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Find a quest that was made for YOU.

The concept of leveling up isn't new (almost every video game ever has this built in - and for a reason - it's rewarding).

'Leveling up' in life can be less straightforward - but it doesn't have to be. We just need to adopt the same attitude of always looking for the next opportunity/adventure.

This is important enough that we can't leave it to chance... In real life we can engineer and tailor our 'quests' to result in desired skills or attributes.

Enter the concept of MISOGI - as described by Michael Easter (The Comfort Crisis) and Charles Bethea's New Yorker article highlighting Kyle Korver and Marcus Elliot.

Jesse Itzler framed it this way - "The notion around the misogi is you do something so hard one time a year that it has an impact the other 364 days of the year."

MISOGI basics -

1. Make it really hard (50/50 chance of success)
2. Don't Die
3. Make it unique, uncommon, quirky even
4. Don't post about it - ultimately this is for you - "Misogi's are inward-facing"

The prospect of this ' quest' or challenge should be exciting - even a little terrifying (keep rule #2 in mind and have adequate safety where needed).

ADVON Challenge 002 - Plan A Challenge

Develop a personal quest or MISOGI. This challenge is about coming up with the idea.
Here's a few approaches to consider when developing your challenge...

-If you wrote yourself an intro like in A Knight's Tale - how would it go? ("In Greece he spent a year in silence just to better understand the sound of a whisper" - you probably don't need to go that long though)

-What is a challenge you have wanted to do but haven't because youre afraid - can you tailor that framework to make it more your own?

More to come in our newsletter! We'd love to hear how you're approaching this challenge

Most people yearn to travel, but we are a unique breed of adventurer that blazes new trails, seeks growth-stimulating challenges, and embraces discomfort.

Put yourself to the test and create your own expedition today. You won't know what you're made of until you try.

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"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." - African Proverb