I am fundamentally not a risk taker. I did marry a man who is better at taking risks, and so I’m pretty sure my life has had a little more risk taking than if I had been alone.
There are different types of risks in life:
Health risks. Like doing dare devil things or sports that can get you hurt. I really shy away from this sort of risk. Even doing a medical procedure. To me every day sick or hurt is a day of freedom robbed from me. I don’t even what to catch a cold.
Financial risk: I was extremely conservative with finances. In retrospect if I had taken more risk I might have twice the money, but the downside of having less if I had made bad decisions is worse to me. Once I felt financially better secure, then I was more able to start taking more risks with the money, but I still keep much more than most people in a very safe, earn almost no interest, account.
Career risks: this is tied to money, but also tied to where you spend the majority of your day. I was very loyal to a company for 8 years. Once I left them I hopped around more. It hurt my career overall I think, but gave me a broader variety of skills so I can do many jobs.
Trivial change risks: like new hairstyles, new clothing styles, going to a new club, traveling to new cities and countries, trying a new hobby, I’m pretty moderate-risky with this sort of thing. Maybe a 7 out of 10.