What is the need, wouldn't it be better to play safe and stay home?, For many, adventure is a pursuit of self, as it teaches you to deal with life, to adapt to circumstances, to make the best use of resources, learning by doing & by experiencing, opportunity to open up to new ways of looking at things, appreciating differences, finding a common ground and all this cumulates to what we call it as e
xperiential learning. Adventure could be a first step towards being able to deal or overcome difficulties and a need to acknowledge that yes its hard, but what now? It’s all about pushing yourself, taking yourself to the next level and in the process realizing your inner self and your inner strength. Deep within, we all by nature thrive on sense of adventure, adrenaline rush and experience on living-on-the- edge in one form or other, it also psychologically unlocks the fear, makes one more resilient and gives a sense of fulfillment. Groups/Teams respond to Risk/Adventure, Groups generally encourage individuals to be adventurous, when people are in groups; they make decision about risk differently from when they are alone. The team spirit of not wanting to let down the team enables them to look at risk differently, and this shift in risk perception is termed as choice shift. Physiological impact of Adventure, Experiences of an adventure activity more than often leaves a highly positive impact, more importantly in the way in which people see, feel and understand themselves. Learning, experimenting, change in personality perception, better manage stress and more importantly value resources could be some of the long term impacts of adventure. Adventure as Stress Buster, Studies have made evident that participation in adventure activities has a positive effect; adventure motivates, boosts self-confidence and enhances self-awareness. Outdoor activities like Cycling, Fishing, and Games make you feel fresh and relaxed, but the excitement and thrill that accompanies adventure takes to the next level of fulfillment, and makes you feel challenged and encouraged thus, exhibiting your skills and building self-confidence. Adventure as a process identifies with the underlying philosophy that is also referred as experiential learning. Research shows a positive outcome and reports that it effectively improves self-esteem, better personal behavior, increase mutual trust, better social behavior. Adventure and Outdoor based training is one of the most preferred training options among the HR fraternity and the corporate as it’s an effective employee engagement model. It enables participants to learn and experience the challenges in an unfamiliar ground. It helps to enhance behavioral skills and qualities of an individual, bringing out latent facets of one's personality.
