Out of the Comfort Zone Risk and Fear of Failure with Mike Rubin
May 31, 2024
In this enlightening conversation, Mike Rubin, visionary founder and CEO of North Pond Ventures, shares his journey from academia to entrepreneurship. He discusses the crucial relationship between risk and failure, emphasizing that embracing setbacks is vital for personal growth. Mike encourages listeners to ask the right questions to unlock their entrepreneurial potential and suggests exploring unconventional paths to success. He highlights the transformative power of risk as a learning opportunity, guiding others through uncertainty with a clear focus on values and aspirations.
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Reframe Risk and Embrace Failure
- Redefine risk as the chance of not trying something meaningful to you.
- Embrace failure as inevitable and pursue what you are passionate about.
Support Enables Career Pivot
- Mike Rubin’s wife supported his career pivot despite uncertainty.
- Her encouragement was a major factor in his pursuit of passion outside medicine.
Use Experience to Guide Path
- Try things to gain experience and assess where you stand.
- Be flexible to iterate, persevere, or pivot based on honest self-assessment.