'Will you make it to the top?'
That was the question the BBC interviewer asked five
Mountain climbers that morning before they began their
ascent. And, one by one, they gave her the same answer,
said in a different way.
'I'll do my best,' said a big burly guy with a heavy
black beard.
'I'll give it my best shot,' said a tall, wiry man with
muscles on his muscles.
'We'll see what happens,' said a blond headed poster boy
for what a mountain climber ought to look like.
'I'll sure try,' said a young, dark headed woman with
bright flashing eyes.
And finally the interviewer asked the same question to
a short, scrawny, red-headed guy about five and a half
feet tall who looked like the runt of the litter. And
he told her...
'Yes.'
'Excuse me?' she said, surprised.
'Yes. I'll make it.'
And at the end of the day, he was the only one who made
it to the top. Not because he was the biggest, or the
brightest, or the most able...but because he was the
only one who said he would.
Not 'maybe' or 'I hope' or 'with any luck' or 'I'll give
it my best shot' or 'I'll work hard at it' or 'I'll try!'
All he said was 'yes'.
Because he knew that to 'try' is to die...because when
you leave yourself a way out, you'll always take it
when the going gets rough.
Getting what you want isn't all that hard or complex
or mysterious. Just decide what you want, commit to it,
and then do it. One step at a time. The same way you'd
climb any mountain.
Why not decide today that you are ready, willing and able to
reach the top and then take your first step upward?
That was the question the BBC interviewer asked five
Mountain climbers that morning before they began their
ascent. And, one by one, they gave her the same answer,
said in a different way.
'I'll do my best,' said a big burly guy with a heavy
black beard.
'I'll give it my best shot,' said a tall, wiry man with
muscles on his muscles.
'We'll see what happens,' said a blond headed poster boy
for what a mountain climber ought to look like.
'I'll sure try,' said a young, dark headed woman with
bright flashing eyes.
And finally the interviewer asked the same question to
a short, scrawny, red-headed guy about five and a half
feet tall who looked like the runt of the litter. And
he told her...
'Yes.'
'Excuse me?' she said, surprised.
'Yes. I'll make it.'
And at the end of the day, he was the only one who made
it to the top. Not because he was the biggest, or the
brightest, or the most able...but because he was the
only one who said he would.
Not 'maybe' or 'I hope' or 'with any luck' or 'I'll give
it my best shot' or 'I'll work hard at it' or 'I'll try!'
All he said was 'yes'.
Because he knew that to 'try' is to die...because when
you leave yourself a way out, you'll always take it
when the going gets rough.
Getting what you want isn't all that hard or complex
or mysterious. Just decide what you want, commit to it,
and then do it. One step at a time. The same way you'd
climb any mountain.
Why not decide today that you are ready, willing and able to
reach the top and then take your first step upward?