Choose Possibility: Task Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail)

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Sukhinders unique style of authenticity, optimism and hustle is what has made her one of Google and Silicon Valleys most successful and well-respected leaders. In Choose Possibility, she brings that same energy, passion and candor to helping everyone unlock their own career potential.’
Eric Schmidt, Former Chairman & CEO Google

‘A fresh and relevant voice on the ups and downs of entrepreneurship. Breaking down what risk is and isn’t, Sukhinder offers valuable insight for founders and employees, seen through the lens of someone who has been there.’
Scott Galloway, business professor and bestselling author

Learn how to take risks, thrive and build your dream career.

Each one of us dreams of possibility in our careers and in our personal lives. But our pursuit of possibility is hamstrung by the Myth of the Single Choice, which has led us to believe that one large choice stands between us and success, and that a single failure may topple us should we choose wrongly. Influenced by this myth, we let fear trump possibility: we become paralyzed.

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is one of the most highly regarded and well-respected tech executives in Silicon Valley, but shell be the first to admit that her path to success has been far from linear. While she has started three companies including theBoardlist (an organization designed to promote and place women on corporate boards), and she just served as president of StubHub, which sold for $4 billion, shes also encountered failed choices, misfires, unexpected headwinds, and all other types of pitfalls that she had to learn how to confront, analyze, navigate, and incorporate into her new path forward.

Drawing on her own experience and those of other leaders, Sukhinder shows that when people thrive, its because their fear of missing out on an opportunity (FOMO) overtakes their fear of failure (FOF) and compels them to take action. Better yet, they keep acting, building a fundamental risk-taking muscle that underweighs the importance of any single choice in favour of continually choosing. In Choose Possibility you will see that personal success does not come from making one singular correct or big decision. Rather, long-range success comes from tackling numerous choices that are aimed to optimize future possibilities.

Author Information

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a leading digital executive and entrepreneur with over twenty-five years of leadership experience scaling and founding companies including Google, Amazon, Yodlee, Joyus and Polyvore. She is currently founder and Chairman of theBoardlist, a premium talent marketplace for diverse executives, and most recently served as the President of StubHub, the leading global consumer ticketing marketplace for live entertainment. In February 2020, StubHub was acquired by Viagogo for $4bn, in a transaction led by Sukhinder and her team. Sukhinder also serves as a board director at Urban Outfitters (URBN) and Upstart, and has previously served as a board member at Ericsson, TripAdvisor, Stitchfix, J.Crew and as a strategic advisor to Twitter.