When I read this quote, I immediately thought of the chances I have taken in my personal life...starting several businesses, having kids, travelling. And then I thought that such a list, while exciting, isn't really the whole picture of who I am.
What about my corporate career - and moving to a new group only to find it meaningless after a merger was announced?
What about creating a new network of resources and contacts when I changed jobs, started a new business and successfully sold another?
What about the entirely new way of thinking about eating, exercising and other self-care investments that started as I approached 40 - resulting in loads of energy (and the letting go of 20+ pounds)?
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| How are you being daring in YOUR life? |
There are chances we take and pass up every day. Some are as simple as trying new food or going ice skating with your kids. Some are as daring as walking away from an energy-draining job or friendship that has been part of your life for years. Of course, all involve a choice. Being daring doesn't mean, though, that your choice has to be to act or do something.
Being daring and willing to do can also mean NOT doing. It can mean starting to say "no" more often and set boundaries that give us (back) the life we crave. It can mean that we no longer follow the crowd to a hectic, subdivision life of "normal" jobs, kids' sports, SUVs and Florida vacations. It can mean that we say "yes" to ourselves more often - even if that is just a bubble bath instead of one more hour at the office.
What can you do this week that is daring? What would taking that chance, stepping out of your mold do for you, your family, your friends?
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