examples

Every day, there are people around the world who seize opportunities, think differently, take chances, face their fears, overcome challenges &/or try new things.  People who take leaps.  Some of their stories make the news.  Here are some of those stories that appear to be inspiring examples.  CLICK THE HEADLINES TO READ THE STORIES &/OR SEE THE VIDEO CLIPS

= "Man leaps 25,000 feet with no parachute"
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= "Pepsi Man Makes Huge Impression on Campus"
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= "84 Year Old Holocaust Survivor Says Running Saved Her Life"
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= "One Group's Mission to Help a Friend Scale a Mountain"
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= "25 Year Old's Decision to Travel Alone to 10 Countries in 10 Weeks"
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= "8 Year Old Pursues Basketball Dream"
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= Woman shows it is never too late to take a leap on the trapeze - click here to read
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= Student gets up in front of large audience & asks singer Billy Joel to perform with him - click here to read
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= TakeLeaps.com Post Leads Man to Make Anonymous $25,000 Donation to Charity in honor of woman who treated him with kindness 
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= Doing Things Differently:  Business Owner Turns Over Company to Employees Who Helped Make It a Huge Success
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= A family sets up a cafe where people with autism can work to spread awareness and foster understanding
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= A boy who built a cardboard arcade which led to a foundation and global movement
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= 9 year old reporter in Pennsylvania, publishes her own newspaper
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= Woman starts digging in her yard to help cancer research
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= A student who rapped to Richard Branson while he was in Manila and ended up exchanging business cards
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= Women seizes the opportunity to go back to college
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= Dancing With Stars contestant who competes without hearing the music
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Family of boy going blind creates bucket list