The 3rd Annual Love Dare

(2 minute read time)

I started the Love Dare three years ago as a Valentine’s Day post to encourage leaders to bring love into the workplace.  In my career I’ve seen countless organizational cultures and most do not have an abundance of love in them.  Considering that most of us tend to reserve “love” for our personal lives it makes sense that this gap exists.    

Sure we hear some people say things like “I love my job”.  However, that’s often followed with “But, I really can’t stand ____”, which diminishes, if not negates, the love piece of the statement.  

In addition, we often use the word “love” rather flippantly.  It’s a catch-all term used to describe how we feel about our spouse or kids but we also use that same term to describe how we feel about our favorite ice cream or pair of jeans.  

Some languages have multiple words to help differentiate the kind of “love” being referenced.  English isn’t one of them.  So, if we want to be clear we need to find another way. 

The unique thing about the Love Dare is that it doesn’t involve words at all.  

Here’s how it works… Throughout your day practice feeling love for those around you – all of them, and especially the challenging people.  With most people, it will be pretty easy to find something you genuinely appreciate about them. Start with them – find something you appreciate and let your mind marinate on only that for a moment.  For those that feel more challenging, challenge yourself to find just one small thing you can embrace about who they are.  You don’t even have to say a word.  Just try it in your mind for one whole day.  

If you haven’t done the Love Dare with me before you may be asking yourself – WHY??  Why would I bother doing this? Here are excerpts from past years Love Dare to help answer that very question.  

• 2019 Love Dare – Love feels awesome.  It’s amazing. Why wouldn’t we want to feel it as frequently as possible???

• 2020 Love Dare – What you will find is that even if nothing else changes – you’ll feel a whole lot better.  Because love just feels better than what you were thinking and feeling before you took this dare.     

I promise you’ve got nothing to lose here, and oh so much to gain.  If you could use a hand, I can definitely help.  Click here to chat!