Almost 91-year-old Connie Wimer went skydiving on September 10th to support Above + Beyond Cancer. Within the past month, 18 Central Iowa business leaders philanthropy, health, government and more tandem parachuted. Because of this more than $123,000 has been raised to support cancer survivors, families and caretakers. Connie was quoted in the article written by Nicole Grundmeier. The quote stated this strong inspiration,
“Every time you take a risk of any kind, you grow stronger and more confident – therefore more comfortable taking the next risk,” Connie Wimer gives the advice.
Then the article changes pase and asks a question which I think is a good use of space as it causes the reader to do some self reflection. The question is,
“How can women get started taking risks if they’ve never taken risks previously? How do you personally distinguish between a calculated risk and a foolish one?“
The news article is now changing into a self reflection page and encourages women to take more calculate risks and in return become more fearless and resilient. The risk that is foolish is one taken without any knowledge about the risk itself. Risks need to be thought out and taken often to build strength.
The ending paragraph I love because it shoots to inspire women to take risks. When Connie was asked to skydive for a charity and immediately said yes we wonder how she acquired such assertion and confidence. She said that it comes from taking lots of risks throughout her lifetime and most of them turned out and the ones that did not she learned from.
“Statistically, I think skydiving is relatively safe – maybe safer than driving on the interstate?” we are left with this ending quote that throws a big call to action at the readers which I liked because the reading is not like stagnant water leaving us dull and empty. The article flows from action into a to call to action and one feels good after reading the inspiring story. It also leaves one with hope for the long future ahead of them as Connie Wimer accomplished this great feat as an almost 91 year old. Connie being one of the first women to pave the way for women in leadership roles in Iowa. She leads the way for others to take risks.