When Risk Pays Off

Some are wired to chase highs. The rest of us can build strength by pushing beyond our comfort zone.

Are You a Risk Taker?

It's not just a behavior. It's a personality.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201107/why-we-take-risks/are-you-risk-taker

What Your Handshake Says about Thrill-Seeking

A strong grip means more than assertiveness.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201107/why-we-take-risks/what-your-handshake-says-about-thrill-seeking

The Calculated Gamble

Is there a DSK inside of you?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201107/why-we-take-risks/the-calculated-gamble

Swallow Your Fear

Navigating risky situations teaches you a great deal about yourself.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201107/why-we-take-risks/swallow-your-fear

Risky Business: A Youthful Pursuit

Why taking risks is an important part of adolescent development.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201107/why-we-take-risks/risky-business-youthful-pursuit

What's Stress Got To Do with It?

Why stress decreases risk-taking in older adults.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201107/why-we-take-risks/whats-stress-got-do-it

Superhero Stance

Stand like a superhero, feel like a superhero, act like superhero.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201107/when-risk-pays/superhero-stance

Do You Dare to Be Bad?
You can get unstuck creatively by saying "Hi" to your shadow.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201107/when-risk-pays/do-you-dare-be-bad

Risky business? Why women earn less than men
What keeps women from getting what they want in the workplace
http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201107/when-risk-pays/risky-business-why-women-earn-less-men

Telling the Truth to Create Intimacy
How honesty and care can coexist in our relationships.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201107/when-risk-pays/telling-the-truth-create-intimacy

The Risk of Living Deeply
Living deeply is a risk we are all invited to take.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201107/when-risk-pays/the-risk-living-deeply

Smoking and the Thrill-Seeking Gene
Are smokers wired to light up?
http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201107/why-we-take-risks/smoking-and-the-thrill-seeking-gene

What's Your Risk Profile?
Don't ask me to bungie jump, but I will start up a conversation.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201107/why-we-take-risks/whats-your-risk-profile