Daily Audio · Weekly Action · 132 Days
STOP CIRCLING
THE LIFE YOU SAY
YOU WANT.
START STEPPING
TOWARD IT.
A 132-day guided courage practice from world-record pro skydiver Melanie Curtis. One chapter of How To Fly in your ears every day. One bold action prompt every week. For the person quietly tired of consuming inspiration and never moving on it.
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Sound Familiar?
YOU KNOW YOU'RE BUILT FOR MORE. AND YOU'RE TIRED OF BEING THE ONLY PERSON WHO KNOWS.
You've read the books. Listened to the podcasts. Saved the reels. You know the words. You can quote the frameworks at brunch.
And still. There's a version of you that hasn't shown up yet. The one you can almost feel. The one who finally moves, instead of analyzing.
You start a thing. You stall. You blame the schedule.
You feel fear, then you reach for your phone instead of the thing.
You're "fine." Most days. Which is exactly the problem.
You give 100% to everyone else and 30% to the version of you you're actually trying to become.
You don't need more information. You need a daily rep. And someone who'll keep showing up.
WHAT GOT YOU HERE, WILL
NOT GET YOU THERE.
BUT WE CAN GET THERE… TOGETHER.
I've jumped out of a plane 12,000 times. So I get really specific about what fear does to a body.
I'm a former investment banker turned world-record pro skydiver, turned author, turned coach. I've spent 30+ years finding the edges of fear and 8,000+ hours coaching real humans through theirs. I wrote How To Fly as a love letter to anyone trying to figure out how to actually live.
And here's the thing nobody tells you about all this "potential" stuff: it isn't a hack. It isn't a hustle. It isn't manifesting the calendar you want. It's a practice. A daily, repeatable, body-and-mind rep that, over time, quietly rewires you.
I built this challenge because too many of you have read the book, sent me beautiful messages, and then went right back to the same Tuesday. Reading isn't the rep. The rep is the rep. So I put the whole book in your ears, one chapter at a time, and added a weekly action prompt to make sure it actually leaves the inbox and lands in your life.
132 days. Daily audio. Weekly action. Built for your real life. Not the one where you have nothing to do.
Introducing
THE HOW TO FLY CHALLENGE
This is not an audiobook sent by email. It's a guided courage practice. An immersive implementation experience. A container to turn inspiration into momentum. The audiobook says here are the lessons. The Challenge says live them. Today.
WHAT YOU ACTUALLY GET:
One chapter of How To Fly delivered straight to your inbox as audio. Every single day. For 132 days. Plus one bold action prompt every week designed to move what you're learning from your head into your actual life. Not someday. This week.
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 the way to live the book.
01
Daily Audio
One chapter of How To Fly in Mel's voice. Delivered straight to your inbox. Every single day, for 132 days.
Listen on the commute, the walk, the school run
10–15 minutes of Mel in your ears, in your day
The full audiobook, paced for your nervous system
No app to install. No course to log in to.
.
02
Weekly Action
Every week, one bold action prompt. Designed to move what you're learning from your head into your actual life. 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
.
03
The Long Arc
132 days isn't a marathon and it isn't a quick hit. It's the exact amount of time it takes to stop being someone who's "trying" and start being someone who is.
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
EVIDENCE OF FLIGHT.
Most people consume content, feel inspired, and do nothing different. The Challenge gently interrupts that pattern. By the time you finish, you'll have a stack of receipts. Real ones.
The kind that quietly rewires who you think you are.
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
8,000+
Coaching hours
280+
Podcast appearances
From The Work
WHAT REAL PEOPLE SAY ABOUT
DOING THIS WORK WITH MEL.
The Challenge is the daily practice version of How To Fly. Built from the same playbook her coaching clients and book readers have been working through for years.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I'll never forget the change you have made in mine and my family's life. You are a true pro and a master of your craft, so much so that one doesn't really even notice your influence at the time. Only that suddenly there is a significant improvement in an area where there hadn't been any. For the first time in a very long time I feel mentally and emotionally dialed in, and it's great.
Coaching Client
On Mel's 1:1 work · same playbook the Challenge is built from
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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 and never quite came back. 30+ years and 12,000+ jumps later, she's a world-record pro skydiver, the author of How To Fly: Life Lessons from a Professional Skydiver, and the coach behind 8,000+ hours of 1:1 work with people doing the exact thing you're about to do.
She's been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, on CBS Sunday Morning, Good Morning America, NBC's Know Your Value, and on Reid Hoffman's Masters of Scale. But 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
8,000+
Hours Coaching
Forbes · CBS · NBC
Featured
Masters of Scale
Guest
Author
of How To Fly
A note from Mel
Hey. Real quick.
If you're reading this, something brought you here. Maybe it was a reel. Maybe it was the book. Maybe it was that quiet part of you that's been saying "one day" for too long.
I built this Challenge because I am so unbelievably tired of watching brilliant, capable, kind people stay stuck inside their own potential. 20 years on stages. 30 years in the air. 8,000+ hours of coaching. The pattern is the same every time. The people who win aren't the ones who know the most. They're the ones who get a little braver on a Tuesday, then again, and again, and again.
So I put the whole book in your ears, one chapter at a time. I added a weekly action prompt so the lessons don't just sit there. And I made it 132 days long because that's actually how long it takes to stop being someone who's "trying" and start being someone who is.
I'm not trying to sell you a vibe. I'm trying to put a hand on your back. Every day. For four and a half months. Until moving stops feeling brave and starts feeling like Tuesday.
If a part of you said yes when you read "evidence of flight," that's the part of you I built this for.
Don't make her wait.
🔥 Mel
credibility.check
The teams already trusting Mel's playbook.
If global brands fly Mel in to deliver this work to their leadership teams, you can trust her in your ears for 132 days.
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, in Mel's voice
Included
Weekly action prompts that move the lesson into your real life
Included
4.5 months of guided immersion. A real container for courage.
Included
Yours to keep. Every chapter stays in your inbox forever.
Included
Gift option. Buy it for yourself or send it to someone you love.
Included
Your Investment
$97
Instant access. Secure checkout. 14-day risk-free guarantee.
14-Day
Guarantee
No.Risk Guarantee
Do the work.
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 you don't feel a real shift in how you show up, write us at [email protected] by Day 14 and we 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 either be the version of you who finally moved. Or the same version who keeps reading the captions and saving the reels. The wondering costs way more than $97. You already know that.
⚡Instant access. 14-day refund. Yours forever
