BEST/WORST ANALYSIS

Today I took in more of the audible book "Take The Risk" by Dr. Ben Carson.  His resume is insane: Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery and a professor of neurosurgery, plastic surgery, oncology, and pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions; He also serves on the corporate boards of the Kellogg Company, Costco Wholesale Corp, and others; Emeritus Fellow of the Yale Corp.; Education: Degree in Psychology Yale; Medicine: University of Michigan School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University. 

Anyway, I guess he knows what he's talking about when it comes to risk.  He says the key is figuring out which risks to take and one of the ways to identify and choose acceptable risks is to ask yourself four questions.  Or what Dr. Carson calls a Best/Worst Analysis.  

• What is the best thing that can happen if I do this? 
• What is the worst thing that can happen if I do this?
• What is the best thing that can happen if I don't do it?
• What is the worst thing that can happen if I don't do it?         

By the time you've thought through those four questions, usually you've analyzed the risks thoroughly enough to make a reasoned decision. The first reactions to these four questions help focus and direct your thinking. Usually, the worst mistakes happen when decisions are made when a risk analysis isn't done –when the outcome isn't fully thought through. 

PERSONAL FAITH
Dr. Carson cites his life as living proof of one's ability to overcome obstacles, with determination and the help of and faith in God.

Dr. Carson prays and reads the Bible every day, praying as well before every surgery. God, he says, seeks to empower human beings. To know God's will, and benefit from His guidance, one must enter into a relationship with Him.

During interviews with the media, in his books, and before audiences, he thanks and praises God for his abilities to help children and their families. His hand-eye coordination, essential for a brain surgeon, is a gift from God, he says, but one he was fortunate to discover and develop. He calls upon all individuals to search for their callings in life, and to seek answers and strength in God.