Taking a risk is one of the few “no lose” situations that life has to offer—if we succeed, we’re happy and excited, and if we fail, we have the opportunity to learn from the experience which makes it much more probable that we’ll succeed the next time around. On the other hand, if we take no risks, we stop growing and life begins to pass us by—there is no more learning and no more excitement. When I find myself in a risk averse mood, I think of the following quote from Theodore Roosevelt: “Far better is it to dare mighty things than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, for they live in that gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.” This quote puts me back in touch with what life is all about.

One Sentence Wisdom

• “Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise.” — Unknown
• “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I . . . I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” — Robert Frost

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