"Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted." To live your life to the fullest, start taking more risks and doing the things you fear. Get good at being uncomfortable and stop walking the path of least resistance. Sure, there is a greater chance you will stub your toes when you walk the road less traveled, but that is the only way you can get anywhere. As my wise mother always says, "you cannot get to third base with one foot on second." Or as Andre Gide observed, "One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time." The real secret to a life of abundance is to stop spending your days searching for security and to start spending your time pursuing opportunity. Sure, you will meet with your share of failures if you start living more deliberately and passionately. But failure is nothing more than learning how to win. Or as my dad observed one day, "Robin, it's risky out on a limb. But that's where all the fruit is."