Badassery

Instructions for the leader

Activity: Rapid Courage & Resilience Exchange Divide participants into pairs for a fast-paced storytelling exchange. Pre-Activity Guidance: Frame the exercise as a celebration of personal courage, everyday resilience, and overcoming adversity. Remind participants that "badassery" includes quiet emotional strength just as much as dramatic feats. Structure & Rules: Ping-Pong Exchange: Partners take turns sharing short 1–2 minute stories of courageous moments—hard, bold, or resilient actions they have taken in their lives. Rapid Alternation: Trade stories back and forth dynamically like a ping-pong match. Enthusiastic Reception: Listeners celebrate story highlights without competing or minimizing achievements. Timing: Set a timer for 4–5 minutes of continuous story trading, followed by a brief whole-group highlight call-out.