Taking a huge risk

On a recent trip to NYC, while peering out my hotel window, my heart lept into my throat! I saw this man washing windows with no protective safety gear! I just had to capture that Kodak Moment. I thought, "Is he fearless, confident, or ignorant?"


This sure is a perfect metphor for how we can feel when we face change or start a new venture. And don't we have that same feeling in the back of our mind when we are brand new at something? "Can I be fearless doing this foreign new action? Can I trust it will succeed? Or am I just being ignorant?"

I see that this window washer felt very used to standing out on a ledge. So maybe facing change is just about getting used to doing that uncomfortable or scary thing with lots of practice. I know he is very focused on his task at hand and nothing else. There's a lot to be said for keeping our eyes on the prize no matter what potential dangers lurk below.