There come times in everyone's life when you're faced with a choice that involves risk. Perhaps you want to change careers, move to a different place, quit your job and start a business, begin a new relationship, have a child. However, the scariest part for me is the “unknown.” Right now, I am at the point in my life where I have no idea what I want to do or where I want to be. I will be graduating in May and it scares the shit out of me that I do not have future career plans. It's the big, life-changing risks that we face only a handful of times in our lives that can stop us in our tracks. Yes, I have some logs in the fire…I have been taking risks at applying to Masters programs, to obtaining a 2^nd bachelor’s degree, to searching for jobs.  However, what I have learned through this process is; whether you succeed or fail, taking a risk will stretch you and give you faith in your strength and abilities and the confidence to do even more. Life doesn't come with guarantees. That can make it risky and perhaps scary, but it's also what makes it interesting and fun. As you go through your life, the parts that are going to stand out are not the ones where you plodded along safely and did what was expected of you. The shining memories will be the times when you took a leap of faith, whether you won or not. Lastly, I leave you with this quote, “It's not what you did that you regret the most, it's what you didn't do!"