risk-taking for those who find themselves afraid of making wrong career choices. This fresh approach comes from Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, who made many bad choices in her career but learned to turn those down moments into successes. Singh Cassidy is a leading technology executive, entrepreneur, board member, and investor with 25 years of experience founding and helping to scale companies, including Google and Amazon. Most recently, she served as president of StubHub and a member of eBay’s executive leadership team. She is the founder and chairman of theBoardlist and has been profiled in Fortune, Forbes, the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and the New York Times. “Risk-taking is not only for the thrill-seekers of this world. It’s for all of us.” ~ Sukhinder Singh Cassidy

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first key point

Risk-taking: doing things without any assurance of what the results might be

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Taking a risk can be quite scary based on the general beliefs surrounding it. A risk is a difficult situation where there is usually a possibility of loss or injury, so most people avoid it because it keeps them out of danger. However, if we want to experience growth and success, we must try new things and take on challenges. Several myths surround risk-taking:
• Risk-taking is all about being discrete, monumental, and taking downright crazy actions that can’t easily be reversed.
• It is a single leap that has the power to make us or ruin us. So, we are always under pressure to make the right decisions.

These kinds of assumptions are unhealthy and only heighten our anxiety, discouraging us from taking any risk at all. The only solution to this “all or nothing” perception of risk-taking is to focus on choosing possibilities. There are a lot of uncertainties surrounding risk-taking, and any choice we make might not work out as we desire. Hence, the power in risk-taking lies in combining many small and big decisions over time to produce impacts that inform our future choices. So, instead of thinking about implementing a big decision that will lead to our breakthrough, we focus on consistently taking small or big risks that will help us pursue our goals. We begin to see that every choice we make is a key to unlocking the next possibility.
It’s okay to fail when you take risks because it helps you learn valuable lessons that eventually lead to growth.
This summary seeks to change your perception of risk-taking. It encourages you to see risks as the process of choosing possibilities such that even when you fail, you will be able to derive important benefits from that failure. This tidbit will help you learn how to get going, get smarter, and get rewarded throughout your career.
Having choices in life is a privilege, and if we’re fortunate enough to have them, we should exercise them. ~ Sukhinder Singh Cassidy
second key point

Sometimes to get the best in life, you have to take risks

Most times, we make the mistake of thinking that successful people made one big decision that changed everything. We see them as heroes who reduced insurmountable obstacles and took down huge enemies in their strides. But this is a flawed way of viewing success because we tend to start feeling that there is just one way to achieve things and that one big decision will make or break us. The downside is that we might begin to focus more on being broken and missing out forever if the decision doesn’t go as planned.
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third key point

Don’t wait to have it all figured out before you start; chase multiple opportunities

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When taking a risk, put people before money

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You’re only a piece of the puzzle; just do your part

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A reward is not always proportional to the risk taken

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To win the war, focus on all the battles in sight

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