Everyone has an Everest-a challenge that they want to master.
What is yours? Is it the same “Everest” that you had last year? Two years, five years, ten or fifteen years ago?
Ten years ago, my Everest was a smaller beautiful peak called Ama Dablam in the Khumbu Himalaya of Nepal. Long considered the jewel of the Himalayas, Ama Dablam is 22,349 feet in altitude (nearly 6,000 feet lower in elevation than Mt Everest). Like other high-altitude climbs in the Himalaya, Ama Dablam requires strong teamwork, partnership, detailed planning, perseverance, tolerance for adversity, and vision. On top of that, Ama Dablam requires a high level of technical rock climbing and ice climbing ability at a high elevation. In other words, Ama Dablam tests all of a climber’s skills at once-and she is demanding!
We had a successful ascent and summited as the sun set over the whole range of the Himalaya - an image imprinted in my memory.
When we made our way down from the mountain and back to Kathmandu for a celebration, my partner and I found the celebration bittersweet. We had just sucessfully climbed “our Everest,” which was an exhilarating experience. At the same time, we knew we couldn’t stop there, and we were keenly aware that our next Everest would demand even more from us.
Developing your business is like climbing a mountain. You will your sights on your “Everest,” you reach it, and as you stand on the summit you reflect on the achievement. The next question, which follows close behind, is “What is my next Everest?” (Here’s the secret: There is always a next Everest.)
How will you apply the learning and experience you have acquired to the next summit? How can you best prepare to take yourself and your business there?
What is your next Everest? Choose your mountain according to what you desire to gain and keep in mind how that success will contribute to your further climb.
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