When you are young spend at least 6 months to one year living as poor as you can, owning as little as you possibly can, eating beans and rice in a tiny room or tent, to experience what your “worst” lifestyle might be. That way any time you have to risk something in the future you won’t be afraid of the worst case scenario.
A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems.
"Sometimes the most dangerous people are the ones who seem the most ordinary."
You have to be fearless in order to succeed.