Are you a risk taker? Do you think you have a stronger appetite for risk relative to your friends and family? We asked some folks from the community about their approaches to risk and have shared their thoughts below.

Robbie Reign | Singer Songwriter

Risk requires guts. Risk requires you to believe in yourself when no one else does. When you are an artist, your career is based on hope. You create something new and you put it out and you “hope” someone will like it, you “hope” your audience likes your new sound, or you “hope” that you get some sort of recognition to take you to the next level. Risk means that when you’re told no, you simply keep on pushing. Read more>>

Kiefer Strong | Event Coordinator, Writer, & Music Producer

I enjoy taking risk. Especially more now without hesitation. growing up I’ve come to learn that things happen for a reason. Whether a good, or bad situation, the outcome is always greater in some way. We’re all destined for something. but it’s our choices that dictate how long it takes to get there. Sometimes that risky decision can lead you through a downward spiral of madness and disappointment, and once you’re down you can only go up, as long as you don’t give up, and learn from the way down how to climb back up from the bottom. Read more>>

Hilary Dartt | Author and Direct Response Copywriter

Risk is present in almost everything we do. We take risks when we go for walks, drive to work or the gym, and even when we eat food from the store. Of course some risks are smaller than others, right? Walking the dog through the neighborhood feels less risky than road biking (in fact, road biking felt so risky to me, I stopped doing it)! When I consider doing something new, of course I weigh the risks while thinking about my priorities … and then I decide, keeping in mind that almost nothing is permanent. Read more>>