How Successful People Take Risks

Beyond hubris: Deconstruct the Icarus myth. This film explores the psychology of ambition, the art of calculated risk, and the limits of fear. For the driven man seeking an edge, this is a must-watch. #Icarus #Risk #Ambition #Psychology #Motivation #Leadership

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FURTHER READING

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“We are - most of us - likely at some point in childhood to have been told the story of Daedalus and Icarus. This Ancient Greek myth - which dates back to the earliest days of civilisation - introduces us to the gifted and canny architect Daedalus, who was imprisoned by evil king Minos in a tall tower in an isolated corner of Crete, together with his beloved son Icarus. Unwilling to spend the rest of his days in captivity, Daedalus constructed some wings by glueing together the feathers of passing birds with beeswax and invited Icarus to join him on the window ledge in a bid for freedom. But with one caveat: if Icarus ever went too high, the sun’s rays would turn the wax into liquid and Icarus would be done for…”


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CREDITS

Produced in collaboration with:

Hannah O'brien
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Title animation produced in collaboration with


Graeme Probert
www.gpmotion.co.uk