yeah, but the OP is talking about leaving his comfort zone, not actually risking his life or risking his financial security. i agree with oldman...no regrets! i have no idea who said it, but a great quote: "plan for tomorrow, but live for today!"

 

could always join the armed services and see the world.

 

I agree with THEOLDMAN. No regrets! Don't regret the consequences of your future actions, but also don't regret the decisions you've made up to this point. Do what you want to do and don't regret anything!

 

I think that I am in agreement with some posters, what is yur financial situation? Like are you in debt and such? If you are somewhat fiancialy ok that you could travel it would be great. Try out some new places and people and experiences, maybe you have friends or family that you could stay with for a while or work something out so that you can have those experiences. I remember a ouple o months back I was watching Miami Ink and a guy went in to get a tattoo and he was talking with one of the guys, basically he said that by choice in his younger years he was homeless (really risky if you ask me) but this helped him in essence find himself.

 

life is full of regrets... remember it well. that's what is meant by learning from your mistakes... my advice is for you to make smart decisions.

always ask yourself these questions:

do you need it?
can you afford it?

simple. more emphasis on the 2nd one.

 

I agree with a lot of the people above....no regrets. But at the same time I'm a firm believer in not everyone is made for the same risks. It all just depends on who you are. You seem to be very level headed...bright and responsible and all that. That's just who you are and that's not a bad thing at all. Your definition of risk is different than mine and that's just the way it is....again, that's not a bad thing at all. If you feel like you're not living life to the fullest, then start with something simple, but something that you wouldn't normally do. Take a month or two and backpack through Europe, or learn something that is totally out of your realm of experience like SCUBA or skydiving. Being who you are, and just pushing the limits a little is a good, and usually safe, way to learn about who you could be.

 

I teach courses in project risk management, and I always start each course by going round the room and asking each student to tell everyone what was the riskiest thing they'd ever done; then I amend that to the riskiest thing they'd ever done that they don't mind everyone else in the room knowing.

Here are some of the answers I've gotten:

Driving across the country in a VW van
Racing dirt bikes
Skydiving
Managing my own 401(k) account
Getting married
Buying a house I couldn't afford
Changing careers
Horseback riding
Paratrooping
High-elevation deep-water diving (scuba)
Having children
Moving from L.A. to New York, NY to teach math to high-school kids
Walking up a staircase on the side of a mountain
Driving on the 405 to work
Playing lacrosse
Graduating college, getting married, moving across the country, and getting a new job, all within three months
Sassing mom
Driving a convertible filled with too many people at 100 mph along the Gulf Coast of Florida

 

Get out there, and out of the sticks...


Do a 4 year bid in the services, see as many places as you can with them get an idea of what you want to do and relocate to a major city with a population of more than 500,000 (or at least be within 20 miles of such a city). Then try and retire in Hawaii.

 

Exactly! and another thing, dont let some gal destroy the rest of your life by becomming tied down too young to the wrong gal and then having puppies factoreod into the equation. You will see the more stable and rooted you get yourself, the more the ladies will persue and and the higher up the food chain you move the more sane minded girls you could meet. Divorce rates were like what 60% now and rising? Haste makes waste, enjoy being young and free, I know I am, lol!