Add More Adventure to your Life
Volume 1 Issue 3 September 15, 2003
Idea for
the week:
How many adventures have you had in your life
where you thought there was no risk?
Looking back on your adventures,
see which ones had tangible risks that you could
define and
which ones had intangible risks, that no-one but
you knew about.
An example of an adventure with
a tangible risk would be the first time you took
a dive off that
high (or not so high) diving board. An example
of an adventure with an intangible risk is the
first time you offered a differing opinion to
someone with whom you normally agreed.
Which do you value more?
There is no ‘right’ answer –
just what is true for you right now.
Feature Article:
The Elements of Adventure.
“I thought about turning back…”
Dame Naomi James in 1978 after losing her mast
in the Southern Ocean before continuing around
Cape Horn, to become the first woman to sail single-handed
around the world and beat the then world record
by 2 days.
When we think of adventure, many
of us do not think in terms of almost 9 months
at sea in a boat, circumnavigating the globe,
with a cat our only companion.
What did it take for a woman who had only two
years sailing experience to take off on a solo
voyage of such proportions? Her book, “At
One With the Sea” is an account of part
of her adventure and an opportunity to see how
even something that seems like a great adventure
can have it’s moments (or days) of tedium.
What makes something an adventure?
a. The unknown – you have an idea, about
how it will be, but the specifics are not really
known, a sense of newness.
b. Something out of the ordinary – a different
way to approach something or something different
from your normal routine.
c. Doubt – frequently at some time before
or during the adventure, you question what you
are doing or about to do.
What makes an adventure happen?
1. The decision to make it real.
2. Planning – deciding ahead of time to
do it and when to do it, (for sailing -when the
most favourable winds and currents are in the
oceans).
3. Support – friends and family, a mentor,
a sponsor, people who will encourage and uplift
when the doubts creep in; also those who will
ask about potential challenges they see to help
you be even more prepared.
4. Preparation – gathering information,
(for sailing - charts, navigation equipment, food,
maintenance tools and gear, clothing, miscellaneous
supplies...)
5. Beginning – no adventure is actually
achieved by dreaming about something...the real
adventure is in the doing!
I offer a 30 minute complimentary coaching session
to get you started and see how coaching can further
your progress towards more adventure in your life.
Call 406-222-1036 or email
me to set up your time.
