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Originally posted on January 11th, 2010
In my spare time I’m a rock climber. Now, I’m no elite climber but I do love the sport and try and try to get better as much as I can. A large part of that comes from going to the climbing wall with friends to train on a regular basis and then getting outdoors to take on new routes.
Yesterday, I was at the climbing wall training with a few friends and we were having a laugh and I said:
You know, this climbing year is going to be all about failing a lot as its only through failing that I know that I am pushing myself and getting better.
Then one of my friends (he’s a Bruce Lee fanatic) said:
But don’t forget to learn the lessons.
to which I replied:
Yes, Sensai.
Now I think there are two or three distinct lessons for climbing and growing a business:
- Make mistakes: If you’re not pushing yourself, trying new things and, maybe, making a few mistakes along the way then you’re not trying hard enough.
- Use protection: Manage the risks that you take to protect yourself. At the climbing wall, we train on harder routes using a ‘top rope’ which allows us to limit how far we might fall to a couple of feet as we are secured to a rope above us. Check this out for a better explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_roping
- Learn the lessons: This is a must because if not then may be destined to miss the opportunity to get better or just go mad. Einstein said it best: “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
Onwards and upwards!
Thanks to Aleksi Aaltonen for the image.
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