All of life is risk - By Nigel Risner
"What Risks do you need to take?
Successful people are risk-takers. They are the ones who get to the river,
drink and, admittedly, sometimes get eaten. All of life is risk. When you
drive onto the motorway, step into your facility, enter a grocery store or
eat in hospital cafeteria, you face a risk that you won't return home.
In the words of T.S. Eliot, 'Only those who will risk going too far can
possibly find how far one can go.'
Lots of people want to get their lives back and do something different.
Instead, they stand just out of reach of the water of success, watching
others drink while they go thirsty.
Don't let your fears hold you back. Don't wait for the momentum of others
to push you forward. You must commit to act. The consequences of your
action or inaction are in your hands. Only you have the power to start
your new life. One of my favourite quotes is from Katherine Mansfield:
'Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those
voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself.' Take a
risk -- take a drink today and you'll never be thirsty another day in your
life."
