More than simply an account of the author's successful attempt to climb Mount Everest, this text describes how teamwork, commitment and self-awareness - the attributes the author found essential during his climb - can be applied to everyday experiences to gain satisfaction and success.
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The Right Mountain: Lessons from Everest on the Real Meaning of Success by Jim Hayhurst
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Table of Contents
Partial table of contents:; The Everest Express Team Tryouts: Building a Team, a Real Team; We're All in This Together: Commitment; You Don't Just Go to Everest: Bite-Sized Pieces; You Can't Carry a Full Pack On the First Day: Life Is Not a Macho Sport; Leeches, Leeches Everywhere: Is It Going to Change the World?; In the Path of an Avalanche: Sometimes You Have to Be Lucky; Jimmy's Life at Stake: Sometimes You Have to Leave Them Alone; Our Only Chance to Save Jimmy: Sometimes You Have to Let Somebody Else Do It; I Push Myself Too Far: Balance; Death at 17,000 Feet: Know Yourself; A Second Death Crystallizes the Message: The Right Mountain; I Have To Turn Back: Decision Making; The Team Goes On: Security and Support Systems; My Definition of Success..; Next Steps; Exercises; Thanks; Author's Note.
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GOR004177023
9780471641506
0471641502
The Right Mountain: Lessons from Everest on the Real Meaning of Success by Jim Hayhurst
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