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National Newfeeling Day 2009

Be a part of National Newfeeling Day 2009 by signing up, paying up, or somehow committing to doing that thing you’ve been putting off for years. Take the challenge and win cool prizes!

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What is newfeeling?

As a stand-up comic, Marty Wilson was looking for a way to change how he felt about his stage nerves. He realised in order to deal with those feelings, he needed to change the words he was using to describe them. Together with a mate they came up with a better word than “scared” or “nervous” to describe the adrenaline burst we all get when out of our comfort zones - they started calling it "newfeeling". And when his five-year-old son, Connor, used the word himself to describe how he felt about his first day of school, Wilson realised he needed to share his idea. September 1, 2009, will be the first National Newfeeling Day.

Newfeeling Day 2009

You’ve got until the first day of spring to sign up, pay up, or somehow commit to doing that thing you’ve been putting off for years – then challenge your friends and colleagues to face their own fears (or sponsor you!). All proceeds go to Dymocks Children’s Charities.

Here are some challenge suggestions to start you thinking:

Enrol in a public-speaking course.
Do your first skydive or bungee jump.
Start that business you’ve been thinking about.
Call that person and ask them on a date.
Sign up to quit smoking or lose 5kg.
Begin writing that novel you know you have in you.
Click here for more ideas

Once you’ve completed your Newfeeling challenge, we invite you to share your story with us! All registered participants to Newfeeling Day who tell us how they went will be in the running to win a three-day break for two to Uluru and Kings Canyon, Northern Territory, including luxury accommodation at Voyages resorts, tours and airfares. Total prize value: $3500. Plus every entry gets the chance to win our $20,000 draw.
Click here to enter our Newfeeling Day competition
Click here to register for Newfeeling Day 2009

Marty Wilson on "newfeeling":

I believe the best thing about newfeeling is that it unerringly points to things we could be doing to express more fully who we are meant to be. And the best way to find it is to look around, consider your options, then do the thing that gives you the biggest knots in your stomach. Notice what scares you most, then grab life with both sweaty palms.