High on Leadership

Mike was in at the Federal Executive Institute in Charlottesville, VA from Aug 3-8. The institute conducted a leadership training that focussed on leadership and team building skills. They did a variety of really cool things, but one of the more interesting was an outward bound kind of day.

After finishing the activity, he told me "I climbed this 47 foot pole, about the size of a telephone pole and stood at the top on this little tiny square!" I replied, "Wow, that is cool! How did you get up?" He said, "Oh, there were these little staples spaced irregularly on the pole, but I had to pull myself up for a lot of it."

Ok, if you don't know this about me, I am terrified of heights. I am fine in a plane or on a ski lift, but ladders are a different matter (though I have been trying). The thought of climbing a pole that high is daunting to me. There were safety measures (thank God) for him: he had a helmet and a harness. His team members on the ground were holding the line for his harness. After completing his climb he jumped off the pole and grabbed a rope on the way down (part of the assignment).

Someone with him had a camera and captured him at the top:

 

A zoomed view of Mike at the top:

  

 He had so much fun! I was really excited when he brought the pictures home last night... He just never ceases to amaze me!

Have a Happy Day!