Some challenges are just a bit harder

They say / sing “Climb every mountain..” but perhaps you aren’t supposed to follow this advice if you happen to be a quadriplegic like Jamie Andrews.  15 years after losing his arms and legs through frostbite whilst climbing Mont Blanc, he decided to climb the Matterhorn, a mountain that is considered challenging to anyone.

I was listening to him discuss this today and was struck by his explanation of how he did this.  He said something along the lines of ‘Yes, it was a bit daunting but like all big challenges, you just break it down in to smaller steps’.  The thing is that many people and businesses want to make a change but it can seem so tough or so big that they don’t know where to start.  The thing to do is having established where you want to get to, is to start moving in that direction.  It is a cliché to say that the longest journey starts with the first step, but it is none-the-less true.  The trick is to keep on walking in that direction.  You will never know all the answers before you set off, nor  will you even know every difficulty that you will face.  You simply have to begin and knock down each obstacle as it comes along.

No matter what problem you are facing, it hardly likely to be bigger than Jamie’s, so perhaps it is time for you to set off too…

Resources:

1. BBC

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