Venture

From the book Minute Motivators for Leaders, by Stan Toler:

"Life without risks is not worth living."
   -  Charles A. Lindbergh

'...tenet of leadership: It's risky.

The paths of opportunity have a few speed bumps. Plans fail. Funding evaporates. Markets change. Allies desert. It's a jungle out there! But great leaders have learned to be survivalists. They nourish themselves as they can. They form alliances. They envision a strategy. They resist surrender.

Leaders understand the risk and are willing to take it. They know that life doesn't come with a money-back guarantee, that there is no guarantee of success in any endeavor. But they're still willing to lead the charge...

Leaders are willing to pay a price. They're prepared to barter what they have for what they might gain. They're motivated more by the prospect of success than by the fear of failure. They're adventurers. They're not willing to stay on the porch.'

Winners are willing to take a risk.