Page 242 - The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage

The question is, why? The answer is simple: they know the secret to greatness.
When your heart speaks, honor it, 5- 4- 3- 2- 1- and move. They also know the
alternative and that it is terrifying: missing out on all that you are meant to become.
Living on autopilot and swimming right past all the magic, opportunity, and joy that
your life has to offer. And the greatest risk of all? Dying before you’ve actually
pushed yourself to live.

Dan in California is not going to let that happen. He’s just registered for
summer classes in finance. The idea of being a #44yearoldfreshman is daunting,
but he does it anyway, because “never too old” is what it means to be great.

In Honolulu, Shirley is pushing herself to start living again after losing her
husband. She’s let too many “five second windows be wasted” over the last four
years. Now, she is practicing everyday courage. She has started with something small
—beginning to walk again. That one change has opened doors that have been
closed for years.