 Next take smart risks risk is such a negative connotation in our society It's such a negative word right has negative connotations to it But I want to suggest you taking risks is what leads to more happiness. It's what helped me Get out of some really bad mental states bad ruts and I want to read to you a quote from a guy who beautifully sums this up It's from a guy named me hi chick sent me hi and he said the best moments in our lives are not the passive receptor relaxing times The best moments usually occur for person's body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile It's a powerful statement because too many of us think that you know It's cool. Just gonna sit on the couch play a little video games watch some TV. Oh, I don't want to take any risks I might fail. What would people think of me? You know it goes back to that fixed mindset versus growth mindset and another powerful thing we'll talk about in a bit but something that's really cool me hi chick sent me hi was a Psychologist and he studied this state called flow states and flow states are defined as being an optimal state of Being where you feel your best and you perform your best And if you've ever played a sport and been in the zone if you've ever lost yourself in a conversation Like this weekend talking to like-minded individuals or if you ever just zoned in on one of the speakers You know what a flow state is However, he found that most people don't spend much time in flow states So he wanted to change that he reversed engineering came up came up with what I think is one of the most powerful Concepts which is what you're seeing now. It's called the skills challenge ratio and As you can see it's it's a little complicated, but it's fairly simple and it take any area of your life Talking to women working out growing a business doesn't matter what it is when your skill level is high and your challenge is low you're bored and You probably all know people like that they started out with a Fire in their belly they went after things and their skill level got high But the challenge either stayed the same or it got a lot lower. They hit that rut Conversely, you know probably no people who have very low level of skill and The challenge is so high That they're feeling like they're going underwater. They're full of stress. They're full of anxiety But there are people who figure it out that you need The right amount of challenge for your skill level and when that happens and you do it the right way You'll hit that flow zone And that's where the biggest breakthroughs Come from and I don't have a lot of time to go into it If you want to ask questions about it, we can talk more about it later But I want to suggest that this flow zone is also the take smart risks zone That's how you know which risk is right for you. Is it aligned with your purpose? Yes, but also is it the right amount of challenge because I'll tell you speaking at this event. I Wouldn't have been able to do this two years ago Would have been the challenge would have been too high especially I was asked two weeks beforehand I Like to practice three to four weeks beforehand But I did it because I felt the challenge was right. In fact, it was a good challenge I got to step up my game. I'll do it So In your life, make sure you're taking the right challenges You're challenging yourself at the right amount. Don't let anybody crush you with challenge. Make sure That it's at the right level. Also, make sure you're pushing yourself hard enough And well, you know, some people are afraid to take risks some people are Take the failure to heart and we already talked about that with the fixed mindset versus growth mindset But you just have to detach from it Not outcome independent like some people have been talking about you just got to say hey Well, you know, I'm not good at it yet and own it But you know That it's just a matter of time before you get better But taking smart risks is one of the keys to overcoming any bad situation Any obstacle in your life