Teenagers who climbed Everest

self motivation
Having posted about Sir Ranulph Fiennes earlier in the week, he crops up again on the radio as I was eating breakfast. Unfortunately he described
in some detail removing some frost bitten fingers in his garden shed
with the help of a "workmate" and a saw, which didn't aid digestion!
But the programme also featured two young men - James Hooper and RobGauntlett - who reached the summit of Everest at the age of 19. This followed 3 years training and they are now the youngest Britons
to have reached the summit (a record that implies there are younger
people from other countries). They were promoting their next challenge
-trekking the 22,000 miles from the North to South poles:- www.180degrees.co.uk).

They were saying how anything is achievable if you are committed to a
goal. You find that support is out there once you make that commitment,
and the next stage is to break the goal down into smaller, manageable
chunks.

I agree with some of what they say in principle, and admire their courage and motivation. But like Sir Ranulph Fiennes, their background and circumstances have alot
to do with getting these extreme challenges off the ground. I think
finding and nurturing support for anything - whether giving up smoking,
losing weight, running a marathon, orclimbing a mountain - is vital to
sustain motivation. And its often overlooked or given as read - people
assume those around them will support their efforts. How to find or
develop support is something I will keep returning to - and welcome
comments on.

Good luck to James and Rob and their team for their 180 degree trek, starting this month.
self motivation