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as i creep into the loft at 5 am it is cold and dark, with the rain beating down on the roof.
i look for my bag.
there it is.
the orange ribbon still hanging from it’s zip.
“everest 2017”
still there.
like the memories that lie within.
ice axe.
high altitude boots.
down suit.
all evocative.
and within seconds, i’m back on the summit.
today i am doing four one hour talks for a school.
and i nearly forgot school kids like mountain kit.
so my huge bag will make the journey to brecon high with me.
wish me luck.
todays blog is short, but i’ll make up for it next week, until then here is the brilliant james clear blog i received this morning, give him a follow.
3 Ideas From MeI. “The loser has more in common with the winner than with the person sitting on the sidelines. The winner and the loser each had the courage to try. Both risked embarrassment. Both were willing to face uncertainty. Both were stubborn enough to continue. Success is endurance in disguise. It belongs to the person who can absorb the losses without absorbing the identity of “loser.” It’s the courage to start — and to stick with it — that is the real separator. Results tend to find the person who stays in the game. The sidelines are safe, but sterile. Nothing grows there.” II. “In the modern world, it is easy to feel like a passenger: reacting to notifications, responding to demands, consuming whatever you happen to drive past on your screen. But joy is found in being the driver. It’s the act of looking at the raw material of your circumstances — your time, your energy, your relationships, your skills — and seeing what you can make from it. It is the act of creating the life you want (in big and small ways) that makes you feel alive and imbues life with extra meaning. The fact that you can hold a vision in your mind and then, however imperfectly, bend reality a few degrees in that direction.” III. “You can be authentic and hardworking and still struggle to find your footing if you’re in the wrong environment.
Think about your placement as much as your performance. Plant yourself where you can thrive.” |
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2 Quotes From OthersI. Painter Helen Frankenthaler reminds us that everything — even the mistakes and misfortunes — is material for your next move: “You have to know how to use your accidents.” Source: Paraphrased from Tyler Graphics interview (July 11, 1994) II. A famous quote from mathematician and physicist Blaise Pascalreminds us that a great deal of the work is in the revision: “I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time.” Source: Provincial Letters (1657) |
1 Question For YouIf you wait, will it get easier, or will you just be older? |
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Want to share this issue of 3-2-1? Just copy and paste this link: https://jamesclear.com/3-2-1/february-12-2026 Until next week, James Clear |
blue skies,
jeff
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