Uncomfortable Truth #3 – Risk

Continuing on week 3 of “Accepting Uncomfortable Truths” series…let’s talk about risk.

Risk is scary. We are usually raised to see risk as a bad thing – Don’t climb too high. Don’t go too far. Be careful. Don’t run. I know I have said these things countless times to my 2 boys. 

The reality is, we risk everything, every day of our lives without knowing it. It’s not like a game of poker where you can quantify the risk, and decide how much you are willing to put at stake. Many times the biggest risks in our lives are the ones where we aren’t quite sure how much is at stake, but we also know they have the biggest possibility for reward. You have to risk failure to succeed. You have to risk rejection to be accepted. You have to risk heartbreak to love. If you are always avoiding risk, you’re risking missing out on life.

So do you want to get in the game, or do you want to just sit at the table and watch life play out in front of you?