What stays with you after your big achievement?

What stays with you after your big achievement?

It's been 2 months since climbing Mt. Ararat.

I thought I'd remember the summit. The achievement. The photos.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿:

→ That sense of accomplishment
→ Standing at 5,137 meters
→ Conquering my limits


𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆:

The 20 minutes we spent just sitting in silence at Base Camp 1, watching the sunset.

Not talking about the climb. Not planning the next day. Not taking photos.

Just being present with each other.

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸:

I started protecting space for what actually matters:

→ Getting rid of themes that drain my energy
→ Block time to think instead of back-to-back calls
→ Presence with people instead of presence on my phone

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁?

My relationships got better when I stopped trying to optimize every interaction.
In business I refocused on things that matter and not on the noise.
My energy is more consistent and I can push through.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆.

𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝟮𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲.

What do you remember of, after doing something big?

#change #mountainlife #presence