Puke & Rally

Tragically, most deaths occur on the descent of Everest. Research reveals that seventy-three percent of deaths take place on the way down the mountain. That’s when severe fatigue or the belief that “I’ve done it” sets in.

Courage can’t be found underneath your couch. It is not something that is achieved watching TV or on your phone. It has to be encountered in the world.

In the simplest terms, it’s easier to do nothing than it is to do something. And we as individuals always seek the path of least resistance. Our mind wants us to do the least possible work in order to achieve the greatest possible outcome.

The appropriate thing about sporting contests is that it gives us the test first and we get the lesson afterwards. Life and school are not like that; we do not show up to class the very first day and take the final exam.

We are always just one person, one moment, or one decision away from our comeback.

Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo.

To illustrate the mountaintop fallacy, people spend forty days of actual climbing to the top of Mount Everest at 29,029 feet. Not to mention all of the resources and preparation during the months prior to the attempt to reach the peak. But the amount of time a climber spends at the top is only 10-15 minutes. 22 It is an incredible view from the top

If you show me someone who can let go of mistakes, I’ll show you someone who is confident.

When we are at the base of a mountain, it looks its biggest, and it is natural to gaze at the top peak (if you can) and perhaps even think it’s un-climbable. But once the journey up the mountain begins, as a climb or hike, an interesting shift takes place; we no longer become fixated on the top itself. We now look at the next step in our climb and