In his book, ‘The Second Bounce of the Ball’, Sir Ronald Cohen (pioneering philanthropist, venture capitalist, private equity investor and social innovator) advises ‘You can’t learn to swim by exercising on the beach.’

I love that.

So many of us are desperately seeking to mitigate uncertainty or risk in our lives. And often that means we over prepare, over think and sometimes attempt to over qualify in a bid to ensure everything will work out fine.

Sometimes we will only ever know if it will work out when we dive in.