Do something that both scares and excites you. This is day 5 of my 30 day Scare The Crap Out Of Myself Video Challenge.

Today, the scariness is in telling you the story. I dig deep into my most emotional part of my life at the moment. Nope, it’s not about venturing out in social entrepreneurialism, it’s about struggling to start a family. I tell you my story of so called ‘infertility’ with the aim to start a conversation. I reflect on hope and introduce you to the sweetest little girl name Hope.

For the next 30 days I will post one video which will describe doing something that both scares and excites me, one learning point, and a take away. Join me through my ‘Hell yeah!’ moments and my ‘Oh Sh*t’ moments for the next 30 days and please do cheer me on!

Why on earth would you do this, Mel?

For Me: To bring some structure back in my life. To prove to myself that I can follow through. To document my journey at this scary time. To feel alive.

For You: Perhaps you are on a similar journey, thinking of making a change or needing to give yourself a kick in the bum to get going. I hope that following my journey will help you feel that you are not alone and inspire you to go out and do things that scare you too. Because in the end, it is by finding and doing something that makes you come alive that we truly start to make a dent in the world. Want to scare the crap out of yourself on film? Start your own challenge and let us know that you do! Share it on twitter with #stcoom (short for scarethecrapoutofmyself!)

Finally, Danger Lou, thank you so much for the inspiration. This is my journey towards Danger Me