The pull of Curiosity

I’ve been thinking about curiosity a lot lately. Curious about it, you could say. Looking back, it’s probably one of the core traits behind everything I’ve ever achieved. It’s what makes me question things instead of just accepting them. It makes me want to understand why things are the way they are and understand the systems people move through without really noticing.

When I think back to the start of my slopestyle journey, the same pattern shows up. There was never one moment where I suddenly became passionate about riding. It built slowly, alongside all the pressure to pick a “real” path. While everyone was talking about degrees and careers, I had this quiet voice asking, what about my riding? Could I actually turn it into a job?

I had every resource to play it safe, but curiosity kept pulling me back to the unknown. I knew exactly what the traditional path looked like. The other one was uncertain, but that uncertainty was addictive. Six years later, I can tell you this has been the far more fulfilling option. The pain still shows up, it always does. But now the pain has purpose. And it only exists because I asked the question in the first place.

Curiosity didn’t just start this journey, it fuels it every day. In riding, content, even this blog. It’s that same question again and again.

What if there's another way to do this?

That’s what "The Path Less Travelled" really means. The rewards aren’t guaranteed, but the ownership is. You’re doing it your way.

And no one’s going to beat you at being you.

See ya next week...