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Jake Gustafson

Flying ✈. Growing up, my family didn't vacation too extravagantly. In college, a friend was an aviation major, therefore, he had access to a 4-seater Cessna. My first trip, with him and a few other friends, was an eventful one, but things got better with each subsequent flight. Fast forward a few years and I was on my first commercial flight over to Europe alone. Needless to say, I survived all of these early flights, thoroughly enjoy flying now, and approach it with quite a bit of calmness (after confirming that my ticket is for the correct date, time, airline, etc.).

joelsmit94161

I've been to Disney World 5 times in my life. At the age of 46, I went on Space Mountain for the first time. I do not like roller coasters, but since my two youngest children were now old enough to ride it, I just had to go and show them it was ok. I went and I actually enjoyed it (because it didn't have the steep drops or upside down segments, that I really don't like). After I got off the ride I said to my wife "Wow, I really missed out on a lot of fun in my 46 years.

Marlana K.

Riding the Goldbelt Tram up the mountain in Juneau Alaska and the Tram in Icy Straight Point, Hoonah, Alaska.

Rebeca S.

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/398735#Comment_398735

Wow, the view must be incredible from up there! What a fantastic experience 🤩

vdemattei

Using power tools! My husband and I bought a house together (finally!) just over a year ago and we have countless DIY projects to do. I got tired of waiting for him to have time to do things (cut base boards, for one example) and asked him to show me how to do it. I had avoided particularly power saws as much as possible, but now that I understand them and make sure to take my time and be safe, they're not so bad. It's been so satisfying to contribute more to our projects, especially as a woman in the construction industry who has always just sat behind computers!

Shannon R.

Running my first 10K! I had wanted to do it for a while but somehow always felt scared that I wouldn't complete it, I'd be pulled off the course (#slowrunner), or people would judge me. When I did my first, I went BIG - the Marine Corps 10K in DC - and just did my best. Surprise surprise, I didn't get pulled off the course and went full throttle to "take the hill" (for those not familiar with the MCM series, both the marathon and 10K ends with a wicked incline up to the Iwo Jima monument on a road lined with Marines yelling/encouraging you on). I was SO proud of myself afterwards for facing my fear and making the most of it.

Salèha El D.

Moving away from my home country France, the very first time was very scary, I was only 23 years old with little English.

I booked a plane ticket Paris to London, and a train ticket London to Salisbury - I had no accommodation, what I knew was:

• the city I wanted to be
• the course I was going to enrol into
• the College where I was going to study

I got there, and everything fell into place, the rest is history.

Since, I moved to Spain, and now I am back in the UK... next is Saudi, with no Arabic at all, this is no longer a scary thing, but an adventure to look forward to.

“Life always begins with one step outside of your comfort zone.” ― Shannon L. Alder

Phillip Cullum

Flying. In a small general aviation aircraft. After the first flight, I was hooked. I earned my private pilot certificate, and 35 years later, I still love it! Get out there and fly; you'll love the exhilaration.

T. Smith

Hilariously, I was nervous about setting up an automated report of the entire Smartsheet I was utilizing. It forced me into exploring the Reports options and it was laughably easy to set one up and then send out an automated report every month.

I couldn't believe how quickly it was to set up and send out. I made it such a taller task in my head.

Cindy Schick

Leaving my marriage after 27 years married/ 30 years together, even though we spent the last 15 years of those living in different states. But 2 years later, I've got a new lease on life and it's good.

Ray Lindstrom

One thing that scared me until I did it was speaking in front of a crowd.

Ipshita

First time driving on one of the busiest highways in the US - this was extremely scary to me as I had learnt my driving in India and used to drive a small hatchback back there. But when I saw the speed and number of cars dashing through the I-95 at night, I was shell-shocked.. I had bought a cute BMW convertible with full confidence as we were living in the beautiful town of Boulder (Colorado) where everything is a minute away but just taking that small yet extremely powerful vehicle through the highway for the first time was my scariest venture ever! My heart pounced and beat a zillion times on the ramp and on top of it my husband kept reminding "you cannot slow down here" keep moving... 😕 I didn't breathe or blink my eyes till we crossed the whole highway!

I am a much better driver today but I still avoid highways where I can 😛

ccrowley

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/398911#Comment_398911

This sounds like me! (Not as long together, but two years later and I have a new lease on life too.) Congrats on choosing yourself and finding happiness 😍

dakissee108951

The scariest moment for me was walking away from a toxic work environment and resigning without having a new job. I had never been in a situation like this before and thought long and hard about the decision and then when I knew it was time, I resigned and walked away. Best decision ever. A few months later, I found the perfect position that led me to Smartsheet and the work that I do now. I also own my own sewing business so technically I have two full-time jobs and I love Smartsheet so much that I knew I also needed to incorporate it into my sewing business as well. Starting my own business is also the scariest thing I've ever done. It's hard since I still work full-time but my goal is to transition into full-time sewing within the next year. Change can be scary but from it comes growth and strength.

Chris Dinsmore

Buying my first house