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What does it mean?
Growth requires moving forward; staying put means moving backward.
In plain terms
Choose growth over safety.
What can you take from it?
Choose growth over safety.

Where it applies

  • career change
  • personal development
  • risk management

Putting it to work

  • take calculated risks
  • embrace change
  • step out of comfort zone

Questions to consider

  • Are you growing?
  • What safety are keeping?

Another view

Safety is sometimes necessary for stability and survival.

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