I think we’re all familiar with the game, “Truth or Dare.” As an adolescent, you may have had to admit to what you thought was an embarrassing truth about yourself or, even worse, kiss someone. Yuck!  How did we not catch the cooties from this?

Today, however, I’m not giving you the Truth choice. I’m just going to Dare you. Ready?

I dare you to:

Laugh – Too often we take things way too seriously. Laughter, as the saying goes, is the best medicine. Take a dose of that medicine today and have a good, hearty laugh. It’s a great antidote for stress, crankiness, low energy, and it offers a host of physical and mental benefits.

Double Dare – Make someone else laugh too!

Compliment Yourself – As we strive, every day, to be better than the day before, we frequently lose track of how great we already are! Take five minutes and tell yourself why you are so intrinsically awesome!

Double Dare – Compliment five other people.

Help Someone – One of the best ways to feel good about yourself is to do something for another person. Today, take the opportunity to lend a hand to someone in need.

Double Dare – Help a stranger.

Learn Something – If we aren’t learning, we aren’t growing. A vital part of continually developing ourselves is to be constantly discovering new things about the world we live in. Take a few minutes and expand your knowledge.

Double Dare – Teach somebody something new.

Exercise – Just as keeping our minds sharp is important, keeping our bodies well-tuned is too.  A brisk walk or ten pushups are not only physically good for you, but they clear the mind and relieve stress, as well.

Double Dare –Start a daily exercise regimen today.

Set a Goal – It can be a personal goal or a professional goal.  Either way, write it down and determine how you are going to obtain it.

Double Dare – Let others know what your goal is.

Add to this List – Post a comment daring you, me, and others to challenge ourselves by submitting your own dare.

And, though I may be breaching daring etiquette, I will triple-dog-dare each of us to do these things every day!

Live on Fire!

D. Luke Iorio, CPC, PCC, ELI-MP
President & CEO
Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC)