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.

Saskia Raparanta

I think about risk as choosing growth over comfort, not recklessness but trusting yourself enough to move before everything feels guaranteed. Most of the meaningful moments in my life and career have come from taking risks, especially the ones that felt scary at the time. Read More>>

Kevin Shephard

Love this question because I believe the ceiling of a person’s potential is determined by the size of uncertainty they’re willing to tolerate. There’s a quote I like that goes: “The bigger your dreams, the bigger your tolerance for uncertainty must be.” And that’s because coloring outside the lines has always given us life’s best creations & inventions. Read More>>

Sarah Campo Sanchez

I see risk as a necessary part of growth rather than something to avoid. Most of the defining moments in my life came from stepping into the unknown.

Moving from Slovakia to Germany, and later coming to the United States on my own, were both major risks. I had to adapt quickly to new cultures and environments without any guarantees, but those experiences shaped my resilience and independence. Read More>>

 Anjalé Perrault

I am a huge risk taker, it’s what makes me feel alive. I love change, chance, and sliding doors. I am also someone who leans more toward believing that if I take steps where I am led rather than hesitating it’s a pot of gold that’s calling me forward. There are ideas spinning around us constantly, and sometimes it’s the noise and freneticism of daily life that clouds our perspective and keeps us from grasping them. I try to stay aligned with my life and philosophies enough to quiet my mind and listen, then keep myself brave enough to leap. Every few years you’ll find me reinventing some aspect of my life or career completely, and I believe I’m always better for it. Read More>>

 Steffon Palmer

I believe ris k taking is one of the keys to life. The reasoning is because without risks we limit ourselves and our capabilities. As an Artist taking risks is one of the most powerful things we can do. Being your own individual with your own life experiences and taking risks creates even more of a meaningful art and life. So much of my upbringing I felt people had expectations of how I should be and act, I could easily say that taking risks is the reason why Ive come so far in my career at such a young age, and I will continue to take risks and create magic by doing so. Read More>>

MaQuade’ Allen

When haven’t I had to take a risk? Life itself is a big risk, but I’ve never been the one too shy away from a challenge! I look forward to every single risk life has to throw at me. The last risk I can recall, was not having a single dime, but a tank full of gas and a dream in my heart to continue my acting career, no matter what so me and my partner and my mother packed up everything we had from our extended stay in Georgia and we slowly made our journey to California! It’s been almost two years now and that risk is leading me to constant success and doors being open too me, I used to only dream about. Read More>>