"I dared to try."

You know how January 1 hits and we’re all buzzing with big, brave energy?

New year, new you. Vision boards. Resolutions. #ThisIsMyYear vibes. I pick a word of the year to guide me. This year? Adventure.

But let’s be honest: Adventure doesn’t just show up. It shows up because we show up.

So... have you been showing up? Have you been going ALL-IN?

We’re halfway through the year. Let’s check in with a little self-talk truth telling:

Did you stretch into that goal that scared you?
Did you chase the idea that lit you up?
Or did life (and email, and meetings, and laundry) eat your ambition for breakfast?

If your goals fizzled, here’s the truth: good.

That probably means they were too small, too polite, or—worst of all—someone else’s.

It’s time for a mid-year reckoning. July is your reboot.

3 Goal-Setting Questions That Actually Matter

1. What’s the problem you want to solve? In your home, your company, your community, your country. Not what’s trending. Not what makes for a great LinkedIn post. What makes you care enough to get out of bed and throw yourself into it? That’s your calling. That’s your why. If your goals don’t revolve around it, they’re not worth your time.
2. What’s the solution this problem really needs—and can you provide it? This isn’t about busywork or gold stars. You’re not here to slap a Band-Aid on a bullet wound. Ask: What needs to happen? Then ask: Am I the one who can do it? That’s how leaders think. That’s how legacies get built.
3. What’s the BEST way you can provide that solution? Here’s where most people shrink. They default to small, safe, and familiar. But your best way might mean blowing up the whole approach. I used to think a "speech" only happened on stage. Then a webcam and a pandemic taught me otherwise. Rethink the premise. Redefine the possible.

What I know to be true this week: If your goal doesn’t scare the hell out of you just a little, they aren't goals; they're tasks.

Want More Inspiration? Keep the FAITH!

On Thursday last week, Faith Kipyegon chased what no woman has ever done: a sub-four-minute mile. A full stadium in Paris, a super suit, the lightest ever shoes, pacers. Everything The first sub-four minute mile.

And she failed. But did she?

She ran it in 4:06. Still the fastest ever mile run by a woman.

After, she said: "I dared to try."

That's it. That's everything. I dared to try.

​Go watch her run. Go watch her strength. Go watch her resolve.

And ask yourself, "Am I daring to try?"

Sometimes, we have to be our own the blueprint.

I write about this in Wonderhell — the moment when success isn’t the end, it’s the start of a bigger, scarier, more meaningful challenge. You can get the book, or take the Wonderhell Quiz to find your zone of friction. Your next big thing starts there.

Where Am I Daring to Try?

Writing the proposal for my next book. Is it terrifying? Yes.
Do I have it all figured out? Absolutely not.
But it’s tugging at me, and I’ve learned to trust the tug.

The best goals dare you to grow.

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Now it’s your turn.

What word is guiding you now? What goal scares you—in the best way? What will Future You thank Present You for starting today?

We’ve got six months left in this year. Let’s make them count. Let’s make them Limitless.