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Whether you are the kind to choose stepping out on faith and testing the unknown waters or more inclined to bet on the sure thing. I charge our generation, not only the African American, but all young professional-minded out there to take a risk every now and again. SCARED MONEY DON’T MAKE MONEY. Not to discount the decision to go back to that which is familiar (because that is exactly what I did once I matriculated through the ‘House), but we cannot limit ourselves to the comfortable. Just like in any other game of chance, it is the risk-taker that will win with the highest rewards.

This is not a method for the meek. There is always the ever-present chance of losing a hand or two in this game that we all must play. Be it taking a career move that didn’t pan out, stepping into the Majority-driven White collar world, or a host of other potential obstacles and stumbling blocks in your prospective path. The proverbial player in this game of life and career that makes a practice out of hedging their bets might make small gains for a little while, but will never get the big score. An underlying problem is that minorities do not have the extensive corporate networks and affiliations that our majority counterparts have maintained for centuries. This dynamic makes it all the more necessary for the Hip-Hop generation to roll the dice and make the most of an impending opportunity. Charles M. Schwab was quoted to say “All successful employers are stalking men who will do the unusual, men who think, men who attract attention by performing more than is expected of them.”… And this statement is not only pertaining to the corporate world.

For example, starting your own business or taking a career path different than your specialized fields both have much higher stakes than the world of Big Business probably ever could.

~ Escape Artist

Comments (3)

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written by zamaih , September 27, 2007

LOL. Look at Parkay in the background. Good piece, its always good to remind people to stay on the grind and never get too comfortable. It's good to be content, but not complacent.

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written by youngbuttermotherfucker , September 27, 2007

shouts at to myself and homeboy blocking the "Sun" from shining...good piece tho Shaun...thats real talk and a concept more and more young African Americans need to grasp.

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written by DNMP , October 05, 2007

good article Carnell. Very timely, for me at least. I really like this part, "not to let the fear of failure preclude any reader from taking a gamble because in this contest, not playing at all is worse than losing everything in a valiant effort."

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