Your Everest?
It's that time of year...
Individuals all over the globe are nervously packing their bags. They have been thinking, planning training for probably at least a year already.
They are off to Everest.
Bridget and I at Aspiring
I hope to get a few minutes with Bridget in amongst the chaos of packing this week - I'll post that as a video
Bridget did the trek herself as a college student. It was hugely influential in her life (I'll let her tell that story as I probably would not do it justice). And now she is going back as a leader.
Her example, as well as the regular dispatches I get from my friends at Adventure Consultants (guides on Everest) have got me thinking. Thinking about setting BIG goals. Goals that are not just about "ticking things off". Goals that feed our deepest values and longings.
So, I started thinking about the idea of an “Everest” sized goal.
Not the mountain itself – although that is rather tempting – But a goal so huge and requiring such a massive stretch
that it feels as big as Everest.
So what about you? What is your Everest goal?
Now I know that the idea of Everest - high, cold and dangerous - frightens many people. I’m not talking about terror. However, it will be a goal that gets you shaking just a bit. Shaking with excitement and nervous anticipation.
It might relate to an adventure goal. Or it might be about your career or relationships.
I have already emailed some of you with my private thoughts about this.
And I have set up an Easter Challenge: think about Your Everest over the next week or so. I find road trips and especially when I can get away on the sea, hills, rocks or mountains a wonderful time to chew over ideas. It is like the natural world gives us a huge sense of possibility.
The BIG scary outrageous goal you might dare to take on in the next 6 months or so.
Write it down (very important).
Then start sharing your Everest Goal with those that will support you. People like us here in the Adventure Coaching community.
Put a comment below (actually these have already been flooding in from the email!) or send a Tweet to @adventurecoach and we'll get a groundswell of support around you.
And I will be working on my Everest goal as well.
For my part, I am putting together a powerful mastermind team to support you as you take on your Everest.
The time to get clear is NOW.
Join the groundswell of people taking on their Everest by putting your comment below.
Posted by Sarah Wilson on 4th April, 2009 | Comments (8)
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My Everest
When I was 5yrs old, they told me I had a weak heart and mustnt be physically stressed or play team games etc. The Dr who fixed it when I was 21 said: Ok now do everything you want except praps dont try to climb (to the top of) Mt Everest !
I'm specially fascinated by your versions of NZ Everest...
Well, at 7 score +, I am establishing a Gender Resource Centre for the support of people who have concerns about their (or their family) gender issues and am already being given strong positive support and promises of real financial support. In such a pressured time, there is real value in
accessing and sharing ones own power, eh... Thank YOU for your coaching example. Do go on safely, taking us up to the magnificent heights
where our achieved success is celebrated together!
Posted on 3 April, 2009 by Beth
Posted on 5 April, 2009 by Beth
Dreaming & then talking about it
You are dead right Sarah.
A few years ago my wife & I set our Everest â and for us it was a big goal: to go & live in a different culture for a year. So thatâs how we ended up living in Japan for a year with two of our kids. One of the most fulfilling experiences in my life that I continue to experience in many positive ways, & so much fun! And writing it down, and telling people about it, was the way to make it happen.
Last year I visited India & Bangladesh for a month, not quite as big but still putting myself out there, in places where I didnât have control but finding ways to make it happen.
We are planning our next move, just as soon as our youngest daughter (now 16), finishes high school, weâre off again. Not decided where yet but we talk about it often.
(Being a computer geek, I keep our goals classified in Outlook, but thatâs another story <grins>)
Keep dreaming, tell people, plan & go for it! And then do it again.
Posted on 5 April, 2009 by Andy
Influence others
We all have a deep urge for adventure, whether it's going to the top of Mt. Everest or taking a weekend canoe trip down the local river. It's all about doing something that throws you off of that normal stagnant routine. We've been doing this for several years as a father and son team. We have slept overnight in a blind along side of the river to view sandhill cranes, we've camped in a snow storm to photograph tundra swans as they migrate through our state of Wisconsin. We do these things both for the fun and the experience of seeing things that have been going on for thousands of years. We urge everyone to do things that they dream about, you won't regret it.
Sam and I have gone one step further. We love the places and wildlife that we've seen and we want it protected for generations to come. We will be traveling over 300 miles of rivers to record the beauty and underlying pollutions that are threatening our waterways. You can follow our trips at www.samandhisdadsexpeditions.com that is our Everest and it's not going to stop there.
Posted on 7 April, 2009 by Warren and Sam Peterson
my personal everest
Hi Sarah - think it helps make it so much more real if you write it down! My Everest goal is to have 100 coaches and consultants using JigsawBox by this time next year.
That's it. Simple, terrifying, but hold me to it please!
Posted on 7 April, 2009 by Nicola Bird
Great place to record Everest progress
Sarah, you might want to share with your readers the social network I'm in the process of launching. It's dedicated strictly for adventurers and its free, and it should be a great place for aspiring adventurers to meet, share adventures, and ambitions. They can find the site at www.myadventures.com/preview.
Posted on 8 April, 2009 by Keith Bates
My Everest!
Fantastic post Sarah. I set myself an 'Everest' goal about 2 years ago. It was to leave my job as a lawyer & spend 6 months travelling, climbing & trekking around the world. I returned from my 'Everest' in Feb this year; it was the most amazing & life changing experience.
My next Everest terrifies me - but bring it on! It is to leave the law, become a personal trainer & set up my own PT business focusing on outdoor adventure. I can't wait. I have started brain-storming ideas and working on my business plan already. Like my earlier 'Everest', regardless of the outcome, I know I won't regret it!
Thanks!
Posted on 9 April, 2009 by Jen
My Everest sized goal is to leave the teaching profession and have enough clients to coach full time. My time line is within the next two years, and just typing it out makes me feel like I am trying to breath on top of Everest. Definitely a "test my comfort zone" kind of goal.
Posted on 10 April, 2009 by Jeremie
everest :)
i share all your thoughts.
we shoul meet :)
working for a trek/climb compagny and climb again is still my everest x2:) leaving my country for good as well.
but theres still one boy i need to help a bit to get his life on the road..then im off .....into the world :)
Posted on 14 April, 2009 by tascha :)
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