http://ampitup.vox.com/library/posts/tags/risk/page/1/ Turn Your Possibilities into Reality en Vox Thu, 08 May 2008 18:53:13 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss risk http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/the-possibility-of-hearing-after-being-deaf-all-your-life.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Amp It Up!) http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/the-possibility-of-hearing-after-being-deaf-all-your-life.html?_c=feed-rss http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/the-possibility-of-hearing-after-being-deaf-all-your-life.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 08 May 2008 18:53:13 -0700 I just watched a documentary about a long-married couple, who, having both been deaf since birth, decided to get cochlear implants at the age of 65. Talk about amplifying possibility into reality. The husband adapted more readily than the wife,... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/the-possibility-of-hearing-after-being-deaf-all-your-life.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398f7d8120005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> team love reality risk success coaching amplify possibility amplification invest in your success http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/overcoming-challenges-band-bar-brings-folks-to-shabbat.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Amp It Up!) http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/overcoming-challenges-band-bar-brings-folks-to-shabbat.html?_c=feed-rss http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/overcoming-challenges-band-bar-brings-folks-to-shabbat.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:33:25 -0700 I am not Jewish, and perhaps that's why I was amazed to find an article in my Easter paper about a local temple adding a few not-particularly-religious incentives to their Friday ritual: a band and a bar. They call it Schmooz'N Shabbat, and it hap... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/overcoming-challenges-band-bar-brings-folks-to-shabbat.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398e955ef0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> risk vision courage http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/opening-the-kimono-on-self-expression.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Amp It Up!) http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/opening-the-kimono-on-self-expression.html?_c=feed-rss http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/opening-the-kimono-on-self-expression.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:56:46 -0800 When I was 12, I lived in a commune. One of our housemates was a woman who held a black belt in karate and gave us self-defense lessons. Back then her name was Pat, but she later changed it to Banshee and appeared on the cover of Ms. Magazine in... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/opening-the-kimono-on-self-expression.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398d575880003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> dreams risk courage self expression bravery http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/the-skyjump-video.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Amp It Up!) http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/the-skyjump-video.html?_c=feed-rss http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/the-skyjump-video.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 29 Sep 2007 22:28:06 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ampitup.vox.com/library/video/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398ae048f0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398ae048f0002-50si" alt="Skyjump" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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. :) This jump was a risk that I opted to take, and that my boyfriend Michael opted out of. Most everyone e... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/the-skyjump-video.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398ade1b80004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand panic change risk adventure nervousness comfort zone risk taking membrane tremor http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/630-feet-above-new-zealand-and-300-feet-below.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Amp It Up!) http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/630-feet-above-new-zealand-and-300-feet-below.html?_c=feed-rss http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/630-feet-above-new-zealand-and-300-feet-below.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:52:25 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ampitup.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398ad88860004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398ad88860004-50si" alt="LostWorldAbseil" /></a> <a href="http://ampitup.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398ad70680002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398ad70680002-50si" alt="Lost World 2" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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: That's my fabulous boyfriend Michael on the right. As you c... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/630-feet-above-new-zealand-and-300-feet-below.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398ad6afe0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand risk adventure comfort zone risk taking http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/630-foot-base-jump-by-wire.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Amp It Up!) http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/630-foot-base-jump-by-wire.html?_c=feed-rss http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/630-foot-base-jump-by-wire.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:52:36 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ampitup.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398ad2a9a0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398ad2a9a0004-50si" alt="Raglanporchview" /></a> <a href="http://ampitup.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398ad2c140005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398ad2c140005-50si" alt="RaglanPointView" /></a> <a href="http://ampitup.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398ad132b0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398ad132b0002-50si" alt="SkyJumpPreJump" /></a> <a href="http://ampitup.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398ad13240002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398ad13240002-50si" alt="SkyJumpPhoto" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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: SO. Here's a picture of me prior to jumpin... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/630-foot-base-jump-by-wire.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398ad415a0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand dreams risk coaching risks comfort zone http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/hello-from-auckland-new-zealand-risk-taking-down-under.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Amp It Up!) http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/hello-from-auckland-new-zealand-risk-taking-down-under.html?_c=feed-rss http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/hello-from-auckland-new-zealand-risk-taking-down-under.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:01:22 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ampitup.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398aa03e30001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398aa03e30001-50si" alt="Auckland" /></a> <a href="http://ampitup.vox.com/library/photo/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398aa228f0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398aa228f0003-50si" alt="Skytowernewzealand" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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: Pictured ar... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ampitup.vox.com/library/post/hello-from-auckland-new-zealand-risk-taking-down-under.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d09e47c089be2b00e398aa0e390002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> new zealand auckland skytower risk comfort zone skyjump