Lead

'You live according to your own heart.'
Thinking about it later on in the night, realization struck, living life on one's own terms does not mean it is fulfilling, satisfactory and happy. Those comments either arise out of envy or by immense regret. Having surrendered to the will of others, one can never hope to be free. In the end, the responsibility will always rest on one's own shoulder's, however much you try to shun it, irrespective of whether you heed to other's advice or not.

No one likes to accept the blame for having lead a miserable life, and that includes the self. If no ones willing to accept this responsibility, how can success be embraced? There is no profit to be made without factoring in any form of risk.

Risk is another concept widely misunderstood. There's nothing you can do without risk. Life itself is very risky. Decreasing the possibility of an undesired outcome to an acceptable level of comfort is generally considered to be without any risk. It is far from the truth however. Only after an unexpected incident occurs, do we realize the amount of risk involved in the activity.

Our minds get programmed by the circumstances to have a unique risk profile. It varies according to the gene pool and gets reinforced everytime we make a decision and observe the outcome. Contrary to what one might asssume, a persons risk perception is not constant and changes with time. Infact, it is even possible to affect a change and tailor a persons mind to tolerate a particular type and amount of risk which they can accept.

Doing new things is almost always risky, yet many people do it. They thrive on taking risk. Apparently, the roots of this behavior are genetic and are controlled by the mind using two hormones called dopamine and serotonin. These are naturally occurring, reward based chemicals used by the mind to control various bodily functions and react as life unravels the mysteries of time. These chemicals are also known to be the actual cause of addictions as the level of production and its supply is highly regulated as well as limited. Moreover, the conditions leading to this reward keep on becoming more and more difficult as the level of tolerance grows with repetition.

Dopamine is also understood to create a sense of elation and a heightened state of indescribable satisfaction and fulfillment, often compared with being in love.