Risk-taking is at the heart of making a difference, but often we’ve been conditioned to avoid risk as much as possible. So, we asked some successful risk-takers to talk to us about how they developed their comfort with taking risk.
Ling-Ling Nie
Taking risks is necessary for growth, and I just feel that you should always be growing in life. Being stagnant is a little scary to me, and I think that concern has encouraged me to seek out new challenges whenever I can. Read More>>
Angela Katherine Baker
I think “taking a risk” is actually curiosity in action. My mother always told me I was an adventurous, curious child. I have scars on my face to prove it. When I was at the mere age of six I decided it was a good idea to dive off the edge of the bathtub like Superman. Read More>>
Jordan James
From a young age, I was placed in situations where survival required courage and quick decision-making. Between the ages of 4 and 8, I had to testify in court against my childhood abuser, an experience that forced me to confront fear head-on long before I fully understood it. Read More>>
Andrew Jefferis
I have always been curious, and in some ways, risk has been part of my story from the beginning. As a newborn, I was found in a basket in a remote part of Vietnam and adopted at six months old by my parents. That early chapter has always served as a reminder that uncertainty can lead to opportunity. Read More>>
