Whatever mountain you are trying to summit — fitness, wealth, art — there are some things to keep in mind.
You can plan all you want. You can think about which course would be best. You can hope and pray and wish and want to finally be at the peak.
But the only way to the top of the mountain is by climbing it.
And on the way, you might find yourself exhausted, wanting to drop dead, dreading how much more you must exert yourself to close the distance of where you are and where you want to be. The bad news is that there will be numerous days where your endeavor will be so difficult that abandoning it will seem attractive. You will question if it is worth it, and you may even try to convince yourself that you don’t even want to summit the mountain anymore.
But there is some good news too.
- You don’t have to travel by yourself. There might be others who wish to join you.
- You don’t have to figure out the route all on your own and instead refer to the guidance of others who have submitted the mountain before.
- Although you will have to learn how to course correct, summiting the mountain is a matter of completing the distance, which is also a matter of time. It may be difficult, but it can also be inevitable.
- As distance, you only have to complete one step at a time.
- As time, you only have to meet it one minute at a time.
