If you’re like me and you worry about making a decision you’ll regret, let me stress you out even more. Doing nothing is dangerous too. Any sense you have that passivity reduces the risks and dangers of life is an illusion. In fact the opposite is true. Taking action is the most fundamental key to overcoming problems and reaching your goals that I know.

One reason we are attracted to passivity is to avoid blame and guilt. If we do nothing, and the worst happens, we can throw up our hands and say “I didn’t do it”. If we initiate a big change and the worst happens, someone points a finger and says “It’s your fault”, and we feel terrible.

Life is risky and dangerous and you can’t change that. Bad things are gonna happen and some of them will be your fault. Don’t aspire to die having made as few mistakes as possible. Don’t be reckless, stay off the limb, but be brave. Focus on getting the best outcome, not on getting the least blame. Hang around friends who will congratulate you for trying and failing, not those who will condemn you. Be proactive. Doing nothing is risky too.