Day 39: Record Yourself Making a Promise About Something You Deeply Care About

The Idea:

Today’s challenge is to record a short video of yourself making a sincere promise about something that truly matters to you. This could be a personal goal, a commitment to someone you love, or a vow to stand up for something you believe in. Say it clearly, with feeling, and then watch the video back.

Why It’s Good:

Speaking your values out loud—especially in the form of a promise—can feel vulnerable and intense. It forces clarity. It creates accountability. It’s no longer just a thought or intention—it’s a declaration. That takes real courage.

This challenge strengthens your self-respect and deepens your connection to what matters most in your life. Whether you keep the video or delete it, the act of making a meaningful promise to yourself—or the world—makes you braver.

How to Do It:

1. Find Something You Truly Care About: Your health, your family, the planet, your purpose, anything that lights a fire in you.
2. Decide on a Real Promise You Want to Make: Keep it specific and personal: “I promise to stop ignoring this,” “I promise to begin today.”
3. Record a 30–60 Second Video: Look into the camera and speak it like you mean it.
4. Watch It Back Once, Fully: Let it land. Let it challenge you. Let it inspire you.

Relevant Quotes:

On promises that matter:

“A promise must never be broken.”

~Alexander Hamilton

On courage through commitment:

“The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too.”

~W.H. Murray

On making it real:

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy… The chance to act disappears.”

~Goethe

Takeaway:

Recording yourself making a real promise is a bold act of integrity. It challenges fear, sharpens your values, and calls you forward into the kind of life you want to live—not someday, but today.