Bet on You: How to Win with Risk

by Angie Morgan, Courtney Lynch

Build the risk-taking skills that will lead you to a life of fulfillment:

Discover the formula for success that will supercharge your decision-making confidence and transform even the most risk-averse mindset.

In Bet on You, Angie Morgan and Courtney Lynch reveal hard-earned, real-world insights that will help you realize your potential by enacting risk in ways most meaningful to you.

The author’s risk-taking guidance has been embraced by the world’s best businesses – Google, Boston Scientific, FedEx, and Oracle.  Their insights are the secret sauce behind any transformative journey to a success-filled life.

With clear, actionable steps, this book:


Enlightens readers with a new perspective on how risk really works and clears up common misconceptions about risk, such as it being the opposite of reward.
Empowers professionals of all types with guidance on how to start practicing new habits right away to build their risk-taking muscle.
Shows how to weave a safety net to mitigate the downside of risks.
Offers effective strategies for managing risk-killing emotions: fear and failure.

Genres: Business, Self Help, Nonfiction, Audiobook

224 pages, Hardcover

Published April 19, 2022

About the author

Angie is a proven leader, successful entrepreneur, New York Times best-selling author, and a sought-after guide who helps others become the best leaders they know.

Angie wasn’t born a leader. She became a leader after she graduated from the University of Michigan and earned her commission as a United States Marine Corps Officer, where she was one of only 1,000 women managers in an organization 175,000 strong. Angie endured some of the toughest training on earth to build her leadership and risk-taking skills, which she’s applied in her personal and professional life to achieve success. Today, she’s honored to share these exact same skills through her work as a keynote speaker, consultant, coach, and advisor inside the world’s top organizations.

After Angie left active duty in 2001, she rose through the ranks quickly as a pharmaceutical sales representative before transitioning out of corporate America to launch her consultancy, Lead Star, in 2004. Through her business, she’s been honored to partner with exceptional clients to include Google, Facebook, Oracle, Boston Scientific, Marathon Oil, Walmart, and many smaller – and equally impressive – small businesses and organizations.

Angie’s been a featured guest on CNN, FOX News, and CNBC. Her thought leadership has been published in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Inc., and Entrepreneur. She’s the author of the New York Times Best-Selling SPARK, Leading from the Front, and the soon-to-be released Bet on You, which will be the game-changing book for professionals who are contemplating taking risks in their lives.

Angie has an MBA from the Ross School of Business. She’s an avid athlete who competes in marathons and triathlons … and is never one to turn down a push-up competition. She’s also the mom to two great boys and commits a tremendous amount of energy and time to being a super fan at their sporting events.

Reviews

[Kiona Meade · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book! It was a quick and easy read, with a lot of good tips, stories, and examples to articulate the points from the authors. I took quite a few notes and highlights around the book and it's likely I will re-read this again as new risks and opportunities come my way!

[Montica · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is genuine. It’s release is timely and provides a direct, honest perspective on how to live in risk and actually move toward the life you want to design for yourself. I love the thought starters that trigger self reflection. Each chapter and the stories throughout the book offer an open and vulnerable perspective from the authors. The book is well written, organized effectively, generates thought and triggers action. I highly recommend if you want to get out of your comfort zone and enact real change to move the needle towards your dreams. I love their perspective and tips. I’ll reference this book again as I move through risk in my life.

[Florian · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was not bad and I even enjoyed the narration by the authors, but I do not feel like this book provided me with any new insights. Effectively it boils down to "do the stuff that turns out to be the smart decision when you think about it". That is how I perceived it at least. This book appears therefore to be more of a motivating pep talk in written form. But sometimes that is just what you need, so I will not say that this is inherently something bad. It just was not what I was looking for when reading/listening to it, I guess.

[Lilian · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

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From childhood, we are inundated with messages to "Play it Safe from the fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood to sayings like " Better Safe than Sorry" or 'Curiosity killed the Cat". While they may be said by well-intentioned people, they tend to either subconsciously contribute to our negative perception as adults, which they call the "Play-it Safe" paradox.

In under 200 pages, Morgan and Lynch strive to help risk-averse readers understand their low-risk appetites in decision making and how to tolerate fear. Backed with the additional resources, "Bet on You" provides a step by step framework for readers to understand themselves and take "calculated" steps during high stakes while remaining self-confident. I enjoyed reading the authors' personal experiences in the US Marine Corps and other anecdotes. Overall, I will be using this book as a reference guide and look forward to reading more of their work.

Note: This book was provided by the publisher via Netgalley.

[Becky Rosas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received a copy and mentioned I would write a review on it. As an analyst for my company, I look at various scenarios to see what risk they posed for our company. Thinking about risk at my point in my career seemed different than it would have when I graduated from Texas A&M in 1990. The takeaways I got from this book were: 1) listen-the stories and experiences you hear can help in adding to your experience and thus the risks you face. 2) risk doesn’t stop as you mature-it takes on a different look but it’s still there. 3) picturing failure and fear helps dealing with it-fear of the known seems to be a lot easier to manage 4) savor those reward moments.

This was a great book to read and I am going to go back and work on the kaleidoscope mentioned early in the book. Risk is ageless and is always going to be there!

#betonyou
#career #experience #work #risk

[Denise · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book does a great job of covering risk, change, and job satisfaction from multiple perspectives and taking into account a FULL life (not just the career perspective). I appreciated that family and activities outside of work are covered as ways to fide fulfillment. It starts with job crafting and even picking hobbies or side gigs. Then, addresses change and taking risks. I started this book late last year and wasn't even thinking about leaving my current position... I really embraced the job crafting, up-skilling, and finding ways to add value to my life through reading, volunteering, and picking up hobbies that I felt I was missing. Then I started getting interviews for a new job... this message and book made me feel more comfortable taking a plunge and changing my career path. I appreciate the message and stories provided by the authors and consider them influential in my life.

[Denise Griffitts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Transform Your Life with 'Bet On You': Navigating Success through Risk and Resilience

In Angie Morgan's groundbreaking book, "Bet On You: How to Win With Risk," embark on a transformative journey through life's unpredictable challenges and emerge victorious. Morgan's engaging writing style seamlessly weaves personal anecdotes with practical insights, making the often-intimidating concepts of risk and resilience accessible to all.

This isn't just a guide; it's your companion, providing a roadmap to embrace uncertainty and transform it into a powerful tool for personal and professional growth. Morgan's unique strength lies in her ability to demystify complex ideas, offering actionable steps for identifying, evaluating, and embracing risks. Practical exercises and real-world examples enhance the learning experience, ensuring relevance for readers from all walks of life.

[Becky Rosas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received a copy and mentioned I would write a review on it. As an analyst for my company, I look at various scenarios to see what risk they posed for our company. Thinking about risk at my point in my career seemed different than it would have when I graduated from Texas A&M in 1990. The takeaways I got from this book were: 1) listen-the stories and experiences you hear can help in adding to your experience and thus the risks you face. 2) risk doesn’t stop as you mature-it takes on a different look but it’s still there. 3) picturing failure and fear helps dealing with it-fear of the known seems to be a lot easier to manage 4) savor those reward moments.

This was a great book to read and I am going to go back and work on the kaleidoscope mentioned early in the book. Risk is ageless and is always going to be there!

#betonyou
#career #experience #work #risk

[Samaa Ahmed · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn’t finish this book. It started out strong for me, but then I gave up because it was so boring.

What the book advocates is pretty non-controversial and obvious: take calculated risks occasionally - it’s good for your personal development and wellbeing. Literally, that’s the whole book.

Also since I am super anti-military, the references to the authors’ experiences as Marines was off-putting, although not excessive or propagandist.

If you’re super risk-averse and have never challenged yourself: this is the book for you! If you’ve ever taken a risk, you can safely pass on this one.

YMMV 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Jern Kunpittaya · Rating 3 out of 5]

The content is good for reminding yourself to think through stuffs before making decisions: risk is the path to reward, not the opposite, You have to own your dream, champion vs big stager vs no-chooser, work to the decision point (not give up before and have excuse), have your safety net, recognize the win.

But the book is pretty dry, hence hard to finish it in one go. Good for visiting once you need to make a decision.

[Leia Cooper rigg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick, easy, inspirational read. Good reminders of things to practice in our lives.