CHALLENGE #1

Hello, World!:)

I am here again for a special mission.

In one of the previous posts I made a list of Challenges which may help me make at least a tiny step out of my Comfort zone.

So today is a start-date. As I promised, I will face one challenge a week.

So the first point in my “why-not” list was:

“Give a compliment to a random person in Facebook”

I placed it first because I consider this task the easiest one. However, I must admit it wasn’t as simple as I thought it would be.

I was looking through pages in Facebook and picked an account of a girl from the USA, named Alison, who is my age.

I didn’t have any criteria for considering a person to get my challenge into action, apart from one: the person should be of a female gender. You may wonder about the reason behind it. In fact, it’s simple: the male would probably treat my compliments as flirting, and it isn’t my aim.

Alison’s page impressed me because most of her posts were vivacious, full of optimism and positive vibes.

This was the message I sent her:

Frankly speaking, before carrying out this task, I didn’t care much about what to write and who to write. I was going to message a stranger, who I would not ever meet or even talk to. However, I felt quite nervous when I actually started to text Alison. I took it more responsibly to think of the right words and appropriate compliments to make a positive impression on that person and not to frighten her by my awkward interference.

I just imagined: what if it had happened to me? How would I feel? What would be my reaction like? I thought I would be really surprised to get such a message. But first thing that came to my mind was: “I would be suspicious. If I got the message I sent to Alison, I would probably treat it as an attempt to be advertised something.” Usually strangers act out a polite character purely for their own advantage. I would primarily ask myself: “What is this person aiming to? What do they want from me?”

To my great surprise, my addressee had the opposite reaction.

So here is the message I got back:

Alison’s answer was more than satisfying. She fulfilled my expectations about her character. She proved to be open, easy-going and optimistic person who is pleasant to talk to. 

I believe, we can even become pen-pals further on.

After getting this friendly reply I felt jubilant and relieved. 

I was encouraged by just a thought that there are so many amazing things you can do and achieve if you just make a step out of your comfort zone. 

All it takes is a trust in the world and belief in yourself.

What do you think about this challenge?  

What is your normal reaction on receiving a text message from a stranger?

Share your thoughts down below! :)

P.S.: I will soon be back with my new challenge! Wish me luck :)