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.

Matt Brewster | Bass player, percussionist, producer

Interesting question. I think risk, in life, is absolutely necessary. We can’t truly grow as people and professionals without taking risks. Like they say, “no risk, no reward” right? As a musician, my entire career is basically a risk haha! Read more>>

Tananarive Due | Author, Screenwriter & UCLA Lecturer

Being an artist is a very risky path, especially if your income depends on selling your art. I was a journalism major in college back when journalism was considered a “stable” career, but after I got married and moved away from my hometown of Miami in 1998, I became a full-time writer — married to another full-time writer, Steven Barnes. Read more>>

Kathleen Day | Personal Trainer & Food Blogger

Fate loves the fearless. I learned this quote in college. It’s by the American Poet James Lowell, and it still lives on in my mind. Accepting the responsibility of risk takes a lot of courage. No great thing has ever happened without any risk attached to it. Risk means change, and change can be scary. There is so much unknown that goes with change. Read more>>

First Step Fitness | Small Group / Personal Training

Here at FSF, we believe in taking risks! There really are no bad ideas in our minds. The fun part about owning your own business is you can run with any idea you come up with as long as it makes sense for the business .its all about trial and error. You never know what is going to work and what’s not, so you might as well try! Read more>>