16 Time Tested Ways To Be BOLD

Dearest Darling Friends, 

Being bold creates dots. These dots may not quite connect right now — and some of them may never quite connect. But when they do…it’s electrifying!

1. Be bold. Go after that big, powerful organization that doesn't delight its customers enough.

2. Be bold. Hire that awesome, amazing person - even though they will cost you way higher than you can afford to.

3. Be bold. Make that sacrifice that will negatively impact your numbers in the short-term but that you know in it is the right thing to do for the long-term.

4. Be bold. Make that really hard decision that are creating emotional tsunamis inside you.

5. Be bold. Say no to that accomplished, super-successful person that you interviewed -- but doesn't fit or further your culture.

6. Be bold. Kill that silly company policy that has no rationale to exist today. It’s OK to honor your history but don’t let it hold you back.

7. Be bold. Launch that super project you have been working on even though you are scared to death that it will fail.

8. Be bold. Admit that you were wrong on the decision you so passionately advocated for a few months ago.

9. Be bold. Allow yourself to try the thing that’s been tugging on your brain for years.

10. Be bold. If you have a brilliant idea that you know is not a good fit for you, share it with the world. Perhaps someone else will pick it up.

11. Be bold. Part ways with that awesome person you hired who is not delivering what was expected. Let them go back to being awesome — somewhere else.

12. Be bold. Fight the complexity that insidiously creeps into every organization. Fight for simplicity, and be prepared to emerge bruised, tattered and sometimes defeated. Complexity is a beast but the fight is noble.

13. Be bold. Push those around you to be bolder — and support them when they take the bold leaps.

14. Be bold. Concede that sometimes you followed the crowd instead applying your mind. It happens to the best of us, often in the worst of times.

15. Be bold. Have wildly ambitious aspirations. These wild aspirations have a secret power that few talk about: They attract wildly amazing people.

16. Be bold. Confess that you wish you had made the bolder bet and chosen the more challenging path. It’s OK to have regrets. They can embolden you in the future.

By being bold, we EXPLORE life and its abundance.

What has been your personal experience with boldness? Did it bruise you, break you or create you. If you wish to share, I am eager to know.  

With love, prayers and best wishes,

naren