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Keep
Going!
"I can't go
on. I'm not gonna make it."
Those
were the disheartening words coming from my one of my climbing
partners as we were half way up the 3,000 foot El Capitan
in Yosemite National Park.
As you may recall,
back in June I wrote about climbing the Nose route of El Cap
for the first time. It was a huge accomplishment for me to
climb that route in three days.
Now we were attempting
to climb the Nose in less than 24 hours. This was a big stretch
for me as it was only my second time on this climb. It was
a huge stretch for Dan because this was his first time on
the route.
Dan was
"bonking." Basically, his body ran out of energy
from not having enough food in his system. We planned to finish
one more pitch and then rappel back down to the ground 2,000
feet below us. Dan felt defeated, frustrated and disappointed.
Then, as he was climbing what we thought would
be our final pitch of the day, Dan turned himself around.
He had a powerful conversation with himself about not giving
up.
He ate some food, drank some water, and shifted his motivation
into high gear. He told himself not to give up. He reminded
himself of how much planning, training and effort he had put
in to accomplish this big goal.
Then he yelled
out, "I'm going to make it! Let's keep going! I got my
second wind."
Later, after sixteen
hours of non-stop climbing, we stood on top of El Cap yelling
out with joy as we celebrated the accomplishment of a lifetime
goal.
I've seen my coaching
clients overcome enormous obstacles and achieve incredible
success. I've also read and heard dozens of stories about
people who kept going even when the going got tough.
Like Dr. Seuss,
whose first children's book was rejected by twenty-three publishers.
The twenty-fourth publisher sold over six million copies and
Dr. Seuss had a positive affect on many children around the
world.
Or Albert Einstein,
whose Ph.D. dissertation was rejected by the University of
Bern because it was "irrelevant and fanciful."
Or Michael Jordan,
who was cut from his high school basketball team. But he didn't
give up. He went on to become one of the greatest basketball
players of all time.
Yes, these amazing
individuals experienced disappointment. But they were not
defeated. They kept going even when things got tough.
It's important
for us to remember that obstacles, disappointment, and challenges
might try to get in the way of our most important goals. It's
even more important to remember that we have the choice to
focus on the problem or focus on what's possible...and keep
going.
Keep reaching high!
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