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The SkyJump Video

2007-09-30T05:28:06Z

Okay, guys, here it is: the live video of jumping off the tallest building in New Zealand. The ride down is at about 85 mph. BIG fun. :)

Skyjump

This jump was a risk that I opted to take, and that my boyfriend Michael opted out of. Most everyone else has said they wouldn't dream of doing it. Why did I? Comfort zone expansion.

When we think of changing things in our lives or businesses, of going to the next level, and then actually do something which commits us, we often get that uncomfortable feeling inside. "Oh, NO! What have I done??" Kind of like the feeing I had when I leapt off that platform. Sometimes, that feeling alone will force us to turn back from our goals, and prevent us from living our dreams.

The key to breaking that cycle is to learn to tolerate that feeling, and eventually embrace it. Feeling uncomfortable is a good sign. It means you're pushing through the membrane of the universe you've already created into the universe you want to create. Being on that edge feels funny, but it won't kill you. By taking unrelated risks such as this jump and stepping out of your comfort zone, you can practice having that feeling and going forward anyway.

You might label this uncomfortable feeling as panic or nervousness. What if you called it a membrane tremor instead? "Oh! I just felt a membrane tremor!" you can say. If you're with someone when it happens, you can look at the person with a smile and say, "Did you feel it, too?"

I can feel your membrane tremors from here. And I can't wait to see the new universe you're creating.

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630 Feet Above New Zealand, and 300 Feet Below

2007-09-29T00:52:25Z

Our last adventure in New Zealand was spelunking! Which is caving. We abseiled (rappelled) 300 feet down into the Lost World caves of Waitomo. Here we are at the top of the abseil:

LostWorldAbseil

That's my fabulous boyfriend Michael on the right. As you can see, they pipe dry ice fog into the crevasse for effect.

Ha! Just kidding. That's naturally occurring mysterious mist. A portion of the roof of this cave, which is primarily limestone, collapsed thousands of years ago, leaving this opening. There are other openings to the cave system as well, much smaller. One is called the Window, and the other, the Chimney. These caves are below a sheep pasture. Probably only one sheep had to fall in to convince his buddies to stay away!

Here I am at the bottom:

Lost World 2

I can tell you that this sort of adventure would never occur in the United States. We had one guide for four people, Gavin. Gavin drove us to the site, taught us what to do, did our safety checks, even took the pictures. The four of us were completely in his hands. If any of us had been hurt, there was no witness to back Gavin up in saying that we had not followed the rules. There was no official representative at the back of the line, just Gavin at the front. To exit the caves, each of us had to climb a 100-foot ladder into the gloom. Gavin went first, leaving the rest of us in the bowels of the earth alone. Michael was trained to attach each climber to the safety line, Gavin asked us if we each trusted him, and then he left. (!!) Does that sound like a lawsuit waiting to happen?? To us Americans it did. But, as I was informed at some point during our stay, "We don't have those down here." Which made for much more exciting, authentic experiences.

If you haven't been out of the States, please go. You can live without lawyers out there....

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630-Foot Base Jump By Wire

2007-09-28T03:52:36Z

I wanted to post info about my jump right after I did it. Well, as might be expected, in the little coastal surfer town of Raglan, NZ, there wasn't any Internet access. But there WERE beautiful views:

Raglanporchview

RaglanPointView

SO. Here's a picture of me prior to jumping off the tallest building in New Zealand, the SkyTower:

SkyJumpPreJump

Now as you can see, it's pretty damn high. We're looking down on the tops of skyscrapers here, folks. The SkyTower is the tallest building in NEW ZEALAND.

Okay. So on the platform, I'm good. If you could see the video (which I left in our beautiful seaside rental in Raglan), you would see that I'm calm and excited, as this picture pretty much shows. I'm even good jumping off the platform.

Then it happens. I jump, and there's nothing holding me. There's a wire attached to the harness I'm wearing, but it's slack. I leap out over the tops of buildings, the bay, and the very hard and unforgiving pavement below.

For a split second, my entire body says WHAT THE F%$#????? WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO NOW???? YOU JUMPED OFF A BUILDING!!!!! THIS IS NOT ON THE PROGRAM!!! And I can feel my little arms and legs beginning to twitch because they want to do that big, rotating "I'M FALLING OFF A BUILDING!!!" routine, like you see in the movies. But the SkyJump folks do have me on a wire, so I abruptly stop falling. Which, you might think, is better, EXCEPT--now I'm hanging 600 feet in the AIR over the hard and unforgiving pavement.

And I dangle. And I dangle. And I'm admiring the view. The very, very high view of Auckland. Which I would have paid much more for if I'd hired a helicopter, but couldn't possibly improve on by being in such a vehicle.

And then I hear my trusty companion, whats-his-name, shouting at me from the platform: "Kim! Need a photo! Photo opp!"

So, I obligingly comply:

SkyJumpPhoto

Now, some people say I look better with my hair down than up. I say, you jump off of a 630-foot building, and we'll talk about my hairstyle.

I'm back on solid ground in Miami, Florida, and I'm taking a few new coaching clients. If you want to take your personal or business life to places it's never been before, call me: 305-439-9326. Or email me, kim@kimmarcille.com.

Together, with you as the master creator and me as your guide through the realm of possibility, amazing things will happen.

Don't waste a moment! In this moment, your dreams could begin to come true.

Wishing you every possibility!

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Jumped Off the Highest Building in New Zealand!

2007-09-24T00:29:54Z

Thanks to your vote of confidence (Patty), I did it! I jumped 630 feet from Auckland's SkyTower. Talk about widening your comfort zone! WOOHOO!

Stay tuned to this blog, photos and videos will be posted when we get to Raglan, where you can find some of the most awesome left-breaking waves in the world.

Good on ya!

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From Auckland, New Zealand: Risk Taking Down Under

2007-09-19T05:01:22Z

Auckland

Hello my friends, from Down Under! Visiting the beautiful country of New Zealand again, and absolutely adoring it.

Here's a picture from last year at dinner at the SkyTower, the southern hemisphere's tallest building at 1076 feet:

Skytowernewzealand

Pictured are my honey Michael, me, and our friends Connie Ling and David Hogben, who were engaged the night this picture was taken. They are now very happily married, and we were delighted to attend their wedding in Aruba. More on that later!

So as I was saying, the SkyTower is the tallest building in the southern hemisphere at 1076 feet tall. As you know, I like to take calculated risks in order to expand my comfort zone (check out my bio here, where you'll find a picture of me about to race a stock car), so I thought I might jump off this building.

They call it a SkyJump, check it out: http://www.skyjump.co.nz/. It's a 630 foot jump at about 75 miles an hour. Should I do it???

Send me a comment and give me your vote! Planning on it tomorrow. I await your decision!

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Personal Intention Experiment Update: Self-Healing

2007-09-05T08:42:58Z

Back in April, I told you about a health problem I was having: recurring bladder and kidney infections that had put me in the hospital twice. I also told you that I was going to use this as a self-healing exercise, because I didn't want to be on constant antibiotics and other medications, or cause damage to my kidneys.

Now that it's September, I wanted to update you on my progress: I'm healed. I am not on any medication, and have not had an infection since I wrote that post. I weaned myself off the antibiotics, listening to my body and taking them in a precautionary manner only when I had a sense of discomfort. And then I stopped using them altogether a couple of months ago.

I don't intend to have this problem again. I'll check back in one more time in a few months just to re-confirm that my healing is permanent.

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