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Tip of the Week: Says You

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This week’s Escape Plan challenge (aka our Tip of the Week) is: #3: Says You: Do something that is typically seen as inappropriate for someone of your age.

You’ve seen the movie, “Big” with Tom Hanks? (If you haven’t, you need to do that before attempting this challenge.) Tom definitely sells his role as a 12-year-old stuck in an adult’s body/life. The classic scene, of course, is when Tom and Robert Loggia play the big piano at the toy store. Jason got a chance to try out that same type of piano at FAO Schwarz this past week while visiting the big apple. He took off his shoes and placed them in an available cubby, as he waited in line amidst an assemblage of 5-10 year-olds. Yes, he was the only “grown-up,” (how sad!). And you could see the look of envy on the other grown-up’s faces nearby.

Sometimes all you have to do is give yourself permission.

Leave us a comment on the Escape Plan Blog to let us know what you gave yourself permission to do this week. Get some inspiration from the childlike glee found on Tom and Robert’s faces at the end of this scene…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZRPM1Fn-Aw

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  1. I needed to do some work on the yard. I needed to clean up some stuff I had used over the weekend. I didn’t.

    I played a new game my wife and kids invented today. It involved frisbees, trees, and running. It was fun. We threw frisbees, we laughed, we goofed off, and we didn’t care what the neighbors thought as we ran crazily through our yard. The best 1/2 hour of the day. And I almost skipped it to do some stuff that I can easily do anytime this week…I almost blew it. Boy, am I glad I didn’t!

  2. You go Jason! Don’t let those stuffy “suits” get to you. Hey, I sing, dance, hum and tell jokes at work, and people look at me like I’m crazy. But we all gotta get through the day somehow. I’d rather enjoy mine to the best of my ability. You gotta have fun. (Besides it could just be your confidence/courage that gives someone else the power to do what they love.) Like you guys do for me!!

  3. We used to have one of those at the FAO Schwarz in Seattle. That was fun! I was sad when it closed.