A weekend of skiing and snowboarding with my family turned out to be more than one of our regular active holidays. Growing up, Erika and I were continually exposed to athletics and adventure. There was usually a theme to our vacations and we grew up watching our parents participate in many different sports and explorations...
Ten years ago, when our dad turned 60, our step mother Victoria surprised dad with an adventure paralleled to none. She researched and found a trek leader in Nepal. She took him to the Himalayas and made one of his childhood dreams come true. They spent a year training and preparing for this journey of a lifetime. An experience that had such an impact that they returned 2yrs later with Erika and I...
At Christmas this year she did it again. She totally shocked him and rolled two carbon road bikes into the living room! Instantly the conversations began about what to train for and what then next adventure would be. With tears in his eyes he shared his feelings about how amazing it is to have yet another physical goal via the gift of this new bike. Currently he trains with a coach 2 times a week and rides his mountain bike 3-4 days per week – this guy is fit...
Fast forward to Saturday night, Victoria was not done with the surprises. During a French night theme in our place in Sun Peaks she gave dad an early birthday present...she is taking them to France to ride with a group on a Tour de France trip! The look on his face was priceless...
The meaning behind this is 2 fold. A physical adventure to keep them both focused and an adventure through a physical challenge that they can do together.
As we think about ways to engage ourselves, teammates and customers. Understand that the value can be limitless; all it takes is the first step and an idea!
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