You are at risk. You volunteer your most innovative ideas at a meeting. They could be rejected. You are at risk. You are, again, at risk.
Sound risk involves both analytical and emotional abilities.
We will not impact risk-taking without impacting fear. And if we've somehow trained ourselves to think that fear is a sign of weakness, we are denying not only our fears but our best opportunities as well. Both fear and courage reside within our risk dilemmas, within our 'should I or shouldn't' I decisions. These decisions involve the Diving Board. Properly assessed, the Diving Board yields great information, including an appraisal of the irreducible risk involved.