Taking the Lead: Lessons From a Life in Motion (22 page)

I had just climbed the Grand Teton Mountains in Wyoming. Don’t look down!

All smiles at my sister Marabeth’s wedding.

The Hough sibs partying at my sister Katherine’s wedding.

Dad’s got his wild and crazy side, too. This is where I got it from!

My niece Arianna and me: I love being Uncle D.

Turkey Day fun with my sisters.

Moments before he took me up skydiving, this dude’s chute failed and he almost died. The scary part is not the actual jump—it’s the seconds before it, the anticipation. That’s the slap in the face.

Swimming with sharks at night in Bora Bora.

There’s no business like
snow
business. . . .

I was so proud that I could help Ricki learn to love what she saw in the mirror.

Backstage with partner and Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson during
DWTS: All-Stars
.

Me, Meryl, and Charlie. I had never choreographed on ice before—which made me want to do it even more.

With Amy Purdy in Sochi, Russia, at the 2014 Paralympic Games. It was a few days before our first live dance on
DWTS
, and we rehearsed whenever and wherever we could!