 Life is full of risk. If you never take risks, you will never know how much better your life can be. Behind every success is a big risk of failure. To succeed, you have to overcome the fear of failure and take risk. According to Elite Daily, life is a series of calculated risks, nothing more. Everything that you decide to do has a margin of risk. No outcome is ever 100% certain and therefore any attempt at anything has a chance of complete failure. This shouldn't stop us from trying our hands at things though. As we grow older, we realize just how much we can accomplish if we had started doing the things we wanted to do. Don't wait until you're old. Start today. You have everything within your power to have the type of life you desire. In today's video, I'm going to be sharing with you 13 risks everyone should take in life. If you're new here, consider subscribing to this channel for more awesome videos such as this one. 1. Applying for a role you want So many people live and die dreaming of applying to one of the Fortune 500 companies without ever accomplishing this dream. Why is this so? Is it because the Fortune 500 companies reject all their applicants? Far from it. In many ways, those companies have recruitment policies that reflect diversity. They desire to have dynamic candidates, often from varying backgrounds. They know that if they hire people who are genuinely passionate about the work they do, they will have a stronger team. They therefore, unlike other companies, don't emphasize interest over their candidates' disciplines. Do you want to apply to JP Morgan? Why have you not applied? If you think everyone who gets hired studied economics or banking, you're mistaken. But then how would you know if you have never actually tried? Your life would be so much better if you just apply to the places that don't pay better and hold more experience for you. You would also get used to getting those and going right ahead to apply again. Trust me, you will sound much more convincing telling a company's HR that you are very passionate about working with them if you explain that it is your fifth application that someone applying for the first time. I personally don't recommend spending that amount of time simply working at getting a job. But hey, we're different and we want different things. 2. Risk getting turned down. This is a risk everyone has to learn to live with. Not everyone will accept you and not everyone will reject you. It goes both ways. Wake up each day filled with the hope of what is possible but be prepared. Just in case what you want doesn't happen as fast. Someone can set out to become a millionaire in the next three years and end up spending five years. Life has its ups and downs. It's nothing to be worried about after all. What matters in the end is that you get what you want. If you like someone, tell them. Don't ever think everything. It will not make a difference. If you want something, go for it. The worst that can happen is that you will get turned down. Do you know anyone who being turned down has killed? I'm sure you won't find. Go for the things you want. Don't let people tell you what you can and can't do. 3. Risk failing. Have you ever felt like if you tried something, only failure would be the result? You were probably right but no one has succeeded by not fighting. In your journey to success, you have to become one with your dreams. A person's will is only as strong as their conviction. How bad do you want to succeed? If you knew you would become a billionaire in the next 20 years, if you keep going. Would you do it? How long do you want to wait before you can make a difference? No one's destiny is set in stone. No one is fated for poverty or mediocrity. We choose for ourselves what we want to do. What do you want to do? Failing at something doesn't prove anything negative about you. If anything, it demonstrates that you have courage. What you do next after failing makes all the difference. Are you going to stop because you fail again or are you going to press forward? How many times are you willing to fail to succeed? Do you know of any successful person who had never failed? Everything you see that you can have requires you to take a risk. Try to get it and risk failing. It can be a job, a business contract, a girl, a peach competition or a residence permit. Four, risk not having something to achieve anything else. Have you ever forgotten anything to have something better? Some years back I declined a job that would have paid me a lot to focus on my business and today my business has grown very much and I can't imagine what would have happened if I had taken the job then. The truth is that it is never an easy decision. You will never really know if you made the right decision or not until later. But you have to take the risk. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook and an American billionaire, dropped out of college to develop Facebook and today he is very successful. Even Apple co-founder Steve Jobs did the same. It is certainly not everyone who has dropped out that made something meaningful out of their lives. But you are not everyone and you certainly will make something out of yours if you choose to take the risk. The world will not take a chance on you if you don't take a chance on yourself. People take a chance on new products every day but whoever created them had to take a chance on their skills, their ability to deliver and create great products. What are you waiting for? Five, risk losing friendship. Friendships are great but you don't need friends who wouldn't add value to your life. What kind of friends are you keeping at the moment? Are they supportive of your dreams and vision? Or do they just want to party and have fun? There's nothing wrong with that. But if that's all they do, you have to find new friends. If you want to be great, you need to mingle with great minds. If you're going to be analytical, make friends with an engineer or an economics professor. Listen attentively to them. Many of the things you will learn from them will be worth thousands of dollars later. Six, risk losing money. Everyone interested in investing has to risk losing money. Any business can go south at any time. The only difference is in the probability. No book and investment can help anyone predict with 100% certainty which company stock will increase nor can they accurately predict the economy. This means that even investing has its risks. What then will you do? If you're serious about it, you will do your research, consult older investors and start investing because the investment with the biggest risk also have the biggest chances of success. Seven, risk losing too soon. The understanding that something is too soon will have to change for you. If you don't start, you may never start at all. So many people have dreamed of doing something but never took any steps in that direction. Don't be like them. You don't want to wish you took more steps in your old age. The time to pursue your dreams is now. You will likely face challenges but the process of overcoming them can transform your life. Don't listen to people. Listen to your heart. If you do something long enough, you will be so great at it. Everyone will come to respect you. Eight, risk being judged. There are always going to be people who will try to judge you and your motives refuse to be distracted. People can think what they want but in the end when they seek experts in your film, they will still come to you. Go to people you need their help. Irrespective of what they may think of your work, your goal is to try and as long as you are always willing to try, you will succeed. Nine, risk being misunderstood. When I told my parents I was going to be doing business instead of looking for a job, they misunderstood me. They thought I was joking. Today, they no longer hold that view. Let your results make your argument. Ten, risks following your dream. According to Do Something Cool blog, most people never take their dreams off the planning stage. Follow your dream no matter the cost. It will all be worth it when you succeed. It is the biggest risk you can ever take. Eleven, risk being vulnerable. You may not have all the money when you start. You may even be the dumbest person in the room. But real transformation occurs over time with dedication. Einstein wasn't the smartest while an undergraduate but eventually became a world-renowned scientist. Believe in yourself. Twelve, risk traveling. Traveling is something that can expand your horizon and perception of people. Everyone should travel at least three countries in their lifetime. Even if you don't have the money now, take the risk of deciding which country and you will be surprised how it will all work out. Thirteen, risk not being good enough. No one is perfect, even successful people. They took a chance in themselves. No one is good enough when they just start. Take the risk. Begin.