g’day
i get pretty consistent feedback in the comments on my videos:
and look - it’s not surprising. most people see risk the way a statistician would:
through the lens of averages.
they google the failure rates. read the headline. quote the bell curve.
and just like that, they quietly disqualify themselves.
but here’s the thing no one tells you: population risk isn’t personal risk.
and if you’re deciding to back yourself - to take equity, start a company, swing big - you need to know the difference.
because your odds aren’t fixed, they move with you.
if you’re reading this, you can safety assume you’re on the right side of the bell curve.
not because you’re delusional, but because you’re playing the game differently.
you’ve opted into building. you’re accumulating skills, building strategic reserves, looking for bolder moves.
and frankly, there is no ABS failure stat for you.
this is where optimism comes in.
not as delusion or ego, but as your default operating policy.
optimism isn’t belief that you’ll win, it’s the decision to act like you can for long enough to find out.
some might even contend there’s science behind it.
belief shifts focus. focus changes behaviour. behaviour changes outcomes.
you try longer. test more. bounce back faster.
you search for openings instead of warning signs.
affirmations, vision boards, journals - they’re just UI for that deeper principle:
train your brain to expect progress, and it’ll behaves like progress is inevitable.
charlie
ps – no long video this week, but i’ve started posting shorts on instagram, so if you use IG chuck as a follow will ya?
pps - loving your emails from everyone on this list, keep em coming.
