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.

Dalaanii Cochrane | Dalaanii Cochrane | The #1 Caster-Vok”

I’ve put a lot on the line when it comes to my esports career. The one org I had “joined”, Aquatik Esports, went completely bust, leaving me and over hundreds of other people with little more than scraps to deal with. Other opportunities have paid off, leading me to where I am now. Read more>>

Daniel R. Lyon III | Actor, Model & Filmmaker

Growing up in a broken home, my Dad and I took several risks in how we lived our everyday lives. I learned early on that sometimes you need to take risks to strive for a better tomorrow. All too often we took risks in moving to a new home, taking a job far away, living to our last dollar, or investing our time in something we weren’t 100% sure would take us to the next level. Although I was still young, we were a team – father and son – making choices that panned out for us in the end. Read more>>

Chelsea Davis | Journalist & Founder of Cannescape

Risk is something that’s absolutely necessary to level up in any aspect of life. Without taking risks, you’ll always question whether or not something could have been done successfully, had you went for it. What’s important, however, is making calculated and educated risks. I think being afraid of the outcome of doing something different or betting on yourself is what holds most people back from achieving great things in life. Read more>>