Almost every action is accompanied by risk.

Exercise puts you at risk of injury. Driving puts you at risk of accidents. Stock trading puts you at risk of market fluctuations.

The risks are significant, and the level of risk is often proportional to the possible outcomes.

A light workout might be easy, but a hard workout is what makes you stronger. Walking to work might be safe, but driving to work is far quicker. Putting your money in a savings account might feel secure, but you could make much more on stock exchanges.

The risks hurt but the greater the risk, the greater the reward.

There are infinite possible paths out there. What game are you reluctant to put your skin into?

From the musical Hamilton:

When you got skin in the game, you stay in the game
But you don’t get a win unless you play in the game
Oh, you get love for it
You get hate for it
But you get nothing if you wait for it