7-Day Challenge

Have you benefited from the 7-day challenge series so far? If you have, I greatly appreciate if you let me know how it's been helpful to you. I believe that taking on these daily challenges can help you upgrade your mindset, confidence level, and you capabilities for making 2020 your best year ever.

Today is the 4th day of the 7-day challenge series. So, let's get to it.

I am an introvert, a quiet person. When I was a kid at school, I was probably the quietest person in the class. That is why I was bullied by another kid who was taller than me and more talkative. He bullied me for 4 years. I did not talk about it to my parents for 3 years. His actions at the end pushed me to talk to my dad and he took care of it.

Fast forward, 23 years later, I faced a similar situation at work. I was not bullied though. I got blamed for a complaint by my first client at the company I was hired at after just few months of working there. The manager made me cry in front of others in the boardroom. I felt like I was back to those years that I was bullied.

I had to do something. My dad was no longer there to take care of this case. So, I broke my silence. I got out of my shell and responded. I gave him and everyone else in the room the reasons behind what had happened. Although, I got emotional and cried, I was kind of happy that I did not stay quiet. I challenged myself and defended my case.

This became a turning point in my life. It became a defining moment that changed my life.

That defining moment helped me realize my purpose in life. It led me to establishing Dream Achievers Academy and writing two award-winning books. It helped me join Toastmasters and strengthen my communication and leadership skills. It motivated me to take leadership roles and later become a Division Governor in Toastmasters.

Today’s challenge is about doing something different, something challenging, something out of norm for you. It could be also doing something in the opposite direction of what you normally do or say.

Let me give you some examples:

• If you always say Yes to others, challenge yourself today to say No to what you normally say Yes.

• Challenge yourself to talk when you normally do not talk.

• Challenge yourself to use your phone and go live on Facebook or Instagram and share something with your connections.

Challenge yourself to be different today.

There is nothing wrong to remove your mask for one day. There is nothing wrong to do things differently. There is nothing wrong to think differently.

When you challenge yourself to do something different or out of norm for you, you change your perspective. You look at life from a different angle. Out of the sudden, the world may change for you. Today may become a defining moment for you like the time it became a defining moment for me in the boardroom of the company I was working at.

What would you do differently today? What would you do out of the norm?

Choose something that challenges you a bit, not something that is fun or easy to do. Ok?

I really appreciate if you share your thoughts, comments, and questions in the comment box below.