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8 May2009
Reaching your Summit in Life
There are a group of avid mountain climbers that set a goal to climb the 7 summits, the tallest mountain on each of the 7 continents. Climbing the summit is about reaching your goals and dreams. Each of us can reach our 7 summits, you can climb any mountain and you get a view that you have never seen anywhere else! I apologize in advance if this post is filled with too many analogies and cliches, but they are designed to encourage and motive.
So what motivates these people? Why do they do it? Though the obvious answer is a love for mountain climbing, a more truthful one, a drive and desire to challenge and achieve. To push boundaries and barriers. To achieve greatness. To try new things and learn new skills. Though seemingly self serving each of these individuals have lessons to teach. In climbing they inspire and can share the secrets of each climb – quite unselfish.
Each of us has a mountain that we want to climb
Some of us are at the bottom of the mountain, while others are close to the peak. Without first making the decision to climb our mountain, we will never reach the summit, let alone 7. This posting is meant to be poignant in the hopes each of you chooses a life goal and discovers value in doing so. Invoke your change and define your summit. When you have completed your peak, share the results and move on to the next challenge. Big or small, don’t be afraid to set lofty goals and attain them one baby step at a time. So reach for the sky, but don’t forget to keep your feet on the ground.
I encourage you all to share this posting with not only the ones you love and cherish but with everyone to create a dominoe effect and spawn excellence. I also request that you share your story and goal with everyone and comment below…then pass it on.
Are you climbing your Mount Everest?
Oh, just so you know, there are so many mountains I want to climb. My immediate mountain is to create & grow a sustainable network of green, ethical and motivational websites that will fulfil my life purpose of sharing knowledge and experiences along the way. My loftier goal is to implement an idea that I know will provide affordable, sustainable, green housing (and living) to the masses. Let me know what your summit is!
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5 Responses to Are you climbing your Mount Everest?
FrugalNYC
May 9th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Good post. I hope you best of luck in reaching your goals and summits
admin
May 10th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Thank you. I hope everyone has the desire to reach for the skies and target their goals. Best of luck with your ambitions too.
How do you eat an Elephant? | simply stephen
May 13th, 2009 at 5:44 am
[...] eating an elephant, the only way you are going get through it is bite by bite. In my previous post, Are you Climbing Your Mount Everest?, I talked about reaching your goals and dreams but not about how to reach them. Figuring out how [...]
Amanda
June 2nd, 2009 at 1:27 am
Thank you for the inspiration. I have chosen my summit and although the path isn’t clear yet it is becoming more and more so everyday. My goal is to contribute to a shift in consciousness where humanity sees the world and each other from a different perspective – with love and compassion. The challenge in doing this is that I also believe in allowing others to find their own truth and not imposing mine on them so the method of achieving my goals is simply to live and engage with others as I would like to see all of humanity do.
With my corporate HR background I am considering consultancy where I assist businesses to redesign their processes and structures to incorporate ethical, sustainable, truly people focused practices. A genuine triple bottom line rather than the common place rhetoric.
admin
June 2nd, 2009 at 10:04 am
Amanda, Our summits change, hence the 7 summits but without purpose and humanity, I too don’t see the point. It takes a balance of people to offset the reality or capability of others.
I get excited when I see people realize where they can implement green and ethical. Simple and affordable are also quite enticing. Glad to see you are pushing the boundaries and sharing your experience.