On display at the St. Patrick’s
Cathedral in Dublin , Ireland
In 1492 two Irish families (the
Ormonds and Kildares) were involved in a bitter feud. Besieged by Gerald Fitzgerald (the Earl of
Kildares), Sir James Butler (the Earl of the Ormonds) and his followers took
refuge in St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
The seige wore on for several weeks
and Gerald Fitzgerald concluded that the feud was foolish. The two families worshipped the same God,
lived in the same community, and attended the same church--yet they were
engaged in a life or death battle.
Fitzgerald went to the chapel door where the Ormands were held up. He called Sir James and promised on his honor
that no harm would come him.
Sir James feared treachery and refused
to respond. Fitzgerald grabbed a spear
and hacked a hole in the door. Then he
thrust his arm through it. In a moment
his arm was grasped by Sir James and the feud ended. It was from this gesture that we get the
expression "Chancing (risking) one’s arm."
"Chancing the arm!" Such and act involves the possibility of
great peril or tragedy. "Chance the
arm" and somebody might cut it off.
On the other hand, if you do nothing, you will probably battle yourself
into oblivion. Some things that are
worth the risk.
To be successful in any of life's
ventures will demand that we cultivate
the ability to take some risks in our lives.
I learned an important lesson. If you want something you've got to go for
it. There are no guarantees your dreams
will come true if you go for them. But
one thing is certain! Your dreams will
never come true if you don't take a chance and risk something. No matter how
you slice it, SUCCESS demands RISK. If you want to squeeze the life out of life,
you must assume certain risks.
Story : A businessman left the town, leaving his fortune in the care
of three servants. The first servant had
been given a $500,000.00 The second
servant received $250,000.00. The third
$100,00.00.
The first two servants took some risks
with the money. Perhaps they join a Network Marketing company. Who knows?
But one thing was certain. They
took a risk and it paid off. They
doubled their boss's money!
The third guy took no risks. Instead he buried the money in the ground. He
was afraid of failure so he took no risks.
When the business man returned he was
so impressed by the first two's efforts that he made them partners in his corporation. Then the third man
approached and said: "I knew you were a tough and shrewd businessman. I was
afraid to take any risks with your money.
I put it in a safe and protected it.
Here is every dime you gave me!"
The boss replied: "You lazy
bum!…At the least you could have put the money in the bank to earn a little
interest. Give the money to the man who
has a million--you're fired. Get out of
my site." The Lesson : "The one who risks will always be given
more. The man who is unwilling to risk
will loose whatever he's got."
What do you want? Are you willing to take some risks to achieve
your desired success?
Do you want to be a successful in
Network Marketing? Then you've got to
risk some rejection when you make your prospecting phone calls.
Do you want to be a successful
Internet entrepreneur? Then you've got
to risk a little capital to get your Website built and hosted by a reliable
server.
Do you want to be a successful
author? The you've got to WRITE your
articles and risk rejection after you SUBMIT THEM.
Want to have a successful romantic
relationship with somebody special? Then
you've got to risk letting down your guard and being emotionally vulnerable.
What risks are you willing to take
today to make all your tomorrows more successful?
Chance the arm!
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