Start Climbing: Navigating Personal and Professional Mountains with Courage and Stability

Promise yourself that you'll stop falling and start climbing after tuning into our latest episode of See Beyond When You Are. We guarantee that you'll walk away with a fresh perspective and practical tools to tackle any mountain, big or small, that life throws your way. In this captivating discussion, I, your host C. Bond, use the metaphor of mountain climbing to symbolize the challenging journey of personal and professional growth. From harnessing the power of stability to the indispensable need for courage, we dive into the mechanics of self-improvement while navigating through life's rocky terrain.

In the latter half of our journey, we venture into the realm of courage, an underappreciated quality that is crucial for initiating change and tackling challenges. Drawing from Miriam Webster's powerful definition, I encourage you to venture, persevere, and withstand the fear or difficulty that makes your mountain appear unscalable. I dare you to start climbing your personal and professional mountains, emphasizing that the starting point is irrelevant, but the start itself is pivotal. So, strap on your metaphorical climbing gear, and let's embark on this thrilling journey towards success and fulfillment together.

Transcript

C. Bond: 0:29

You're listening to See Beyond Where You Are with C. Bond. Today, I want to give you some Monday motivation. I want to tell you that if you are not where you want to be right now, it's okay. I'm not telling you, it's okay to justify where you are, but to encourage you to do the work so that you can achieve whatever you want in life, personally and professionally. Now is not the time to feel sorry for yourself. You are where you are, but you have today. You have an opportunity to start changing your present situation so that you can have a better future. You can dwell on the past, you can lament on your present circumstances, but where will that get you? Back to feeling sorry for yourself, and I can't let that happen. I will not let that happen, not without encouraging you. You know I will always encourage you to See Beyond Where You Are, because I believe you have it in you to move mountains!

C. Bond: 1:42

The mountain I'm talking about is the mountainous task of reaching new heights in your life, and to reach new heights you have to climb. I am not a mountain climber, I don't care for heights, but in my personal and professional life I am still climbing. I am still climbing too. So to help me and you, I researched essential gear that mountain climbers need to reach the top. They need equipment like rope and grappling hook, a harness, hiking poles, a helmet, good, non-slip hiking boots, a backpack, weather-appropriate clothing, food and water. This equipment helps climbers with their stability, but they must possess the confidence and courage to climb themselves. So we're going to talk about the stability, confidence and courage you need to climb your own personal and professional mountain. Let's start with stability.

C. Bond: 3:01

Climbing a mountain is hard, especially for novice climbers. The terrain is rough, the weather can be unpredictable, and you can lose your grip or your footing if you're not careful. Life is similar it can be rough, unpredictable, and you can lose it if you're not careful. But an experienced mountain climber knows how and when to use their tools. You should, too, from the experience you already have. Use that as your anchor. Let that be your grappling hook. Sink into a position that will secure you so that when you move your feet, you won't fall Because you are strapped securely in your harness, which, in this case, is whatever reason you're climbing for. When you are safe and secure, it gives you the confidence to keep climbing.

C. Bond: 4:07

Speaking of confidence, let's talk about it. Your mountain climbing equipment can give you the confidence to keep climbing, but you also need that inner confidence to climb, that faith in yourself, the kind of confidence that says, no matter what, I can do this, I'm not going to give up on myself. I may not have reached my destination, but I still have it in me to do it. That's the kind of confidence that I'm talking about. You can have confidence and need help, and even if you need help, that's okay. Mountain climbers need help too. Mountain climbers can use their poles to lean on or to help them navigate difficult situations. Those climbing poles can be the difference between being seriously injured or making it successfully to the top. Needing help does not diminish your confidence. In fact, getting help can give you the confidence you need to reach your destination more quickly.

C. Bond: 5:22

Mountain climbers rely on their skills, instinct and equipment to reach the top. You can rely on your skills, your instincts and others to boost your confidence, and you will need to have confidence in others, even to ask them to help you. Speaking of courage, I saved courage for last, because if you don't have the courage to start your experience, skills, confidence, none of them will matter. Without courage, you will stay right where you are. I love Miriam Webster's definition of courage. It says courage is the mental or moral strength to venture, persevere and withstand danger, fear or difficulty. Mountain climbers must venture out and they must persevere. They will probably experience danger, fear and or difficulty, but they do it anyway because they have the courage to do so.

C. Bond: 6:41

I am not encouraging you to go out and climb a physical mountain, but I am advocating for you to be courageous enough to climb your own personal and professional mountain. Let me reiterate to reach the top, or to be the best, you must persevere. There is no shortcut. You will have to withstand some no's and some fears your fears and other people's fears as well and the danger is you still might not make it. However, it's more dangerous if you don't try, because then you are guaranteed to remain in the position that you're in. But let me remind you that nothing is impossible, especially with God as your faith-based motivator. I encourage you to have faith, faith in your own abilities, faith in yourself and faith in God. We truly can do all things through Christ, because he's the one who strengthens us to do so. But sometimes, when we start something new, we start off on unsure footing, scared and lacking confidence, but the more you persevere, the better at it you become. On that note, I want to inspire you to take action.

C. Bond: 8:21

I challenge you to start climbing your professional or personal mountain today. It doesn't matter where you're starting from, but it matters that you start. Talk to yourself, tell yourself how you plan on getting out of this situation. Explain to yourself the steps you will take in detail. This will give you confidence. Then you can take this confidence you have in yourself, and you can soar. My only word of caution is this the higher you go, the more difficult it will become, but you're smart. Simply adjust for the altitude, meaning. Make sure you have the confidence and courage to keep climbing your metaphorical mountain. You've been listening to See Beyond Where You Are with C. Bond. Until next time, remember where you are right now doesn't matter. What matters is where you want to go. Even a wrong path can lead you to your destination.