Growth and risk go hand in hand—you can’t have one without the other. As Henry David Thoreau wisely said, “When it’s time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived.”
Every aspect of life involves stepping into the unknown, and that includes happiness. If you always feel completely comfortable, you’re probably not pushing yourself enough. The real loss isn’t in making mistakes or facing setbacks—it’s in never putting yourself out there in the first place. The bigger regret is not the failures, but the opportunities missed by staying in the same place.
So allow yourself the freedom to take chances. Be someone who stumbled, learned, and came out wiser. Because that’s how real transformation happens.
Evans Akpo 