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.

Ben Cohen | Mortgage Broker

Risk Are not for everyone. I see a risk as an opportunity! “If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.” I have worked with a mortgage company for a few years, and when my wife got pregnant with our second girl, I decided to open my own company and become a mortgage broker. Read more>>

Kristoffer Manton | Owner of Panel Beater’s Paint & Body

I’ve always been a risk taker, I feel taking risks is important for growth. Just about every major decision I made throughout my life has involved a level of risk. From leaving home young to having children in my early 20s while working fulltime and attending college part-time. Not many would agree with these tactics, but they definatly were right for me. I started my first auto body business in Ontario Canada in 2010 and it failed miserably in 2014. Read more>>

Darius Spells | Entrepreneur & DJ

EVERYTHING WE DO IN LIFE COMES WITH RISKS. WE TAKE RISKS EVERYDAY THE THING IS TO TAKE CALCULATED RISKS IN THINGS THAT WILL BENEFIT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. MANY TIMES PEOPLE DON’T TAKE CHANCES BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID OF TAKING RISKS. YOU CANT ACHIEVE ANY GOAL BY BEING AFRAID TO TAKE A RISK. IF YOU DON’T TAKE RISKS YOU’LL JUST BE MEDIOCRE AND ARE WILLING TO JUST SETTLE BUT NOT ME! Read more>>

Brandon Acosta | Artist, Web Developer, & Digital Marketer

One must take risks period. One cannot hope to have a fruitful life without risk. Anything thats worth it takes time, hard work, and most important of all, discipline. Life is legitimately a game and you start at level 1. There’s two options, you either do what it takes to build your character up so you can fight those bosses and get that loot or be content without seeing everything the world has to offer. Read more>>

Anthony Armstrong | Former NFL WR, Realtor, & Personal Trainer

The legendary Jim Rohn said it best, “It’s all risky.” You’re better off betting on yourself to get to where you want to go. I played in the NFL prior to real estate. I didn’t take the “normal” route via the draft. I worked my way up from the Intense Football League’s Odessa Roughnecks, to the Dallas Desperados and eventually to the Miami Dolphins practice squad. Read more>>