<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717023470940631228.post1812058112284694555..comments</id><updated>2008-03-29T18:38:17.621-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on The Bling Bling of the Risk Thing: Why Do They Do It?: The “Why” Behind Inappropriate...</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bling-me.blogspot.com/feeds/1812058112284694555/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/717023470940631228/1812058112284694555/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bling-me.blogspot.com/2008/03/why-do-they-do-it-why-behind.html'/><author><name>Sandy Geroux</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09526500301416956380</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717023470940631228.post-3755585158716102501</id><published>2008-03-29T18:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-29T18:38:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi, Gary - I think you're absolutely right... just...</title><content type='html'>Hi, Gary - I think you're absolutely right... just like teenagers who take inappropriate risks because of the same reason, I think this is very true of adults who do this, too.  Maybe they've gotten away with other stuff in the past and think the trend will continue, or they just want to see how far they can go... To me, the risk of negative consequences far outweighs the satisfaction of the risky behavior, but I guess that's what makes the world go 'round!  Thanks for your comment!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/717023470940631228/1812058112284694555/comments/default/3755585158716102501'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/717023470940631228/1812058112284694555/comments/default/3755585158716102501'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bling-me.blogspot.com/2008/03/why-do-they-do-it-why-behind.html?showComment=1206841080000#c3755585158716102501' title=''/><author><name>Sandy Geroux</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09526500301416956380</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='10067534096546083616'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://bling-me.blogspot.com/2008/03/why-do-they-do-it-why-behind.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717023470940631228.post-1812058112284694555' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/717023470940631228/posts/default/1812058112284694555' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717023470940631228.post-8858773264958889398</id><published>2008-03-28T16:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-28T16:15:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Dear Sandy:I'm going to take a risk...I think peop...</title><content type='html'>Dear Sandy:&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I'm going to take a risk...I think people take inappropriate risks because they actually believe, "It can't happen to me."  In short, they don't believe they will get caught!  I leave you with a related question to that last comment--Why?&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;All the best,&lt;BR/&gt;Gary Greenfield&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;A HREF="http://www.garygreenfield.com" REL="nofollow"&gt;Profit Through Performance&lt;/A&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/717023470940631228/1812058112284694555/comments/default/8858773264958889398'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/717023470940631228/1812058112284694555/comments/default/8858773264958889398'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bling-me.blogspot.com/2008/03/why-do-they-do-it-why-behind.html?showComment=1206746100000#c8858773264958889398' title=''/><author><name>Gary</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03312838593042409462</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://bling-me.blogspot.com/2008/03/why-do-they-do-it-why-behind.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717023470940631228.post-1812058112284694555' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/717023470940631228/posts/default/1812058112284694555' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>