The first 1,000 were mine. These are ours.
No single swim changed anything. But 1,000 of them, one after another, became impossible to ignore.
I finished those 1,000 days knowing exactly why I'd started Daily Dip 4 Dave. It just took me a while to work out what came next, and how to get a charity properly off the ground. I think I know now.
The 1,000 doesn't have to be mine anymore. It can belong to everyone who wants Neuroendocrine Cancer to stop being invisible.
An Act of Resilient Defiance is anything you choose to do, deliberately, that makes Neuroendocrine Cancer a little more visible - a dip, a walk, a run, getting back on the bike, ten minutes outside, something you've been putting off.
The size doesn't matter. Showing up does.
Small acts. One enormous voice.
With thanks to Datem.
There's no single way to do this. Pick whichever flavour suits you today.
Something you've been putting off.
Something outside your comfort zone.
Something harmlessly ridiculous.
Something for somebody else.
Something designed to start a conversation about NET cancer.
Not sure what counts? Here's a flavour - none of it is a rule, just a spark.
Take swimming somewhere it doesn't belong. No cold water required - this is the easiest way in, and it works anywhere.
Put on a swimming hat and goggles, somewhere you definitely wouldn't normally wear them.
Take a photo.
Tell people why: "I'm making Neuroendocrine Cancer visible."
Post it, tag @dailydip4dave, and add your act below.
Need a nudge? Chair a meeting in them. Do the school run in them. Walk the dog in them. Do the big supermarket shop in them. Get the whole office onto a call wearing swimming hats. One wedding photo, goggles on. Dave, on his boat, absolutely not going in.
Add your act →Acts of Resilient Defiance, counted since launch.
The count starts now, with the Goggle Challenge. National Daily Dip 4 Dave Day, 10 October, is when we come together and see how far we've got.
You don't have to swim in the sea for three years to be part of this. Start wherever feels right, and go further only if you want to.
One dip, walk, run, or small deliberate act. Tell us what it was and add it to the total.
Choose something and do it for 7, 15 or 30 days. The activity isn't the point - showing up is.
100 people × 10 acts each = 1,000. A team, a company, or a club can take on the whole target together. See Inspire Your Team →
Champions carry this into their own community - organising, recruiting, telling the story locally. Meet the Champions →
Every week, I'll feature some of what's been sent in - a name (or not), a place, and what someone did. Submit yours below and you might see it here.
One woman got in the sea, every day, for the man she loves. 1,000 days later, this is what it became. The first act was always the hardest one.
Fill this in and it'll come straight through - I read every single one myself, and I'll add it to the count.
Start on National Daily Dip 4 Dave Day, 10 October. Or start today - the date doesn't matter, showing up does.