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i have had a few leaps but recently i have been working on using a budget and cutting back. learning how to shop with coupons, and finding other places we can cut back. it is hard to get out of the instant gratification mindset!

Ooh, fantastic goodies!
My most recent leap has been applying to graduate school. It will be another couple of months before I hear whether or not I've been accepted, but convincing myself that I could get into a program and that I should try was a really high hurdle for me.

You are so generous. I'm not much of a leaper as someone else already said--at least lately. I think the biggest leaps were about 15 and 10 years ago when I took a new job and then bought a house.

No big leap this year for me - yet!! But am working on something.

My biggest leap lately has been trying to find a way to rethink my "work" life. I am currently staying at home with my son and teaching yoga, but I have reached out to my past employer to propose starting a blog to help them market themselves. I am hoping to be able to combine all of my passions with purpose and to have it generate an income for me in some way. I feel that if I keep thinking positively about this, my leap will be very rewarding!

my most recent leap was deciding to keep my full time job and finish my last year of college. I am taking 18 hours and working full time, which can take it's toll on my relationship with my husband. I take one day at a time and I know that when i graduate in Dec. things may or may not slow down but i am learning now just jump and hope that you land on solid ground, and if you don't someone will catch me.
PS please pick me for the class, i need it badly!! Thanks

A few years ago I accepted a new job in a sales position. Sales was something I always swore was "not for me."
Happily, this leap (which equalled a job, after being unemployed for over a year!) has helped me see that I have a different set of skills I never knew I had!
AND scrapping was a leap, too - never thought I had a creative bone in my body, but guess what! I do!!!

I embarked on the process to become a Nationally Board Certified teacher. It was a big undertaking and it tested my resolve so many times and forced me to reflect about and write about what I did good as a teacher. There were many times I thought I would pull my hair out. But, I recently found out that I passed on my first try which is pretty hard to do and now I have a whole new respect for myself as a teacher and I am so glad I went through the process.

My most recent leap has been to go back to church, taking my daughter, even though my husband doesn't go. I've had to let go of my security blanket and step into a whole new community by myself.
Thanks for the great post!

My biggest leap lately has been trying to live a genuine life. Spending within my means, doing what I want to do , not what I think others want me to do, liking my job even though others point out the negatives about it (travel and boredom).
Its a work in progress...

I was asked to take some shots at a baseball camp. I always have my camera and always take plenty of pictures of my kids. But this was the first time someone else wanted me to do it.
They turned out great. :)

My recent leap is deciding to start my own little craft shop... and exposing at a local market...

I've seen this woman everyday for years while dropping our kids off at school. I don't know if she ever even noticed me, but for some reason I noticed her. Last year she was diagnosed with cancer, and wasn't around school much after that. Recently she has been picking her daughter up again, and wears a scarf around her head. One day I finally got up enough courage to introduce myself, ask her her name, and tell her I've been praying for her. I was a bit out of my element, but she seemed sincerely thankful and told me she was on the road to recovery.

My most recent leap was going on stage at a work function to accept an achievement award. I used to beg my manager to NOT nominate me because I am terrified of the stage. This was the first year (in 14 years with my company) that I finally let that all go. I allowed myself to feel comfortable with the possibility of going on stage and for the first time ever, I actually won! Funny how the two things went hand in hand, me giving up the fear, and actually receiving the award. My knees were still shaking a bit but it wasn't as bad as what I had made up in my head for all those years. :) I bought myself an ipod Nano and a laptop with the award money. :D

WOW...love the quote about leaping. Sometimes it's scary but you gotta go for it!
I am already registered for LOM class, but I would still love to do it for free - LOL!
Have a great day!

I took a big leap yesterday. I had been avoiding the doctor's office for over a year, knowing that I might be diagnosed with diabetes. I finally faced my fears and went in yesterday. And yes, I have diabetes but at least I know what I have to do to take care of myself.

my most recent little leap...is going out of my way to say "hello" and stop being so afraid of what others think:)

My major leap is selling handmade cards at a local store, while it's not a huge profit, I find it very fun and rewarding. I also made a leap back into the gym and hope to continue, it has given me so much more energy!!

My biggest leap recently was purchasing the website, Digital Art Quirks. That February kit is just gorgeous.

My most recent leap was being unemployed for 8 months after being laid off. Many a day I was at a loss of how I was going to survive. I now have a good job but I'm making a third of what I was making. I may not be able to keep my house but by the Grace of God I will hang on one day at a time - I do have a job and I am surviving.