The capacity to take risk is one of the biggest enablers of reaching your full potential and so we want to create a space where risk-takers can come together to talk about how they’ve developed their capacity for risk taking.
Monica Ramirez
When I think of risk, I think of the fear & uncertainty that come with stepping out of my comfort zone. When Im unsure of a decision I try my best to weigh the options and the potential outcomes. But as with everything in life, you can have this picture painted about what that risk will result in and taking the risk could be the complete opposite of what you expected. With this in mind, when im taking a risk, I think back on all of the risks ive taken throughout my life because that is what life is, a journey full of risks. The new job, applying to that school, landing in that foreign country, loving someone or starting a business. Read more>>
JaQuay Copeland
For as long as I can remember, I haven’t been risk-averse. From a child into young adulthood, the risks I took were a bit impulsive, but as I’ve grown older, I’ve learned to take calculated risks. God’s guidance and various experiences throughout the years have increased my capacity to take risks with intentionality. Whenever I’m faced with a risky decision, I ask the Lord for guidance and I like to reference Proverbs 19:2 which says, “Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes.” Read more>>
Karina Muller Lana Gendlin Brooks
Our ability to take risks comes from our curiosity about what is possible. When we plan for the future of our businesses, we imagine all the glorious options that are available to us. Through the practice of envisioning what is possible, we determine what next steps are necessary to move our businesses and ourselves forward. Read more>>
Hannah Mary Simpson
Not to be too cheeky, but I developed my ability to take risk by taking risks (yay exposure therapy!) Being super honest with myself about what my goals and values are also makes it easier to calculate which risks to take. For example, I quit a day job that was no longer serving me or my career last year. This was a huge leap— leaving the stability of a 9-5 desk job and taking my chances with a freelancer schedule was daunting and unfamiliar. Now, nearly a year later, I am so much happier in life and productive in my career, and I’ve found it much easier to take risks since then! Read more>>
Guy Stanley Philoche
I have always been a person who thinks outside the box, taking risk come naturally to me. A favorite saying of mine is “without risk there can be no glory” All the legends having taken risk good or bad we wouldn’t know there name today if they didn’t take risk. Being a painter is definitely risky, it is not certain that at the end of two weeks one will receive a paycheck. It is not certain that you will ever sell a painting. I developed a thick skin and kept my head down, for me its easy as I love what I do and couldn’t see myself doing anything differently. Read more>>
Clody Cates
Growing up in a wild hippy family that was living outside of society norms help me formed a strong non-conformist mindset. Even after a change of father at 8 years old, our family still never fit society mold and always remained an outcast. Both my parents were self-employed and risk takers and we unfortunately had to move quite often due to their lack of financial and business skills. My whole childhood was quite unstable in many aspect so I never learned what security & stability felt like. It was a wild ride right from the start! Read more>>
Lynellyn Long
I am absolutely not sure how I developed an ability to take risks. I had a very ordinary, middle class American childhood although my family moved a few times so I had to adapt to new experiences. My parent’s did not have a good marriage and it ended in divorce. From that I learned to listen and to make a lot of my own decisions. When I left Williams College, I expected to have an ordinary career either as a lawyer and/or as a Government civil servant and initially worked for a Congressional publication. Read more>>
Ronald Atkinson
You have to be very optimistic about things, life, as well as having a broad mind. Sometimes it requires using your imagination. If you can think it, dream it, and see it play out, chances are it will all work out if you continue to try. Nothing will happen unless you use the tools and resources to execute the mission. I’ve always been an optimistic person with optimistic views. Though people around you don’t often see your vision, or they may think you have high expectations on things, it’s okay. Read more>>
Jhazzy Wolf
I learned to take risks because I’ve always loved adventure and doing things that make life exciting. When I was a kid, I enjoyed living on the edge, and as I got older, that love for taking risks turned into a way to chase my dreams. I realized that if I wanted to get where I really wanted to be, I had to be willing to step into the unknown and take some chances. So, taking risks became not just about having fun but also about making my dreams come true. It’s like stepping out of my comfort zone and discovering new opportunities that help me reach where I want to go. Read more>>
Janelle Doyle
I haven’t always been a risk taker in fact I really don’t think I’ve ever been until I started my own business. I was always taught to be cautious and careful and follow the necessary steps to land a good steady job. However, starting your own business is nothing but a risk and I slowly started to learn overtime that without risk there’s no reward. Read more>>
Nick Barghini
I believe that not taking risks is a worse outcome than taking risks, so when I do something that might fail it does not feel risky. It’s hard to say whether this has always been the case or whether I developed it, but I know that it’s true and I’ve internalized it. Read more>>
Fame YNO
After being slept on for so long it was time to make things shake for me an mine. Living with the results is what took the most energy to learn. Risk it or regret it how I see it. Read more>>
Melissa Locke
I am a classic LA story.. Mid nineties. I packed up my Mitsubishi eclipse and started my journey from Chicago to Los Angeles solo with 4k saved. I was a dancer since 4 years old and always knew I would have opportunities out West. At the end of the 10 freeway I could either turn right or left and I turned left knowing Venice was cheaper and didn’t require a job to rent there so i found myself in a circus of creative energy and exciting opportunities. Juxtaposition from the Midwest. So this was the first risk I took as an adult. Read more>>
Ashley Grimes
Growing up I was the shy and quiet girl. I preferred to be at home, surrounded by familiar people and things. This was my comfort zone. I still consider myself a quiet person and my favorite place to be is still home, but I’ve learned that in order to grow you have to do things that scare you sometimes. Read more>>
Minnie Jones
I developed the ability to take risk by putting my faith in God, no matter what the task is at hand in life I pray to God first, I let it go and I give it to him and I wait until he tells me the movie he has for me and we he speaks I’m obedient. Then I thank Jesus and give him my all from the grace of God. Read more>>
India Rush
I’m 42 now, I’ve kind of always had a baby risk taker in me. I swung from vines, played in creeks, rode my bike down the stairs, jumped off of the top of the monkey bars….As an adult however, I am def not doing any of those things, lol.. I was definitely a leap first, ask questions later kind of kid. In many ways I still am. These days I find myself trusting my abilities more than the voice in my head. Read more>>
Roxane Dupont
Sometimes, the best answers are the simplest ones. And sometimes, all you have to do is give yourself a little kick in the butt. I spent the first 23 years of my life playing it safe. I lived at my parents’, I made sure I got my License and my Master’s in fields that would allow me to find a job easily, I stayed in the same town for almost two decades… But I always had big dreams. Big dreams that I was always so scared to try to accomplish. So when the opportunity to move and study film in Los Angeles came, I didn’t hesitate and I took it. Read more>>
Samuel Hewitt
I believe that when facing challenges, it is vital that we keep an open mind to understand that some risks are necessary and, depending on the attitude we adopt towards them, we will learn great lessons that will take us many steps forward. As Hellen Keller said “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure” Read more>>
