Hi Linda, I've always been a risk taker. But what the old saying goes. We make our own success by what we put in our business. You put nothing in you get nothing. If you don't change what you know you will always be in the same rut. Take care! Jackie

Hi Linda! For all of you, please remember that every new day is a risk. If you let this get to you then you will lose out on all the new experiences that life has to offer you. God has a book and we are all signed in. When it is your time then it is your time but please do not dwell on something we have no power to change. Enjoy all He has to offer, then except his gift of being in his presence. He is Always with us!

Hi Linda, Here's a thought---"To move the world we must first move ourselves." (Socrates) It does not guarentee safety, security, or success; but just get moving. We never know the outcome but we must give it a try. Failure, well then we have just learned what not to do.

Hi, Nick and mary, How refreshing to get some real feed back to a topic. I deliberately kept my initial response short and succinct because I could see, before many responses arrived, that this topic was going to be subverted to "Business risk taking". Life is an adventure. Life is filled with opportunities. Life is filled with dangers. Life is filled with reward. Life is filled with the most divers and unexpected opportunities to make choices (ie. take risks) in every single aspect. Take risks in everything you do and your life will be filled! Dare to be different!

I believe that when we are in a pressured situation, like, (how will I support myself when my unemployment runs out...) we are more likely to believe any promise that APPEARS to offer a promising solution. The fact that I forked over that much money, yes, I do take responsibility for that, and I have learned. But the fact that I was adversely influenced by the "Take a Risk" mindset, is due to the kind of adverising approach that this company took with all of us. It is, and always has been, my nemesis to get into that frame of mind, because the most devastating losses in my life were due to being "trumped up" with that kind energy. The fact that the honchos will not honor my wishes to withdraw and give me a refund, even AFTER I came up with the money to replace myself, is just plain old low-life greed. I feel that they work on people who are predisposed to be more receptive to their "offers of help", and they know what they are doing. I am simply warning people to not let that "think positive" approach to advertising push any buttons in them until they stop for a minute and analyze where this "helpful advice" is coming from.