The Next Eagle's Nest

I was 17 when I attended a youth conference near Ephraim, Utah.

The Dream Team was playing that Summer and for some reason I chose to be in a canyon with several other friends instead of watching hoops.

During the youth conference we each had an opportunity to conquer "the Eagle's Nest."

The Eagle's Nest was a platform perhaps 15 feet off the ground from which a person was supposed to horizontally jump off and simultaneously grab a rod....without letting go. 

Out of perhaps 120 youth, only 3-4 accomplished the feat.

I studied the successful ones. And the failed attempts. I prayed, planned and visualized succeeding.

Finally I did it. I dared. I jumped. I held-on.

 And the wind beneath my wings  carried me.

The victory wasn't mine alone. 

Later in life I would jump into an MBA, a new blog, and into learning crazy languages or trying to help people. 

Now, where's the next Eagle's Nest?

It's time to dare (and jump) again!

 

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