What Is Your High Dive?

man doing a high dive into water off of a cliff

A lot of people ask me, “How did you get interested in the virtue of courage?” My answer? It actually started with a profound fear – the high dive!

I was never a great athlete as a kid, but one day at the local pool I “accidentally” did a complete back-flip. I went on to compete in low-board diving – until colleges started asking about my high-board diving.

I didn’t have an answer for them, because I had (and still do have) a profound fear of heights. I had to decide whether to face my fear, or walk away from another sport.

“How did the kid with a profound fear of heights find the courage to jump off his platform of safety, and become a high dive champion?” Tweet This!

Watch this 3-minute video to find out.

 

What is your high dive? How will you take the risk?

 

Interested in learning more about risk and facing your fear? Check out these other posts:

The Impact of Fear on Performance

3 Ways to Harness Fear

 

Image by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay

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