"Die Living"
“You can make the choice to either live your life dying, or you can die living.”
That was what Andy Campbell said – the guy in this photograph. His story was featured in a Warren Miller film, famous for jaw-dropping extreme skiing. After being paralyzed in a horrible mountain climbing accident, when I look at this photo, it’s apparent that he figured out how to live, and to live doing what he loves to do.
I can only imagine the depth and length of the hardship and struggles he went through to get to, literally, the top of this ski run. Being an avid skier myself, I found his message “Die Living” to be incredibly inspiring, both personally and professionally.
This photo sits on my desk and it makes me ask myself, "What can I do to live my life more fully, every single day? What am I afraid to try, for no good reason?"
It takes grit and determination to try something new, and to stick with it long enough to excel at it. That applies to almost everything, including public speaking. It’s feels weird and awkward at first, but with good technique and practice, it gets easier and better.
Look at Andy Campbell and what he accomplished. What you can’t see in this photo is that he is at the start of a ski cross race, with 3 other guys in ski chairs, all racing the course at the same time!
Wow. Talk about persevering to learn something new, and to find the joy in it.
All we’re talking about here is standing up and speaking in front of a group of people.
Think you can do it? Of course you can.
“Die Living”
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