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Once you get past trying to be safe, you can start enjoying the pursuit of being great. You can fail at being safe just as you can fail at being great, so you might as well aim for the one you want to succeed at. This is the difference between a risk-avoidant life and a potential-seeking life. Risk avoidance has a shorter distance to fall, so it feels safe. But it also has a very low peak, so even if you are 100% successful, you never truly feel alive and fulfilled. Potential-seeking requires some risk; you could get hurt, but you’re aiming for a summit that aligns with your potential. People get hurt at basecamp all the time and never get to feel the thrill of being fully alive in pursuit of their dreams.