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Welcome to the That's life podcast. You're listening to Richard Butler where I show you how you can make your life better. Hey, guys, how's it going?
 
It's Richard Butler back with another podcast today. I'm asking you, Would you risk it for a biscuit? What the heck does that mean? And have I gone crazy? No, I have not risk it for a biscuit. Well, I don't know if that's an expression that you use yourself or you've heard of, but we use a little bit in Ireland when I was growing up and to risk it for a biscuit means you're just going to take a risk just for for taking a risk. 

And well, I wonder, Are you risk adverse or do you enjoy a little bit of risk? I'm not a great person for risk, I have to say. But over the next six weeks I'm going to do one of the riskiest things, not not risque. One of the riskiest things, um, around. I can't tell you too much about it. I'm super excited by it and, well, it's taken me a long time to come to the decision that I'm going to make. But I think now is the right time, and it's a little bit scary because I am going to be turning 50 in a year and a half. And that in itself has freaked me out a little bit. The other day we were watching, um, swat over here and the guy that the lead guy, Hondo, I said to Google, I said, Well, you know, how old is the guy from SWAT? And Google replied, He's 50 and I was like, 

Oh my God, he's so old And then I turned to my wife and I went, Oh my God, I'm going to be 50 in under two years and it kind of frightened me a little bit. But you know, I think I think sometimes we just we do have to risk it because if we don't risk it, well, then his life that exciting. Now I'm taking a calculated risk. It's not a risk like that. I'm going to jump off a plane with no parachute, and I hope that I land safely. No, I am actually going to I can't say it. I'm sorry, but I will reveal it in a podcast about maybe six weeks. 

But The idea is that, you know, life is moving on. We are growing older. And if we don't take a chance, no matter what, I maybe with a job with love, with travel, you know, we're going to end up in a position where we say, Oh, my God, life is coming to an end. Yeah, it's a little bit a little bit more about right, But I wish I had done. I wish I had done this. And I've done lots of things in my life. I have to say I've come to terms with, Well, I've come to terms with how life is and, you know, I've traveled extensively.
 
Um, the current job that I have has allowed me to travel all across Europe. I went to Russia as well. I also went to South America has been in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Chile. And it was a great experience, and I had to do all of that in Spanish. I had to go and I had to train people in Spanish in a topic that I was not an expert in at the time, which is a recruitment which I know I'm pretty skilled on recruitment, but that was a risk, like a huge risk around. Uh, well, 10 years ago in August that I applied and was accepted to this job and I had to move from Ireland and moved from my then girlfriend. And my my daughter had to leave them behind, and I took a risk, and it worked out, but it was kind of a calculator risk. And now, 10 years later, it's time to take another little risk, but a calculated risk. So let me ask you this question. 

What is it that you want to do? But you've always been afraid of? And why now again, I'm talking about calculate risks. I don't want you to say, Well, I'm going to jump off my building to see if I can fly. Because come on, that's just stupidity. Right? But maybe you've wanted to travel, and once covid at the moment once covid is gone, maybe you should do that. What is the danger? Maybe you have wanted to and the relationship? Well, maybe you're just feel that you don't want to be alone, But take a risk, try it. 

Maybe you want to travel, as I said, but you want to do solo traveling, but you've never done it because you were afraid. Well, plan it out and do it. Now is the only time we have. And if you don't do it now, you'll never do it. So here's my thought for this week. Are you ready to risk it for a biscuit? Do let me know and visit my website. Richard butler dot coach. Sign up for my mailing list and give this podcast alike Make sure that you follow and share it with your friends and I'll talk to you guys next time. Mhm. I hope you enjoy this week's podcast. Check out Richard Butler dot coach and make sure that you subscribe.