Dash of Courage: Best Day of the Year

"Boldness isn't something you're born with; you either choose it or you don't." - Mike Yaconelli

March 4th is the best day for Bold Goals.

Because March FORTH is the only date on the calendar that's a command.

March. Forth. 

16 years ago I read about a CEO who took the day off every year to focus ON one big idea, bold goal, or dream that truly mattered.

That idea stuck, so I started doing it. 

How: WOW x NOW

One thing WOW:
Last year on this day, I wrote about my Mom turning 75 and her lifelong dream of seeing Niagara Falls. 

We booked the trip.

And I watched her stand there, mist in the air, water crashing, and she kept saying, "I can't believe I'm actually here."

It's the happiest I've ever seen her.
It wasn't about Niagara Falls.
It was about not waiting.

This year, I'm asking her what her next dream is.
And we'll March Forth on that too.

One thing NOW: 
Last March 4th, I also made a different decision.

I launched this newsletter: Dash of Courage

Not because I felt ready.
Not because I had 52 ideas.
Not because I was certain anyone would read it.

But because it mattered.
52 two straight weeks. 

Written across 6 continents
Exhausted in airports
Random time zones in hotel rooms
Jetlagged.
Just Send.

19,414 words later...
We're still going.

Because bold goals aren't built in emotional bursts. 
They're built through repeated decisions

And decisions rewire who you become.
If I've learned anything it's this: 
Courage is not a trait. It's a trainable skill.

Dash of Courage 
Today is March 4th. So here's what to consider:

What will you move on this year?
What dream deserves to stop waiting?
What are you quietly postponing that your future self is already tired of you waiting for?

None of us are promised forever.
We are given today.

March Forth.

Courage over Comfort,
Garrett