In this episode of The Resilience and Grit Podcast, I share the story of attending a personal development seminar years ago with my friend Laura and several others… and the unforgettable day we tackled a high ropes adventure course.

What started as a morning of exhaustion, shaky nerves quickly turned into one of the most memorable moments of my life. Faced with the decision between the smaller “Chicken Little” climb or a towering 30+ foot telephone pole and trapeze jump, I somehow found myself climbing higher and higher until I was standing at the very top of a giant telephone pole, balancing above the ground with my heart pounding.

I felt like Spider Woman.

Somewhere during that experience, something shifted in me. It was one of the first moments I realized I wanted more adventure, more courage, more aliveness and less of the things (like alcohol) that were draining my energy and spirit.

This episode is about:

• Courage before confidence

• Doing hard things even when conditions are far from perfect

• Why growth often begins with discomfort

• The surprising clarity that can come from challenge

• And how one terrifying leap helped shape the direction of my life

Sometimes resilience begins the moment we decide to climb anyway.

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