The How to Fly Challenge
Daily Audio. Weekly Action.
Build Grit.
One easy click a day. One action prompt a week.
One chapter of How To Fly in your ears every day for 132 DAYS with world-record pro skydiver, Melanie Curtis.
Build the skill of GRIT with Mel as your teammate.
⚡Instant and lifetime access. LFG.
As Seen On
I've jumped out of a plane 12,000 times. I wrote this monthly column for 11 years. I've performed at elite levels across industry.
I've also spent the vast majority of my life challenged by anxiety and fear, and in order to not live a small and unfulfilling life, have also spent the vast majority of my life finding ways to move through that fear and anxiety.
I have 10,000+ hours coaching real humans through their fear too.
Writing How To Fly is another way I challenged myself through my fear, to be seen as my flawed but brave, bold but dorky HUMAN self as I navigated pro skydiving, entrepreneurship, relationships and deeper healing.
If I've learned anything over the years, I've learned that the best of the best are willing to show up over and over and over and over again, over long periods of time. The best of the best are gritty.
The How to Fly Challenge gives you an accessible experience of that kind of a practice. A daily repeatable rep that build over time to help you rewire your thinking and habits around perseverance and follow-through.
This is why I put the whole book in your ears, one chapter at a time, one day at a time, one step at a time. One weekly action prompt to make sure if you want to do more with what you're hearing, you do.
132 days. Daily audio. Weekly action. Built to fit into regular life.
Sound Familiar?
YOU KNOW YOU'RE BUILT FOR MORE. AND YOU'RE TIRED OF LETTING LIFE GET IN THE WAY.
You've read the books. Listened to the podcasts. Saved the reels.
And still... haven't really done anything. You're sick of consuming content and doing nothing with it.
You start a thing. You stall. You blame your schedule.
You feel fear. You reach for your phone instead.
You're "fine." Most days. Which is exactly the problem.
You give 100% to everyone else and 30% to what you're actually trying to become.
You don't need more information. You need a daily rep. And a teammate who'll keep showing up.
WHAT GOT YOU HERE, WILL NOT GET YOU THERE.
BUT WE CAN GET THERE… TOGETHER.
Introducing
THE HOW TO FLY CHALLENGE
This is not just an audiobook sent by email. It's an iterative experience over time that helps you incrementally over time build the skill of grit.The daily audio and weekly prompt is the vehicle.
WHAT YOU GET:
One chapter of How To Fly delivered straight to your inbox as audio. Every single day. For 132 days. One bold action prompt every week designed to take put what you're learning into action. Not someday. Now.
How It Works
THREE INGREDIENTS.
ONE REASON IT ACTUALLY
MOVES YOU.
Daily contact with Mel's voice builds intimacy.
Weekly prompts build accountability.
The long arc builds identity.
By month three you won't want to stop.
This is how to live the book.
01
Daily Audio
One chapter of How To Fly read by Mel. Delivered straight to your inbox. Every single day, for 132 days.
Listen on the commute, a walk, school drop-off
5–15 minutes of Mel's energy in your day
The full audiobook, paced for your nervous system
No app to install. One click each day.
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02
Weekly Action
Every week, one bold action prompt. Designed to put what you're learning in action. Not someday. This week.
One clear, doable, brave prompt
Designed to interrupt the consume-but-never-move pattern
Sent on the same day each week so it becomes a ritual
Stackable: every week, the evidence compounds
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03
The Long Arc
132 days isn't a marathon and it isn't a quick hit. It IS an amount of time that helps someone stop thinking about stuff and actually start doing it.
4.5 months of real contact with the work
Enough time to forget you ever lived another way
Identity-level change, not a weekend mood
You finish with proof you can flip the page on
The Real Outcome
BY THE END YOU'LL HAVE DONE THINGS YOU NEVER WOULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT THIS EXPERIENCE.
Most people consume content, feel inspired, and do nothing differently.
The Challenge gently interrupts that pattern. By the time you finish, you'll have a stack of receipts. Real ones. Receipts that quietly rewire over time who you think you are and what you're capable of.
This mindset shift compounds over the rest of your life.
Sent the email
Had the conversation
Signed up
Applied
Created
Tried
Risked
Finished
Started again
This is the stack you walk away with. Not a feeling.
Not a vibe. Evidence.
12,000
Skydives
30+
Years in the air
20+
Years on stages
10,000+
Coaching hours
280+
Podcast appearances
From The Work
WHAT REAL PEOPLE SAY ABOUT
DOING THIS WORK WITH MEL.
The Challenge is the daily practice approach to Mel's book, How To Fly. Built from the same playbook her coaching clients have experienced for years.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"I'm loving every episode. It's all so powerful. The skydiving references are totally relatable to every facet of life, even to someone who doesn't jump out of planes. I love how the Challenge is a BIG one, but also doesn't require perfect execution, only as consistent engagement as your life will allow.
I got off track in the summer and when I challenged myself to re-engage, it was immediately clear the value of having Mel's seemingly random stories in my ear every day, supporting me in ways I could never have predicted."
- Elisse Glennon, Author Big Bold Goals & Founder Elisse Glennon Consulting
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
More participant testimonials where this came from!
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"I was commissioned as an artist to paint a piano- on the street, in public, something I'd never done before. It was daunting and also really exciting. The first day I was driving there feeling nervous, listening to the latest installment of your book, and I thought to myself:
If Melanie Curtis can jump out of an airplane 12,000 times, I can paint this piano.
We never know how the small details will connect and help us, but this definitely did. The project is totally done now, and I'm so proud of it. Thank you!!
- Jen Martin, wildLiNE art studio
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
A loving heart wrote this book and gave it voice. A brilliant series of anecdotes, practical advice, and thoughts about navigating life in a kind and fulfilling way. You don't have to jump out of planes for fun to derive so much positive information from Mel's words.
Audible Listener
Review of How To Fly · the book the
Challenge is built from
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I read all the reviews about you on your site and still I wondered what you have to offer. I'm sure you're told often that you hit the nail on the head so easily it seems. I'm speechless. Lol. Not a familiar thing for me. Thank you a million times over.
Coaching Client
On the work that became the Challenge
...
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
It's a hilarious, life-changing book. So many lessons to be used in everyone's life. For those who crave rich, deep experiences and a life well-lived. Not just for skydivers!
Audible Listener
Review of How To Fly
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Always professional, always present, always persistent. Working with Mel, you will be motivated by her innate enthusiasm, humor, and marvel at what you never thought you could do.
Coaching Client
On the daily work behind the Challenge
Who.Is.Mel
WHY TRUST THIS PERSON IN YOUR EARS FOR 132 DAYS?
Mel is a former investment banker who jumped out of a plane one day then 30+ years and 12,000+ jumps later, she's a world-record pro skydiver, author of How To Fly: Life Lessons from a Professional Skydiver, and the coach behind 10,000+ hours of 1:1 work with people who want to live their lives fully and never regret not going for it.
Mel has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, on CBS Sunday Morning, Good Morning America, NBC's Know Your Value, on Reid Hoffman's Masters of Scale, has worked with Weird Al Yankovic, Megan Rapinoe and more. And... she'll be the first to tell you none of that matters if you don't press play on Day 1.
World-Record
Pro Skydiver
12,000+
Skydives
10,000+
Hours Coaching
Forbes · CBS · NBC
Featured
Masters of Scale
Guest
Author
of How To Fly
A note from Mel
Hi team!
I'm not kidding you, grit is the most important skill for us to ever build. Without grit, we can have talent and access and we still won't get very far.
Grit wrote my book.
Grit built my skills as a skydiving competitor.
Grit built my skydiving career.
Grit built my businesses. (Yes, plural.)
Grit helped me through the most excruciating parts of my healing.
Grit helped me build a robust toolbox for my rest and recovery too.
Grit is working for my EVERY SINGLE DAY.
This does NOT mean we never rest. Every A-player knows that true outlier results are not sustainable without skills of rest and recovery too otherwise we burn out, crash and burn, any number of breakdowns.
I built this Challenge to help people build this skill of grit. Because helping other people access the FAR reaches of their potential is wildly fulfilling for me. It's why I've been doing it in skydiving as a mentor for going on 30 years, and why I've been doing it as a coach for over 20.
So yeah, that's what this is. Hit me up with any questions, or go for it and see what you get from putting grit on your priority list.
Right TF on, my friends.
😈😉 Mel
Credibility.Check
Teams that trust Mel
If global brands fly Mel in to deliver this work to their leadership teams, you can trust her in your ears for 132 days. Who knows what you might get???
Everything You Get
One price. One serious
commitment to you.
No upsells hiding in the cart. No "but wait." Here's exactly what lands when you enroll.
132 daily audio chapters from How To Fly, read by Mel
Included
Weekly action prompts from Mel that move the lessons into your real life
Included
4.5 months of guided immersion. A large yet accessible container for courage.
Included
Yours to keep forever. Every chapter available anytime you want to go back.
Included
Gift option. Buy it for yourself or get it for someone you love.
Included
Your Investment
$97
Instant access. Secure checkout. Money-back guarantee.
No Risk
Guarantee
14-Day
Money.Back Guarantee
Get value.
Or get your $97 back.
Show up for the first 14 days. Open the emails. Try the prompts. If you've done the reps and don't like the experience, write us at [email protected] by Day 14 and we will refund every penny. No essays. No phone tag. No "are you suuuure."
The risk is on us. Not you.
Real.Questions
Things you're probably
wondering.
How much time does this actually take?
10–15 minutes a day to listen. Five to ten on weeks where you choose to do the action prompt. That's the whole point. The chapters are short. You can listen while you walk the dog, make the coffee, or drive to pickup. The action prompt is one bold thing, once a week.
What if I miss a day?
You won't get kicked out. Every chapter is yours forever. Skip a day, double up the next, or pick up where you left off three weeks later. 132 days is a long arc on purpose. The Challenge bends to your real life. Not the other way around.
Is this just for skydivers / extreme-sport people?
Nope. This isn't about skydiving. It's about stepping toward the life you've been circling. Mel uses skydiving as the metaphor because it's the most honest classroom for fear, performance, and presence she's ever found. The work is for anyone tired of consuming inspiration without moving on it.
I've already read the book / listened to the audiobook. Will this be repetitive?
Different game. The audiobook says here are the lessons. The Challenge says live them. One chapter a day, plus a weekly action prompt that makes sure the lesson leaves the inbox and lands in your real life. The book is the map. This is the walking.
Is there a community or live element?
The Challenge itself is self-paced. You can start the second you enroll. No cohort dates. No waiting room. Mel runs deeper community work inside her 1:1 coaching and BOB Mastermind if that's the next step for you.
Can I buy this as a gift?
Yes. 🎁 At checkout you can drop the recipient's name and email and we'll deliver the gift immediately with a note that it came from you. People love getting this.
Why $97?
Mel's 1:1 sessions start at $850. This is 4.5 months of her voice, plus weekly action, plus four bonuses, plus the journal that captures it all. $97 is the sweet spot: low enough to say yes today, high enough that you'll actually press play. Skin in the game matters.
What if it doesn't work for me?
14-day full refund, no questions. Show up, listen for 14 days, do at least one weekly action, and if it doesn't move you, write us by Day 14 and we send the $97 back. The only thing we ask is that you actually press play.
One.Last.Thing
Don't get to the end of your life and realize you played smaller than you were meant to.
Four and a half months from now, you'll have done things you never would have done without this experience. But more importantly, you will have built the nonnegotiable skill of grit that comes with ANY outlier outcome.
Waiting on this costs way more than $97 bucks.
Obvs you already know this.
⚡Instant access. 14-day refund. Yours forever.
