Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Throw yourself a party.

Here's How It Works

  1. Gather 5-7 of your closest friends, and you’ll end up with a circle of trusted friends you can squeeze onto a patio.
  2. Everyone: write your thing on an index card. The dream, the project, the plan, whatever. Get specific.*
  3. Read it out loud to the patio. Watch friends raise their voices to share the many ways, big and small, they can help. You want to run that marathon? A hand will raise: I can offer childcare while you train. Another: I have a discount code for running shoes. Another: I’m training, too, if you need an accountability partner.
  4. Exchange gifts. Say thank you.
  5. Go forth and raise your hand for others.

Soon enough, you’ll have a room full of dreamers who have all-the-sudden become doers, with the help of nothing but Sharpies and each other.

It’s no small thing, sharing our big things. Asking for help. Saying it all out loud.
You’ll see.