Seize the moment

Have you ever missed an opportunity and regretted it?

Mine was bungee jumping.

We’d already spent a while at the Kaiwura Bridge, New Zealand, the claimed home of bungee jumping, waiting for my daughter’s turn.

‘Oh Mum! you really should do it!’ she said, as she returned, lit up from her experience.

In that moment I decided to give it a go. Chances are I may never come back to this spot again and I wouldn’t want to live with the regret of chickening out.

But just then a coach-load of eager jumpers alighted and joined the queue.

The wait for my turn was going to be too long. We were on a schedule.

If only I’d been brave enough to say ‘yes’ when Hannah did.

15 years on, it’s probably not something I would do now but I wish I’d done it then.

What moment are you waiting to seize?

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Rachel Maunder is a communication skills and speaker coach and professional speaker.

She has been in the world of competent communication, in different guises, for more than 30 years so has a wealth of knowledge, experience and expertise to pass on to her clients, both through her signature programmes and her own presentations.  

You can find out more about her coaching programmes here and about her speaking topics here.