Episode 153: "Commit to Climb! - Going Higher"

Greetings,  Leaders.

 Commitment precedes power!

We are climbing to reach our summit as leaders in business and life. There are parallels to the actual climb in our lives and on Mt Everest.

 Recently, I listened to Alison Levine, the author of On the Edge - Leadership Lessons from Mount Everest and Other Extreme Environments

 share insights that helped her lead a team in reaching the summit of Mt. Everest.

 Your vision, our company's vision, and our clients' needs call us to the climb. The attributes of teamwork, flexibility, humility, agility, trust, and commitment are essential to a successful ascent.

 Their commitment empowers great leaders. 

 Why? They understand that their success will impact themselves and others watching and following them.

 Teamwork can blend hard work, individual skills, talents, and gifts to pursue and attain the goal. Their care for each other enables them to become like-minded, love each other, be in one accord, and have one mind in sharing the same vision.

 Acclimatization, as we climb, is essential. It requires you to go backward before you climb higher. Here is how the process works. 

 Climbing Mt. Everest involves going back to prepare to go higher. You start the climb from base camp to Camp 1, which is around 19,500 feet. The team spends the night at this elevation and descends to base camp. 

 The next stage requires climbing to Camp 2, which is around 21,000 feet, staying there for a while, and returning to base camp. 

 Staggering your ascent prepares your body to climb higher by gradually acclimatizing to lower oxygen levels at these elevations.

 Practiced patience and perseverance enable us to keep going when we cannot see the summit. We lift our eyes to the hills - from where does our help come? 

 Perhaps our first attempt is not yielding the results we hoped for; we are still moving forward.

 "Leadership involves compensating for your weakness and helping others do the same for themselves." Alison Levine, ON THE EDGE

 We use this acclimation time to review our steps, practice for the next ascent, and collaborate to build our knowledge and wisdom, which prepare us to go higher.

 The practiced patience is like a top-performing team repeating the fundamentals of their sport.

 Here are three contributors to a successful climb.

 1. Perspective: A victory mindset understands when it is wise to wait. Think about who we are and what we will become. Envision the vision!

 2. Purpose: The reason for the climb is the fulfillment of the call. Many will benefit from your success and growth. 

 3. Passion: Revival occurs when we ignite the right motivation and gain new strength for going higher. 

 Commitment is empowering. Being committed activates all the resources you will need for the journey. What's needed will come to us at just the right time. 

 Our job is to stay in step with the process. 

 Keep the faith.

Victory!

Reference:

SELDI Career Principle 2: The 3 P’s are invaluable. – Patience, Perseverance, Practice.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-3-ps-are-invaluable-overcoming-worry/id1339827812?i=1000436376408