'You can gather knowledge from varied sources but wisdom
only comes with experience.' This is one of
the best advice a fellow traveler had ever given me.
Skydiving in England in the month of October.
Some say it is an experience.
Consulting lesson 1: At times you choose
some assignments. Sometimes few assignments choose you to give you an experience. Take the project anyways.
I was always passionate for adventure sports. And skydiving
was definitely in my bucket list.Why would
I do skydiving at a place where the weather is moody and
erratic? May be it was destined. I chose to skydive in England even after knowing that the travel from my base location
(Reading) to the skydiving centre at March (this station is close to Cambridge), will burn my pants and the
total cost of this mind boggling experience is way higher than I can get it in Europe or New Zealand.
But the thrill of jumping from a plane from 13000 Feet above the ground, smiling at the earth while your
heart beats you hard, having
philosophical discussions with your tandem trainer in
mid-air, loving the parachute swirls with a mild
headache was an experience.
Consulting Lesson 2: Engage with the best in the
field and learn valuable lessons throughout the
journey.
Gary(my coach at the Skydiving centre) has done more than
12000 Dives in his life. He is humble and is
not on any social media (i.e No twitter, no FB). He is
passionate about his job and wants to break the
all-UK record for the maximum number of skydives. Throughout
the trip, he kept on joking that I must
remember all the tips for Tandem skydive. The free-fall
is for just three seconds. Then a tiny
parachute shoots up to smooth the speed (another 20
seconds) and after sometime the large parachute explodes and takes you higher. You have to put your legs behind your coach's
leg during the free fall. You have to stretch yourself upward during the fall. The most important
tip was not to be nervous during the jump.Everything happens at such great speed and in a jiffy that
you might do some mistake out of
nervousness.Trust me you can only value the true meaning of 'seconds' during that time.
Consulting lesson 3: Share your experience with
Friends
An experience always sharpens your instincts. In a consulting
assignment, after the project is over, we
report (with illustrations) and share the case study with
fellow consultants. A Tandem jump is the
best way to experience the exhilaration of a skydive without
any worry, as you will be securely
attached to an experienced instructor. So to have the
incredible feeling, where you can play with the
clouds, feel the rush of air and savour the excitement and
fear - SKYDIVE!
Life Lesson 1: If you have experienced something wonderful
which has touched your heart and soul,
experience it again! As my coach Gary jested 'You never
skydive once. The first time you do it when
you are young and mad. The next time you do it when you are
wise and MAN!'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU-YNQP51Mw
