No Risk? No Reward

Teenage guitarist plays electric guitar on stage with amazed crowd around him

I was fourteen, and the taunting words of my friend lingered in my ears, "No risk, no reward." He had meant it as a joke. But Bart would not get on stage himself, even though he was a very advanced classical guitar player. I had only been playing for a bit over a year. I …

Crazy Like Me

Go crazy. Don't give in to immutable conformity. Remember, it's your life.

Risky Business

Louis, jr staffing the booth at a boat show

Some artists and craft people do one thing without variance their entire careers. In fact, some are very thoroughly tied to the form and tradition of their work, and deviation could bring negative consequences. If you make Windsor chairs, many traditionalists who purchase your output might look askance if you suddenly began experimenting wildly with …