I ask this question because there have been many times in everyone's life that they wished they could take the plunge on something but felt people would judge them or would never try because of the belief they couldn't get it right.
Discouragement then turns a goal you were so passionate about into a wish. The difference between the two is the goal is focused on going forward and achieving, when a wish is not putting in the necessary effort. I'm interested in the diverse answers that are out there.
#1
Be genuinely vulnerable with someone. Lean on someone else without constantly bracing for impact. Show love in a way other than trying to be useful.
35points
#2
Sharing my music. I've written my own music since I was 11 but nobody but me knows about it.
27points
#3
Being confident enough to stand up for myself!
25points
#4
Man I just wished I would have kept on doing watercolour. Stopped cause I didn't believe in myself
21points
#5
Backpacking abroad. Mentally I wasn't ready to embark on such an adventure when I was in my 20's. Too insecure, too indecisive, too dependant on others and too overwhelmed by the idea. For a long time I felt like I'd missed my window of opportunity for An Experience of a Lifetime (as others who HAD gone backpacking kept calling it). However I discovered that I wanted to go backpacking mainly because others were doing it and I felt I had to prove my worth.
I'm 33 now and after some work, very little of the aforementioned personal issues remain, so I've got a trip planned for next year to go biking in Vietnam and Cambodia :) It's not backpacking, but awesome nonetheless ;)
20points
#6
Go out in public by myself
19points
#7
Hike the Appalachian trail. I'm not talking section hiking, but through hiking, the whole thing.
19points
#8
Traveling by myself.
17points
#9
Skateboard. Even just a little, and I don’t care if I fall. I’m 60 next year, and I’m not dead yet, so ya never . I’d like to find someone patient enough to teach me.
17points
#10
Ask the guy I like out...
16points
#11
Tell my dad I'm gay. My mom already knows, but I'm not sure how my dad will take it.
15points
#12
Sky-diving. If there was a 100% guarantee I'd land safely!
13points
#13
Hang gliding. I'd love to feel like I'm flying, but I have very little upper body strength and even less joint stability, so I couldn't trust myself to steer or stick a landing.
13points
#14
Karaoke.
13points
#15
Go to college. For one, I'm broke and disabled, and for another, my disability is almost all mental. I have severe bipolar and ADHD, Anxiety disorder, dysgraphia, and I'm sure other things I haven't been diagnosed with. If I did go to school, I would lose my disability, and I doubt that I have the focus to do anything with a degree.
12points
#16
S*x. Really can't risk getting pregnant.
12points
#17
I’ve always really wanted to swim with sharks as there one of my favourite animals but im scared of swimming and putting my head underwater ☹️
11points
#18
Therapy, or at least asking for it
11points
#19
Be genuinely vulnerable with someone. Lean on someone else without constantly bracing for impact. Show love in a way other than trying to be useful.
10points
#20
Take time for myself instead of freinds,I may be the youngest but I'm the mom of the group
10points