Doubts About Skydiving? Overcome Them and Make Your First Jump

Key takeaway:
Doubting skydiving is normal. In this blog, you’ll discover how the dream of jumping can be held back by hesitation—and how the real victory often lies not in the jump itself, but in making the decision to go for it. You’ll learn why that choice not only leads to a skydive but also to a boost in self-confidence.

Skydiving: something you’ve wanted for years but never done

For many people, it starts with a dream. An image. Sometimes from years ago.
You once saw someone jump out of a plane, felt that spark inside you, and thought: “I want to do that too.”
And yet… it often stays there.
Skydiving sits on a list — in your mind or on paper.
A bucket list item. Something big, something that feels like you — but something you keep postponing.

The threshold between wanting and doing

What we often see is that the hardest part isn’t the jump — it’s booking it.
That moment when you say: “I’m really going to do this.”
Some people book alone. Others wait until they find someone to join them.
Both ways are perfectly fine.

Skydiving isn’t an impulse decision.
You don’t casually decide to jump out of a plane like choosing a restaurant or a day at the spa.
You don’t just say at the coffee machine, “You know what, I’ll jump out of a plane this Saturday.”
It’s something you feel. Something that stays with you.
The desire is there. The decision sometimes takes time — and that’s okay.

My jump also started as a dream

As a child, I was fascinated by the parachutists who landed near my house every year on Queen’s Day.
That image — people breaking free from the earth and floating down — touched something deep inside me.
In the summer of 1988, I decided: I’m going to do it.
I traveled to France and made my first jump. August 15 — a date I’ll never forget.
That moment changed my life.
Not just because I jumped — but because I chose it.

When you start, something shifts

As soon as people arrive at the dropzone, you can feel it: something is in the air.
The atmosphere is open, genuine, buzzing in the best way.
Whether you come for just one jump or a full course — you share something special.
People who just met are connected within a day.
Not because they’re alike, but because they are overcoming something.
A boundary. A doubt. A dream.

You take away more than just a jump

It doesn’t matter whether you jump once or continue jumping.
What you feel when you start stays with you.
The tension. The silence before the jump. The energy of those around you. The laughter after landing.

And maybe most importantly: the trust you build in yourself.
You did something that once scared you. You went for it.
That confidence stays with you — on the ground and in the air.

Skydiving isn’t about daring — it’s about discovering.

Sometimes, between a dream and action, there’s only one jump.

Whether you continue jumping or stop after that first leap: that one jump will stay with you forever.
You don’t have to prove anything. You just have to experience it.
And that’s perhaps the best part: a single moment of curiosity can become a memory for life.

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More inspiration for your first jump

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