I am the least risky person I know.
I have intentionally arranged my life
to mitigate risk
related to my
health, safety and happiness.
No jumping out, off or over things.
No going fast on, in or on top of things.
Minimal karaoke solos.
Yet, I have had my moments of courageous risk-taking.
Single parenting comes to mind.
Ditto leaving a well paying career
to start my own coaching practice.
(A life coach? Really?)
Falling in love again and again and again.
So it is with profound
self management
that I coach my clients through
their own versions of
risky –but not reckless — behavior.
What I’ve learned is
one man’s risk
is another man’s recreation.
Said another way:
the change that’s relatively easy
for one to make,
may be paralyzing for another.
But safe is small.
And, I don’t intend to
spend my time living a small life.
Or, letting those I care about
live theirs in anything less
than the biggest version of
who they are.
So, gather all the courage
you have and,
if you’re a little wiggly
on what’s next,
get you to a coach
who is your champion
for that big bold
life of yours.
