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Every Day Do One Thing That Scares You
And more advice I love and live by
Every Day Do One Thing That Scares You
As they say, the magic happens outside your comfort zone. And just like we break our muscles down in the gym to develop bigger stronger ones, pushing ourselves past pain points, hypertrophy is how we grow.
You don’t have to conquer a life-limiting phobia every day. You don’t have to throw your fear-of-heights self off a bridge one day and out of a prop plane the next but you can make a phone call you’ve been dreading. You could submit your writing to a publication you admire. You can enter a photograph into a competition, apply for a new job or make the first move. Sign up for a dance class. Bring a friend with you if you’re mortified by your supposed lack of rhythm. Sing karaoke whether you have a great voice or not.
My sister and I once cleared a noraebang room in Seoul with our duet. While I feel bad for the new Korean friends we made that night we still laugh about how bad our singing must have been if such nice people felt compelled to literally leave the room.
