. >> at the beginning of 2013, i told you about a guy alex sheen. he started a nonprofit "because i said i would," his father died of cancer in 2012. >> as i was writing his eulogy, i tried to reflect on my father's life. >> what my father did do it keep his promises, particularly to me and my brother, ray. >> the one way he could honor his father was to keep his word. >> he taught us to be true to our word and keep our promises and that's why i started "because i said i would." >> he wrote down 352 promises and drew a card a week at random and kept that promise. >> i will teach my grandma how to skype. >> don't show a picture, please. >> i have to show the picture, i'm sorry. >> no, no. >> but together, those 52, they changed me. >> you can't help but be moved watching him keep his promises. >> i will give blood for the first time. >> they're simple little things that are getting something done. >> he did accomplish all 52 goals, 52 one-week promises that he kept in the year 2013. because i said i could is a full nonprofit organization. they are ex

last year i read about this great guy alex sheen and he started this movement called promise cards andan implied promise, make it a true promise, a true commitment. >> so you said i'm going to write 826 more of these so she has one every day until the graduation from high school. they aren't mind boggling. just read me a couple of simple ones. >> you know all those things you wand to do, you should go do them. this one you just read, it was a dr. suess one. >> i like dr. suess, so do i. >> emma, read me a couple of your favorites. >> remember that guy who quit? neither does anybody else. and risk something or forever sit with your dreams. herb brooks. >> i have a 12-year-old and a 7-year-old. you're 14 now. and what we're talking about here and the reason your dad has written the notes in advance is very difficult. are you okay talking about that part and have you two had this discussion? >> we really hadn't had this discussion until this exploded last week. up until then emma didn't know i had written 826 notes out and that i had promised to do that. >> emma, what does that mean to yo