Last weekend, I had the opportunity to attend a clinic at my local climbing gym focused on falling and commitment. Yes, I actually paid someone to (safely) facilitate my choice to spend five hours doing something utterly terrifying. But for me, that’s what it’s all about, on and off the wall – sharpening my attention to the exact present moment and learning to work with fear, to find my edge and lean on it a little, both in climbing and in life. Being effective in both realms