Everyday can be a New Adventure

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Published by Rachelle Disbennett-Lee
Saturday, August 17, 2002
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It is easy to get in a rut and feel like the thrill of life is gone. The trick to keeping the thrill in each day is to find the adventure. Adventure is easy to create and discover when we are open to it. Everyday can have an element of adventure if we are willing to be open to the opportunity each day offers.

Adventure comes in many different shapes and sizes. We don't have to be crocodile hunters to have a life that is full of adventure. Adventure can be as close as an ethnic grocery store where you can try food you have never eaten before, or a visit to the zoo to explore the wildlife. Even traveling to work via a new route or taking a bus or tram instead of driving can create adventure. Adventure is awaiting you each and every day. You simply have to be open to it and willing to go find it.

Coaching

Adventure can come in many different ways. We do not have to be daredevils to create adventure in our lives. One way I create adventure is by making the commitment to learn something new everyday. It does not have to be anything major or even practical. It can be as easy as learning to make homemade mayonnaise or reading a book by a new author. Adventure is in the eye of the adventurer. One person's adventure may seem boring to another more risky adventure. As long as it is an adventure to us, we really don't need to worry about others. Simply focus on what creates adventure in your life and then commit to adding that sense of adventure everyday.

Coaching Question

Is your life full of adventure?

Coaching Challenge

Think of seven things that would add adventure to your life. Now write one of those things down for each day of this week and commit to doing the adventure you have scheduled. Remember it doesn't have to be anything way out there. It can be as simple as trying a new type of food, going to work via a different route or visiting an area of town you have never been to before. Now go out and experience the adventure.

Daily Success Formula

Trying something new = Adventure

Quotes

"Adventure is not outside a man; it is within." David Grayson

"Adventure is worthwhile in itself." Amelia Earhart

"Be careful going in search of adventure, it's ridiculously easy to find." William Least Heat Moon