I’ve heard this comment many times but, because I like the tried and true, I tend to steer clear of risk. For example, if I had all the money in the world to buy a car when I was 16, I would have chosen a Volvo. Enough said.
But the older I get, the more I realize that doing things that stretch your skills, that test your confidence, that initially make you lose sleep, could be the best things you ever do.
Because they make you grow as a person. And I think that is the goal of our journey. To learn who we are and what we can do to make the world a better place.
It’s easy to get stuck in a rut. Just trying to keep our head above water and get through the day. Who has time to go out on a limb and do something out of the ordinary?
But can we afford not to?
It’s the people who take a risk that get a book published. Or discover the cure for a disease. Or win an election. Or change the world.
So between jumping in the shower in the morning and rolling into bed at night, I think we would all be better off if we did one thing that scares us. It could be biking to work. Trying tofu. Speaking in front of a crowd. Running for a political seat. Joining a book club. Auditioning for a play. Starting a new venture. Taking a course. Visiting an old age home. Singing on stage.
Who knows? It could be the best thing that ever happened to us. It could change our world for the better. And there’s nothing scary about that.
