Those Three Seconds...

'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!'

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