I watch my kids go through phases of not trying new things and know that, for the most part, there are a couple  of reasons why they won’t try them. First, it just plain old doesn’t interest them. In that case, who can blame them? Second though, they don’t try because they don’t want to look or feel stupid. That fear or intimidation is not unique to kids. We all have things we don’t attempt for the same reason. We don’t want others to think that we’re unintelligent or uncoordinated.

What if we got over it? What if we didn’t care what others thought? What if we thrived on the idea of trying something that was so different that we would feel completely out our element? Beside the fact that adding new abilities, skills, experiences can enrich our lives, it is exactly what keeps our bodies and our brains healthy and fit.

Ask yourself, if you if you could try anything in the world, what would that be? Take a moment and write down the top 5 things you would do. Now, what’s holding you back? Go try it and embrace the process of learning something new.