Article: For most people, the fear of not having control of an outcome is the greatest deterrent to taking a risk. Intelligent risk-taking doesn't mean approaching life with reckless abandon. It means being informed of the possible outcomes, weighing possibilities, and making informed decisions. Having confidence in yourself and your abilities despite any outcome helps you move forward with risk-taking. Write a list of all possible risks associated with a situation, positive and negative. Write all outcomes or possibilities that come to mind. Denote positive and negative factors. Recognize that many of these won't come true, and reflect on what you can handle if any one of them does happen. If you're wondering whether to stay at your job or take a new job at a startup company, recognize that you don't know the outcome of either position and cannot read into the future of your happiness. Instead, realize taking a new job is a risk and staying at your current job is also a risk. Weigh your options and abilities (commute, salary, type of work, co-workers), then make a decision. If you constantly fear being disappointed, chances are you will never take a risk. You may fear negative feedback or may feel like you can't handle things going poorly. Realize that disappointment is relative, and that while there is a possibility of disappointment, positive outcomes can come of any situation. By fearing disappointment, you may begin living a life of regret, which is disappointment in different packaging. If you want to ask for a raise at work yet fear hearing the words "no" or negative feedback, go for it anyway. If nothing else, you open a conversation of a raise. Yes, you may receive negative feedback, but you also may hear that you are doing a terrific job. Getting out of your comfort zone means feeling increasingly more comfortable with uncertainty. Not knowing a situation's outcome can bring about feelings of anxiety. Learning to feel more comfortable with uncertainty will help you cope with the inevitable change of plans or unforeseeable future. By avoiding uncertainty, you remain in fear; by confronting uncertainty, you are able to move forward and begin to feel more comfortable. Identify uncertainties you have and write them down, in order of most anxiety to least anxiety. Start small and challenge yourself by facing your uncertainties; perhaps not checking your phone for an hour or trying a new food. Reflect on how you feel before, during, and after. Did it turn out okay? Record your conclusions and start working on more challenging situations. Have you noticed that when you wake up thinking you'll have a bad day, things tend to go poorly for you? The same is true when you wake up feeling like you will have a great day; what you think or say will happen has a way of happening. Affirmations are positive phrases you say to yourself (silently or aloud) that help you create the reality you want, despite what you currently feel. They affirm your abilities in the present. Use affirmations while you get ready for your day each morning, before important situations, or when you are feeling nervous. If you're feeling nervous about a presentation, say, "I am confident in my abilities and will be successful." If you feel unprepared, say, "I prepared as much as I could, and feel good about the work I did." If you are struggling to feel successful, say, "I am capable of doing anything I put my mind to, and can accomplish whatever I want." Some people call this your gut, a hunch, your instincts, or your intuition. Maybe you've experienced this feeling while searching for a parking spot ("I bet there's a spot down the next aisle") or studying for an exam ("I better study this section, I just know it will be on the test"). Every situation cannot be approached in rationality, especially when it comes to risk taking. If you have an unexplained good or bad feeling that seems to be a sense of "knowing", listen to it. Some studies have shown that physiological responses occur even before an event, as if your body has a sense of knowing even before a situation has occurred. Tune in to your body's sense of knowing when making big decisions, and try to turn down fears and anxieties for a moment. Chances are, your intuition has something to say, and your happiness can be affected for the better. You may want to travel the world, yet your friends and family discourage you, saying it doesn't make any sense. If you "know" it's a good thing for you to do, go for it!
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Evaluate the risk. Move past your fear of disappointment. Get out of your comfort zone. Create self-affirmations. Trust your instincts.
Article: Use the handle of a rat-tail comb to separate a thin strand of hair from the middle section. Pull it taut so that it is perpendicular to your head. Select a strand that is no larger than the diameter of the perm rod you plan to use, since packing too much hair onto a rod can result in limp curls. You can start at your front hairline or at the back of your crown. If you did the latter, you'll have to go back and do the front once you reach your nape. Place an end paper against the hair strand, so that half of it is hanging off the side. Fold the excess paper under the hair strand so that it's sandwiched inside. Next, slide the end paper towards the bottom of the hair section. It would be a good idea to fold some end papers in half ahead of time. This way, you can just slide it over the edge of the hair strand, then pull it down. Place the end of the hair strand on top of a curling rod. Wrap the hair around the curling rod until you reach your scalp, then close the rod. Choose a rod size that's appropriate for the curl size you want. Remember: the larger the rod, the larger and looser the curl. Roll the rod downward, away from your forehead and towards your nape. If you started from the back of your crown, work your way down to your nape first, then go back and do the front section. If you started from your hairline, just work your way down to your nape. Make sure that all of the hair from the middle section goes into the rod. Choose a side to start with, and unravel the run. Create a vertical part, somewhere behind your ear, and wrap the front section of hair into a bun. Apply more rods horizontally in a vertical column, then do the front section of hair (the one that's in front of your ears). The ends of the rods need to be touching each other--including the side-back section and the middle section. Start applying the rods at the top of the side section, right under the middle section, and finish at your hairline. At this point, your hair may start to dry as you work with it. If that happens, simply mist it with water. This will make it easier to wrap around the rod. This is very important, as you'll need some sort of barrier between your skin and the perm solution. Purchase a strip of cotton batting from an online or local beauty supply store, then wrap it around your hairline, tucking it under the edges of the rods. The cotton batting is not fabric. It looks like a long cotton ball. It's similar to what you'd find at a nail salon.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Take a thin strand of hair from the middle section. Fold an end paper around the end of the hair strand. Wrap the hair strand around a curling rod. Repeat the process for the entire middle section. Apply 2 columns of rods to each side section. Wrap a cotton strip around your hairline, tucking it under the rods.