have been rung up, explain to the cashier 
that you have forgotten your money.
I will be rejected if I ask a coworker to 
have dinner with me.Invite your coworker for dinner and check 
out his or her reaction.
When selecting possible experiments, try to choose practices in which you have 
little to lose. For example, don’t tell your boss how much you hate him, just to see what 
happens! Try to select experiments in which the worst that will happen is possible dis -
comfort or temporary embarrassment. Remember that the more social risks you take, the 
more often they will pay off. Along the way, however, you will also experience rejection 
from time to time. If you don’t take risks, you will never be rejected—but you will also