Lessons from Everest Sharing Life Lessons from the Summit of Mt. Everest

My summit of Mt. Everest in May 2008 (which will always remain a fantastically amazing personal experience) is so ancient history! What is timeless are the lessons learned. My purpose is to explore and share these life lessons with the written and spoken word to as many of life's explorers from age 5 to 105 as possible.

26Feb/100

7 Steps To Dodging Life’s Yak Patties.

Mommy Yak with baby..Everest ‘08.

I am still on this ‘list for the new decade’ kick and these first four come from success philosopher Robin Sharma, author of ‘The Greatness Guide’.  1.  Plan as if you’ll live forever but live as if you’ll die tomorrow. 2.  Don’t complain, gossip or be negative.[......]

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4Feb/100

7 More Steps to a Happy New Decade.

Puja ceremony Everest’08

1. Underpromise and overdeliver.  2.Read ‘The Achemist’.  3. Read ‘The Pilgrimage” [both by Paulo Coelho]  4. Remember that life wants you to win, so get out of your own way.  5. Eat less food and drink more water.  6. Write your eulogy and then live your life backwards.[......]

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28Jan/100

Book/Cowboy Hat Update

IMG_0194_0027The book, Lessons From Everest that I started a year ago is really taking shape! I have help from book consultant Lisa Tener [www.lisa tener.com] , who is reviewing my proposal and first two chapters as we speak ; plus day to day editing by Jack Galvin [both are published authors] and Pat Piscopio f[......]

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19Jan/100

Seven steps to a happy new DECADE

Palmer the doggie gloating over the fact he has more hair.
Palmer the doggie gloating over the fact he has more hair.

I know, I know …it’s not really a new decade till the end of the year but so what…..let’s party!  What follows are some kickin’ ways to make the coming year and decade your best ever.  1. Believe in your dreams [even if other people [......]

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10Dec/090

What? Me Worry?

wearing my 'happy pants' at Everest Base Camp '08
wearing my ‘happy pants’ at Everest Base Camp ‘08

Thanks to Paula Scully, fellow author and blogger, at www.dreamboldlivebold.com , for an interview with me the other day which can be downloaded into a podcast at her site. We spoke about lessons from climbing Everest but especially the importanc[......]

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24Nov/090

Ten Cool Affirmations

“]Keep Klimbin' [2007 in Everest Icefall]
Keep Klimbin’ [2007 in Everest Icefall

One 'Lesson' that I learned from failing to summit in climbing Mt. Everest in '07 and getting to the top and down safely in '08 was my use of affirmations.  I find if you don't put good stuff in the software of your squash then 'bad stuff', in the form of[......]

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10Nov/090

“hi tim namaste”

“]Our team at Everest Base Camp in '07 [Tim and Phinjo included]

Our team at Everest Base Camp in '07 [Tim and Phinjo included

Dear Folks, I must share this email from climbing Everest partner Phinjo Sherpa....it is so cute! Here goes: 'how are you & your family. here my family doing well. so tim your plan is 2010 back again nepal. so that time i need o[......]

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4Nov/091

Count Your Blessings… to the Top of Your Everest!

Phinjo Sherpa and I climbing Everest in '08 'Thankful to be hangin' together

Phinjo Sherpa and I climbing Everest in '08 'Thankful to be hangin' together

The popular anthology series Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield et  al will add it’s latest offering ‘Count Your Blessings’ this November featuring a short story by me which is a snippet of Chapter 6 of [......]

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27Oct/090

‘Strive For Big Accomplishments……

Rare fauna seen on Jerimoth Hill

Rare fauna seen on Jerimoth Hill

The mere act of aiming at something big, makes you big.’ -Jawaharlal Nehru   Climbing Everest….Big!  Climbing Jerimoth Hill [highest point in RI 800']….Small!  With that said it is my official intention to attempt a March 2010 ascent of the treacherous west face [......]

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22Oct/092

The Faintest Glimmer is all You Need!

I HOPE the chute opens!

I HOPE the chute opens!

Hope.    I was speaking with one of my long-term patients the other day and was astounded at her strength, attitude and resiliancy in dealing with the serious life-threatening health situations of both her children and grandchildren [and all at once].   The only thing that wa[......]

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