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“The reality is, that if someone’s doing it, there’s no reason why you can’t do it. It’s just a simple fact. And most times, even if somebody isn’t doing it, there is no reason why you can’t do it, if you can dream it up.”
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\n**Jeff Shapiro**, BASE jumper, climber, skydiver, hang glider, shares his passions and perspective on living a happy life, fulfilling dreams one step at a time.
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\n***\u201cThe ripest fruit in the top of the tree isn’t the prize. The prize is the choice to climb into the tree in the first place.\u201d***<\/a><\/p>\n

“The reality is, that if someone’s doing it, there’s no reason why you can’t do it. It’s just a simple fact. And most times, even if somebody isn’t doing it, there is no reason why you can’t do it, if you can dream it up.”<\/p>\n

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Jeff Shapiro<\/strong>, BASE jumper, climber, skydiver, hang glider, shares his passions and perspective on living a happy life, fulfilling dreams one step at a time. <\/p>\n

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\u201cThe ripest fruit in the top of the tree isn’t the prize. The prize is the choice to climb into the tree in the first place.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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