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A few years ago, I stood underneath a red overhanging cliff near my hometown. The weather was amazing. Deer chewed on the brown grasses by the river below. An eagle rode the wind. Townsfolk and visitors wandered in a nearby hot spring.

I was tied in, ready to climb. I was attempting to do a route first try, "onsight," as we call it, which means I didn't know what I was climbing into. It would have been a hard onsight for me to onsight hard climbs. You need clarity. No interference.

Just as I was about to climb, nerves in my body, which I hadn't felt yet, said hello. That's not good for any athlete. Desperate, I painted a coat of confidence on my inner walls of doubt. I visualized myself at the top, celebrating. "You can do this," I firmly told myself. "If you believe, success is certain."

It didn't work. I fell near the top. Defeated, I lowered to the ground and realized powerfully that the desire to climb the route had kept me from doing it. My self-worth was bound together by my success or failure at that moment, and that set off a chain reaction: unnatural desire, pressure, performance anxiety, anticipation, a mind fascinated with the top but a body struggling below, bad decision-making, irregular movement, distraction, frustration. All in that order, too.

In a flash, I told myself that on my next attempt, success or failure was irrelevant. "Make one move at a time. That's all." I gave myself a pass from whatever would happen. It worked. I floated to the top with self-control and clarity.

That moment got me thinking. At some point, I framed this experience for myself in terms of simple mathematics. When I added determination, courage, self-confidence and desire, I failed. When I took away the desire for success, I improved. I enjoyed it more as well, which, as an athlete of 30 years, I didn't think was possible. Eventually, I discovered the power of subtraction.

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Ride with Ballooning Canterbury – tick it off the bucket list

There is nothing quite so exciting as Hot Air Ballooning and floating effortlessly over an ever-changing Canterbury Plains landscape. Join Ballooning Canterbury and enjoy great views of the Southern Alps to the Pacific Ocean. Flights 7 days a week, all flights are subject to weather. 

Christchurch Adventure Park – New Zealand's longest zipline 

At the Christchurch Adventure Park, experience the thrilling rush of racing through the forest while you fly down the longest zipline in New Zealand, all while taking in the incredible views around you.

Alpine Jet Thrills – rapid riding in the home of jet engines

Alpine Jet Thrills has launched a brand-new airboat operation, just like the "gator hunting" airboats in the Everglades of Florida USA. It is available at the Braided Shallows location at the Waimakariri Regional Park.

Hassle-Free tours – Lord of the Rings landscapes from an epic 4WD

Join Hassle-Free tours, a favorite among visitors to New Zealand. It is the unique Lord of the Rings Tour, which goes into the Canterbury high country for an exciting 4WD ride to the filming location.

Orana Wildlife Park – home to world-famous The Lion Encounter

Set in 80 hectares, Orana Wildlife Park is New Zealand's only open range zoo. The Park provides amazing child-friendly animal encounters: hand feed giraffe, meet rhino up close and travel through the lion habitat, etc.

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Dear Jim,

Yours,

Li Hua