Risk-Taking

Today Cinthia opened by reading several quotes from an article called “100 Risk Quotes to Reassure and Empower You,” by Maxime Legace.  She discussed the meanings of several of these, noting that positive risk-taking is not the same as “doing something stupid;” instead, she encouraged risks that “make life something you are proud of.”   Risk is necessary in life but involves letting go of control; therefore, it requires wisdom to determine when and how to risk well.  Cinthia noted that good risks are those that help us to be the best versions of ourselves.

Cinthia also noted that we each experience risk differently.  A scary and significant risk for one person might not phase another.  Circumstances can also impact the riskiness of various choices; for example, a person allergic to nuts takes a very different kind of risk in eating a nut than someone who is not allergic but wants to be more adventurous with food.  Wise risks, then, require us to pay attention to who we are and to our own limitations, as well as to what we want to gain from each risk.  Some risks lead to knowing ourselves better and being better for others.

What is your risk tolerance?  What are your motivations for taking or avoiding various risks?  In what area do you need to step out and take a risk?  In what area do you need to get more information first?  How do you determine what risks are worth taking?