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The Risk Worth Taking is a story about Erin, a high achiever who hated her job and changes her life through smart risks.
The Risk Worth Taking shows you how to build financial optionality — so you can choose your life on purpose.
High achievement shouldn’t require chronic exhaustion and quiet resentment. The Risk Worth Taking shows you how to build financial optionality step by step — so you can choose work from alignment, not fear.
Smart students shouldn’t have to guess their way through money. Your gift equips them with a clear, practical system — so they can build confidence before debt and doubt take over.
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High achievement shouldn’t require chronic exhaustion and quiet resentment. The Risk Worth Taking shows you how to build financial optionality step by step — so you can choose work from alignment, not fear.
Smart students shouldn’t have to guess their way through money. Your gift equips them with a clear, practical system — so they can build confidence before debt and doubt take over.
Your book bonuses are almost here. Free tools, frameworks, and guides from The Risk Worth Taking will be available when the book launches July 14. In the meantime, explore our free learning center to get a head start.
Join the newsletter for updates on what's happening in book land, podcast launch updates, where Teri is speaking, what's coming next, and the occasional thing that makes you think.
I used to be an assistant principal of an elementary school. Before that, I was a youth pastor. I have always wanted to help people — to make a difference in the world in a way that mattered. And while I loved serving students and families, I was quietly unraveling. I was overworked and underpaid, on call at all hours, carrying stress that settled into my body and spirit. I remember crying in the bathroom at work, wondering how something that looked so meaningful could feel so misaligned. When a close friend passed away, the illusion of “someday” shattered for me. I realized I was spending my life making everyone else’s dreams possible while postponing my own.
That night, I wrote two words in my journal: trade and travel. I didn’t quit impulsively. I studied investing, practiced relentlessly, built reserves, and learned how to manage risk before I made any major move. Trading didn’t just change my income — it changed my posture. It gave me options. And options gave me courage. I left the toxic environment, traveled the world, and eventually built a business teaching others how to build financial confidence with clarity and caution. But the deeper transformation wasn’t financial — it was alignment. That is why I wrote The Risk Worth Taking: to show you how to build the skills and confidence to choose your life on purpose, instead of living one you feel obligated to maintain.
