“When we treat each other fairly, work together, and have the desire to create greatness, our potential turns to possibility.” -Gary Guller, First One Armed Man to Climb Mt. Everst
You can’t do that. You are out of your league. They are going to think you are stupid. It’s not your place. Leave well enough alone. There is nothing wrong with playing it safe! No doubt we have all heard words like this at times in our life. But I have realized something about top performers like explorer Gary Guller. They have a way of simply ignoring those who doubt themselves and doubt others. They will NOT let the negative influence of others affect their rise to the top. And I have noticed another thing about top performers. While getting to the top is fun for them, often the real blast comes from helping others reach beyond their perceived potential. For example, on May 30 2003, one armed climber Gary Guller reached the summit of Mt. Everest, dropped to his knees and cried, realizing he just made history. But perhaps an even greater moment in his life came just seven weeks earlier when he, despite the odds, led a team of disabled explorers to Everest Base Camp at 17,500 ft. And here is something most folks don’t know. Only 1 in 10 climbers ever reach the base camp of Mount Everest…and these people did it in wheelchairs, with prosthetic limbs and a host of other disabilities. So what’s the point? Well no doubt Gary and his team of very “abled” explorers heard the naysayers say there was no way it was possible. They can’t do that. They are out of their league. But Gary would tell you this. Don’t believe it when others tell you that you are not capable. They are WRONG. How does he know? Because he saw the tears of thanks in the eyes of the disabled friends he led. He stood on the top of the world, witnessed the greatness of the human spirit and looked down at a world full of potential. The potential that is in YOU right now. So this week, as your own doubtful mind or the cynical minds of others tells you how so many things are impossible, fight back! Because this is the year you will turn your potential into amazing possibility. See you at the TOP! Brian Sullivan is the author of the book 20 Days to the Top. To learn more, go to www.preciseselling.com. |
