Do something once a year that reminds you you are still brave

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Do something once a year that reminds you you are still brave

Cold water, a stage, a summit, a solo trip. Something with a pulse in it.

Courage is a muscle with a short memory. Left alone for a few years, it convinces you that you were never that person.

One deliberately frightening thing a year keeps the file open. It does not have to be dangerous, only genuinely uncomfortable.

Book it far enough ahead that backing out costs something.

Do something once a year that reminds you you are still brave, 1
Date it.
Do something once a year that reminds you you are still brave, 2
Do it.
Do something once a year that reminds you you are still brave, 3
Done it.

How to actually do it

  1. 01Name the thing that scares you a little and would not harm you.
  2. 02Book it for a date at least a month out.
  3. 03Tell someone who will ask you about it.

You already know if this is the one. Go put a date on it.

Date it in the app

Send it to whoever came to mind.

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