Dear Risk Takers,

I am pretty bummed about the Broncos losing on Saturday, but life goes on. It’s probably foolish to take life lessons from sporting events, but if the Broncos loss teaches us anything, I think it shows us that we should always go for it.

The Broncos had many chances to win the game but they took the safe route instead. In school, sometimes it’s easier to just get along, just do enough to get by, but if we want to be excellent, we have to try for more. When we write an essay, don’t do it just to get a good grade, do it to change the way you or someone else looks at the world. When you solve a math problem, don’t just do it to get the right answer, do it in a way that reveals something profoundly interesting about the universe.

The world has enough people who are happy to fill in boxes and take the safe route. We need dreamers and risk takers and change makers.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck