Do one thing every day... for 30 days challenge

If it's the thought that counts then I owe quite a few people apologies and others owe me restraining orders. I'm also in great shape on account of how often I 'think' about going back to yoga, will have a book published any day now based on the words swimming in my head and should have millions - if not billions - in my bank account with all my brilliant ideas come-to-fruition. (I should check my balances.)

The difficulty is in the discipline; going from thinking about the things I know I can do to actually doing them. There's certainly plenty of motivation: Yoga = amazing body? Yes, please. Published memoir = bucket list item complete? Huge sense of accomplishment. And so on. But when comes to focusing my efforts on making these things happen? Well, I'm the queen of imagining the happy ending without even beginning with Once Upon A Time...

So I'm challenging myself. Actually, Eleanor Roosevelt is challenging me to "Do one thing every day that scares you." For 30 days I'm going to see what happens when I bully myself into bravery and document the details to see what happens when I stop being imaginative and start making life happen.

Since 30 days has November, there is no better timing to take life by the balls. I'm pretty sure that's what Eleanor meant.

And you? What are you waiting for? I'm challenging you to do the same.

Ready. Set. Go.

Comments

[Miss]

I don't know what I would do. Can I just copy whatever you're doing? that's supportive right?

[Jess]

You have no idea how terrified I am of all the ambitions swimming aimlessly in this bi-polar brain of mine. I'm about to the bully the shit out of my mind.

[califmom]

Ooh, I like this. Can one of your challenges be holding me accountable? I'm pretty scary.

[Megan, Undomestic Diva]

Haha - that's my own biggest challenge!

And these challenges can be both big and teeny-tiny -- but yes, every day for 30 days.

I'm double dog daring you people!

[ohjennymae]

but i need a list of things to do! i wouldn't know where to start!

[B]

I don't even know what I'd do.
But I'm TOTALLY down.

[Elleswords]

I'm in! I still have to think of what Im doing but we are not starting till November right??

My brain is going a bit crazy with ideas so I need to pick 30 and commit to them!

[mel]

I have no clue what I would do. I need some ideas. hmmmm

[Claudia Kinkade]

I haven't a clue what I will do but I am accepting the challenge! Find me at lovelikhaoticmadness.blogspot.com

[Mama_morticia]

Like everyone else, I have NO idea where to start. And accountability !? oi! My psyche shudders at the thought. I'm so in, though.. any one have a cheat sheet ?

[Chibi Jeebs]

I'm going to take a softer, gentler route (only because I already bully myself mercilessly) and say I'm going to meditate every day for 30 days.

Although, on second thought, I should really consider NOT bullying myself every day for 30 days. Now THAT'S a scary prospect! O_O

[Megan, Undomestic Diva]

I will write a more detailed post prior to Nov 1st to help everyone along. But, this now: You don't need to know ahead of time what 30 things you're going to conquer. Some days you will discover something small that scares you (saying something aloud you might not normally?) & take it from there. On other days, you can plan on conquering something bigger (flying? for example).

I have no idea what 30 things I will conquer. I'm just going to take them as they come.

[mrschaos]

Just the idea of this scares me enough to actually think about doing it. I avoid a lot. There is much that could be on my list.

[Kelley @ magnetoboldtoo]

can I just do 30 days of eating different chocolates each day? Cause I can totally do that.

[Mercurial]

Ooof...if I did everything that's running (around willy-nilly) through my brain I wouldn't have time to breathe. That must be why it's easier to just THINK them. I'm off to find the list, I need a list...-blink-...yes, list.

[Kristi]

I love this, Megan, and I find it somewhat amazing that you feel like you need to take this on because I think of you as one of the bravest people I know.

I know that almost everything scares me -- in some ways this assignment is "too easy," because most days I take the opportunity to look at my many fears and face a few of the "smaller" ones, so here's what I'm going to do: every day this month I will write 2-3 pages in my journal. A couple of times a week I'll address the subject of fear in my journal. I'll look for the big places to face something down, and remember to honor the smaller places that I've done so. And I'll be more mindful throughout each day of my fears and when I am facing them and when I am not (as in, what do I do instead? What would facing this one look like? How do I think it will feel once I've done it? Stuff like that.)

[Natalie]

Wait a minute.... I want to go from doing yoga twice a week do everyday and becoming a certified trainer and also to publish a book and outsell the bible. AND I think I should have millions in the bank... I am so glad you started this. I am going through some big life scary stuff but this is really helping - I love a structured challenge.