Genre: Self-Help
Description:
“Think of someone you admire, someone who you wish to emulate. What
makes them successful? What enabled that person to overcome their fear and go
after their dream?
Quite simply: the willingness to assume a risk.
Risk taking is the life changing experience that will enable you to
live your calling.
It is not enough to simply take risks. You must plan your risk with
the same precision, passion, and excitement as you would the vacation of your
dreams.
Creating life changing experiences does not come from wishful
thinking. Of course, changing your thinking in order to focus on the positive
is important, but thoughts don’t move matter. In order to live your calling, you
have to take action—smart action.
That’s Riskformation in a
nutshell: the process that will empower you to take a risk and live your
calling.”
Author:
“Anne Fish is an award-winning speaker, author, and international
risk-taker extraordinaire. Her affinity for taking risks has led her to branch
out into emerging markets as an entrepreneur across multiple time-zones,
countries and continents. From founding Formula Austin, which promoted Formula
1 racing to the world, to 18 years as a flight attendant and corporate trainer,
a multi-million dollar career with Sotheby's International Realty, Anne has
taken the leap and followed her dreams. Her own Riskformation led her to build a life overseas in many different
countries as well as gave her the opportunity to collaborate with and around
famous figures and professional athletes over a seven year span.
Currently, Anne inspires, encourages, and leads others to take risks
that will transform their lives. She lives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming with her
husband, Jim, and their two dogs Buddy and Bailey.”
Appraisal:
Reviewing non-fiction is sometimes an interesting proposition. With
fiction, if the story entertains, that’s all that matters, but with non-fiction
I’ll often find myself wondering how to tell if the author is qualified to write
about the subject and whether I’m in a position to judge their credibility.
Reading Riskformation I didn’t
have those concerns. Ms Fish’s bio shows she’s taken the kind of risks she
suggests as do the stories she uses as examples in the book, but more
importantly I found that the things she suggests, her approach to planning and deciding
what actions and risks make sense (the “smart risk taking” in the subtitle) fit
the successful risks I’ve taken throughout my life.
The only place I found myself questioning Ms Fish and her concepts is
in the area of luck although the more I think about it, the more I think we’re
not that far apart in our attitude about luck. I think we’d both agree that you
shouldn’t depend on it to help you succeed and it tends to even out over time. I
don’t think either of us would agree with blaming bad luck for failure. But I’ve
always acknowledged how good luck has sometimes made a difference in a success,
along with hard work, skill, and whatever else I contributed to that success. The
concept of a “parachute” and faith that it will be there if things take a turn
for the worst that is discussed at one point in the book seems like luck with a
different name attached.
Regardless of your thoughts on luck, I’d definitely recommend Riskformation for anyone who wants to do
more than just float through life. If you want to make changes in your life or
career for the better, are looking for how to approach and plan for those
changes, this is a book that will help you get there.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant issues.
Rating: *****
Five Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate
word count: 25-30,000 words
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