How do I cope with always being the voice of caution?

Everyone else is chasing the upside, and your job is to point at the cliff they would rather not see. It is lonely work. You become the person who slows the room down, the one whose caution can feel like a wet blanket. But your seeing the danger is exactly why the danger gets handled. The loneliness comes partly from how caution sounds. No and be careful land as opposition, even when you mean protection. You cannot change the truth you see, but you can change how you carry it into the room. Lead with what you are protecting, not just what could go wrong. Saying you want this to work, so here is the risk we should cover, invites people in instead of pushing them back. And find your people — a peer, a mentor, someone who values a clear-eyed view instead of resenting it. You do not have to be liked by everyone to be right. But you do need a few who understand the weight of seeing what others ignore. Being the one who watches the downside is a service. Just make sure someone is watching out for you too.