Link: Jim Whittaker: A Life on the Edge
If you’re not reading Guy Kawasaki’s blog, you don’t know what you’re missing. He’s sharing a fantastic speech by Jim Whittaker, who was the first American to climb Mount Everest and the former CEO of
mult-million dollar company REI.
He shares in a very funny way the amazing stories from his life and lessons learned along the way. This is a guy who’s led a very full life out there on the edge in places I could only dream of going. Give yourself a treat and listen to what he’s got to say:
I agree that a key to self management is self esteem. I would offer that true life inspiration happens when you find something you love to do and make it a part of your everyday experience. Here’s an exercise:
1. Write down 10 things you love to do or that bring you the most joy. I call this the “You List”
2. Then record how many times a day you do one of the things on your list
3. Give each day of the week a rating from 1-10
4. Your best day usually comes out to be the day you do the most things on your “You List”
I can easily relate to the first part of the story, in the past I was one of those people pretending you have done something and then be very uncomfortable when someone asks more detailed questions.
It is not a good feeling and being upfront from the beginning really saves you the embarassment later.