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.
Alexis Fleigel
I was always a “do it” kind of person but I think the biggest risk I took started my career and changed my life. It started when I was in my second year of art school at School of the Art Institute Chicago, working two jobs and being a full time student. It was around 2019 when I made the decision to say F it and take my art more seriously and develop my own business. I quit both my jobs, finished my last semester of that year and dropped out so I can put all my energy into my business. Read More>>
Linda Ruvalcaba
I know that I am incredibly fortunate to have a supportive family. I know that my family would move mountains for me if I needed them to. — from parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc. They have always provided me with a strong, stable safety net, which has allowed me to trust my instinct and make decisions that others may consider to be a risk. I always knew that if I ever misstepped, they would be by my side to help uplift me. My family’s trust, support, and belief in me continues to help me to believe in myself. By being able to push outside of my comfort zone, try new things, and take risks, Read More>>
Adnan Jalali
By understanding the true nature of this world that we live in. What I mean by that is that I’ve accepted the fact that everything is temporary and that we all have an expiration date. Now, the tricky thing about life is that we don’t know exactly when that expiration date will be, so we just have to make the most of every single day. I think that’s the first thing. Why not take risks knowing that we only have a short time to live our greatest lives? Read More>>
Steffi Carter
What’s strange is that I don’t actually think of myself as a risk-taker! I know that I’ve made big moves and bold choices so far, but part of that just comes from being dispositionally optimistic and curious. Read More>>
Hayisha Nicole
My capacity for taking risks is continually evolving. During my younger years, I often made impulsive decisions driven by a survival instinct. However, as I matured, I learned to approach risks more strategically and calculatedly, which has yielded significant benefits. This growth was a result of a series of trial and error experiences. Instead of allowing failure to hinder me, I embraced it as an opportunity for growth. Read More>>
Justus hayes
Yes so i diff took a risk when i started in covid but it was a good and bad thing . The good thing is everything was online and everyone was buy. the bad thing is trying to connect with people out to get to share your business! Read More>>
Imani Powell
As the adage states; “go big or go home”. Unfortunately, I apply this concept to almost everything I do in life. I know most people think of me as the “winning” type… the type to get everything I want because of my wit, determination, hard-work and creativity. The truth, however, is that my all or nothing approach in life has forced me to take big risks that result in either big wins, or big losses. The ability to reach one’s highest potential, lies within one’s ability to take risks. Lessons, exposure and key tools for success have came from taking major risks. Read More>>
Haley Davidson
In early 2022, my 9-5 job had become toxic, layoffs were beginning to happen throughout the company, and I was feeling more burnt out than ever. I had started freelancing on the side, but the idea of quitting my job still felt impossible. I couldn’t decide what was worse: staying in the job I hated, or taking a massive risk and attempting to freelance full-time. Read More>>
Justin P. Slaughter
It took a lot of self reflection and sense of true awareness of not only my situations in life but other people’s situations in life. Benjamin E. Mays once said “ The tragedy of life is not found in failure but complacency. Not in you doing too much, but doing too little. Not in you living above your means, but below your capacity. It’s not failure but aiming too low, that is life’s greatest tragedy.” This resonates with me deeply because I want more for my family and myself. Read More>>
Chantal Mirza
I developed my ability to take risks by continually taking risks, and having unrealistic optimism whereby you just KNOW it will workout. Also developing the ability to trust in yourself and your ideas. Not every risk will workout, but through the process you still learn. Either you learn from your mistakes and refine your process or you realize the risk was not worth it, either way, its a growing process. Without risk there is no growth just stagnancy. Overall, all the risks i’ve taken have been worth it and progressed my life and business in amazing ways. Read More>>
Nicole Magness
You always have to take risks to move forward. I feel that developing an ability to take risks is just focusing on your dreams, what you want, where you want to be, and trusting in yourself 110% to get there. There are always going to be risks but if it gets us one step closer to our dreams then we are all in! Read More>>
Ericka de Alexander
I have always been the type of person who has these big dreams and thinks they’re achievable. Easy? definitely not. But achievable. Because the other alternative (seeing them as impossible and way too difficult) would take me nowhere. I feel like one of the things that have helped me the most in my creative journey is accepting that life is uncertain. And, oh, we make so many assumptions about all the logical ways in which our life plans should work in our favour, but this rarely happens. We make the assumption that we will be in this world until our 90s, but one never knows– we can be here one day and not the next. Read More>>
Halston Farmer
I developed my ability to take risk naturally by understanding the concept that every risk doesn’t come with a reward but some do. I also have seen some good turn around from taking risk so it gives me more courage to take more. I have learned the game of risk taking because just because it’s called a risk doesn’t mean u cannot protect yourself if it doesn’t work out. You have to use resources like references to double check if something is worth it. If money is involved make sure you’re using secure payment methods. Read More>>
Mari Brown
From an early age, my mother would say to me that I was hardly afraid of anything. She was both impressed and afraid of that fact. During childhood I was very open to trying new things. My mom was a big influence as she was a serial entrepreneur and juggled many different businesses. From my perspective, it was both brave and a way for her to experience all of her passions. This viewpoint was passed down to me. I have invested in 4 companies over the years. I have been able to not only envision my aspirations but have been able to fully live them out. 2 out of 4 of them have been successful. Even when considering this outcome, I have no regrets. There were valuable lessons learned along the way that I was able to carry into my next chapter. Read More>>
