DAY 8: Know Your Limits

Part II of Risky Business

Disheveled hair, smeared mascara, cryptic text messages, falling asleep with your clothes and one shoe still on...Does this sound familiar? Last night that was me and this morning it feels like someone is dancing on my brain. As I write, my whiskey headache pounds and the beaming light from the computer screen pierces my swollen eyeballs like a laser. Was it worth it? Don't get me wrong I'm not a total stick in the mud, I have had amazing times with amazing friends over a bottle of booze but this time it felt different, maybe it's because I'm different. 

WHEN IT COMES TO RISKY BUSINESS KNOW YOUR LIMITS! I don't know what it is about me and booze, if it's there I'll drink it, if it's free I'll definitely drink it and if it's a weekend I'm totally in. Last night I had a great time but once the mixed liquids settled in so did my neurosis. As a person prone to depression and recently recovering from a bad episode, drinking too much is risky business. 

In my previous blog post http://brokechickrichchick.blogspot.com/2012/08/day-7-risky-business.html  I said without risk there is no reward. You can't play defensively and conservatively. You can't take calculated risks with the intention of failing or protecting yourself. You have to put it all on the line. All of this true but YOU MUST KNOW YOUR LIMITS. We humans do have defensive mechanisms for a reason, to keep us alive! Remember defensive driving class and all those scary videos...The choices you make effect your life and the lives of others.

Writing this mere blog is proof of that, I have propelled my personal dreams forward by being accountable via cyberspace and I have received a ton of positive feedback from my readers. My choices have effected my life and others. 

KNOW YOUR LIMITS! Does the idea of not having a consistent pay check scare you? Then maybe going into business for yourself isn't the best idea. Do you want to invest your money but don't want to risk losing it? Then investing in a junk bond is probably not a good idea.

IN ORDER TO KNOW YOUR LIMITS YOU MUST KNOW YOUR OBJECTIVE. What risk are you taking to get what reward? What is your goal? 

My objective is to maintain overall mental and physical health, build a business and to be debt free. By drinking too much last night, I lost sight of my goals and passed my personal limits. Everyone has different limits! If you love shopping and have loads of debt then going into a mall with a burning credit card in your wallet is surpassing your limits, especially if your goal is to pay off your debt and start saving. 

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO TEST YOUR LIMITS TO KNOW YOUR LIMITS. Pushing the limits is human nature. Remember when mom would always tell you not to touch the stove but you did it anyway...you wanted to see what the fuss was all about so you burnt yourself in return and still have a scar to remind you. SCARS ARE LESSONS THEY SHOW YOU YOUR LIMITS. 

I encourage everyone to take risks but don't forget your limits. As for me, I think its going to be a two drink max for awhile.  Ending on a high note, I've been working really hard on my website and business plan! 2 DAYS TO LAUNCH DATE!