Are you ready to take a risk ?

This morning I had a conversation with a friend and during that conversation, the question was raised whether it is a good or bad thing to take a risk . Is it better to stay in the safe corner or to take the leap? I am one to say, if you don’t try you will never know what the outcome might have been and you might end up asking yourself “ What, IF …”

After that conversation I took a "trip" on memory lane , and realized that I took quite a few risks in my life; some with very small others with life altering affects.

If you ask me whether I have any regrets, my honest answer is NO!

One thing I have learned is that achieving our goals requires taking risks. However, to be effective, we need a positive attitude toward risk taking that allows us to learn and grow from them.

If I would have not taken the risks, I would not be where and what I am today…- Now that's a sad thought :)

Taking Risks

To laugh is to risk appearing the fool

To weep is to risk being called sentimental

To reach out to another is to risk involvement
To expose feelings is to risk showing your true self

To place your ideas and your dreams before the crowd is to risk being called naïve
To love is to risk not being loved in return

To live is to risk dying

To hope is to risk despair and,

To try is to risk failure

But risks must be taken

The greatest risk in life is to risk nothing

The person who risks nothing... does nothing, has nothing, and becomes nothing

He may avoid suffering and sorrow

But he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and live

Chained by his servitude, he is a slave

He has forfeited his freedom
Only the person who risks is truly free.

William Arthur Ward


Are you ready to take a risk today? Are you dreaming about a career change, a move to another City or even another country ? What are you waiting for - take the first step towards your dream(s) TODAY!