Jeff Bezos discusses the importance of pursuing one's passions, emphasizing that the perceived risks are often less significant than they appear. Reflecting on his decision to leave his job and start a company, he highlights that the potential regret of not trying outweighed the fear of failure.
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00:00I think it's very important to pursue your passions, and if you're doing that,
00:03the risks are often not as great as they seem to be.
00:06For me, when I thought about leaving my job and starting this company,
00:09I knew there was a good chance that it wouldn't work.
00:11But I also knew that when I was 80 years old and thinking back over my life,
00:15I would never regret having tried and failed.
00:17But I might regret having never tried.
00:19And when I thought about it that way, it didn't actually seem like that big of a risk.