Podcasts · Real Women's Stories with Lisa Quait
Why Do We Stop Taking Risks After 40?
· 15 min · S10 E16
Episode Why Do We Stop Taking Risks After 40?
When we’re younger, we tend to say yes to opportunities without overthinking them. We experiment, we take risks, and we trust that things will somehow work out.
But somewhere along the way, many of us start playing it safe.
In this coaching episode, I reflect on why that happens - and the moment I realised I might be doing it myself. Is it responsibility? Fear of getting it wrong? Or the stories we tell ourselves about what we should and shouldn’t do after a certain age?
If you’ve ever found yourself hesitating over an opportunity, second-guessing a decision, or wondering whether it’s “too late” to try something new, this episode is for you.
Because maybe the curiosity and courage you had in your 20s hasn’t disappeared…maybe it’s just been buried under caution.
So let me ask you one simple question: If you were 27 again… what would you do next?
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