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This is an MP3 recording of Jim Whittaker speaking at a Garage event in 2005. Jim is the first American to climb Mount Everest and the former CEO of REI. His topics include leadership, perseverance, and risk taking.
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Great info, thanks a lot!!! I wish I will have such a writing skills.
Posted by: PODO | May 19, 2007 10:51:19 PM
After thoroughly to the speech, I finally got my hands on his autobiography, A Life on the Edge, which I just read. It's a great book, if you enjoyed listening to him talk, you should really enjoy the book which follows up with more details on the fascinating life of this inspiring man.
Posted by: Ryan Petersen | Aug 28, 2006 11:29:46 PM
One can never receive too much motivation, from as many different sources as possible. I feel sorry for all the people running on 'automatic', who don't realize that it's never too late to improve.
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Posted by: ChatRobot | May 12, 2006 9:49:51 AM
Thanks for making my day. This was an excellent motivator to carry me through the week!
Posted by: Tom Vander Well | May 11, 2006 6:06:47 AM
Great post Mr. K. He's a phenomenal story teller while also mixing in business principles.
Posted by: John Nguyen | May 10, 2006 11:48:59 PM
Wow! Thanks Guy. Great recording of Jim Whittaker. I had 3 goals to reach by 30.
1) Get a MBA while working a full time job
2) Quit Smoking
3) Mount Everest (What in the world am I going to do with all the spare time after completing my MBA right?)
I have 5 months before I turn 30 and I've completed goals 1 and 2. Goal number 3 became the business I started and The Grotto (the business) is now my 'Everest', and this 'Everest' is much more daunting than I thought!
Hiking the base camp now...
Thanks for the timely post. Cheers!
Posted by: Charlene Chong | May 10, 2006 4:50:41 AM