Me on the lift up the slopes

I was in Chicago in February 2010 and was relaxing in a bar and talking about my work.  The people I was talking to were avid snowboarders, but one of them had lost their confidence due to an injury they sustained whilst snowboarding a couple of years earlier.

As a result he was unable to push himself to tackle the harder slopes with the same enthusiasm as his friends – and as he did before his accident.

Working with the snowboarders

So I arranged to drive up to Wisconsin to meet with them and work with them at Cascade Mountain in Wisconsin.  That was a great adventure in itself!

I arrived at Wisconsin and spent the next week working on visualisation techniques and positive reframing to improve his confidence and technique.  He had identified himself as an injured snowboarder, and it was my job to re-affirm his previous identity as an Alpine snowboarder.

A "typical" breakfast at a diner near the slopes

It was a cold week, but it was great fun, and I was able to give a snowboarder his confidence back.