When I told some writers
about my opportunity
with the New York Publisher
(omitting the details),
almost every midlist writer
told me to reconsider the deal.
However, almost every bestselling writer
told me to run with this opportunity.
The bestselling writers know
that to make the jump
from midlist to bestselling,
you have to take some risks.
(If this risk pays off,
writers will call this luck, not risk)
Many writers won’t take these risks.
They’ll stay midlist,
which is okay.
Writers can make a living in midlist
if they publish enough stories.
But some of these writers
won’t be okay with being midlist
yet they won’t take the risks
needed to be a best selling writer.
Entrepreneurs are faced
with the same decisions.
As you’re building your business,
you’ll be faced with opportunities.
These opportunities could explode your sales
or they could explode your company.
Think about whether or not
you’d risk your company
to take it to the next level of growth.