by Jim Davidson | Nov 25, 2014 | Everest 2015, Partnership, Resilience, Training, Uncategorized
For people who seek thrilling adventures, raising a child also raises an interesting dilemma: Should you encourage your child to embrace adventure? Don’t let anyone fool you – when you become a parent, everything changes. Your personal habits, your economic behaviors...
by Jim Davidson | Nov 18, 2014 | Everest 2015, Resilience, Training, Uncategorized
Sliding the climbing rope into my pack, I carefully stacked the coils above four other ropes. When I nestled four water bottles atop the pile, the gallon of water topped off the load. A grunt escaped from my mouth as I hefted the backpack up onto one knee and guessed...
by Jim Davidson | Nov 11, 2014 | Lessons, Partnership, Resilience, Training, Uncategorized
In this blog, I recently shared some lessons about “Handling More” from my Uncle Bob, a long-time marathon runner (see blog of 9/29/14 below). Although I couldn’t even jog a mile in high school, Bob Carr inspired me to start running and he coached me to finish a...
by Jim Davidson | Oct 28, 2014 | Everest 2015, Resilience, Training, Uncategorized
To reach big goals, you must train yourself to face adversity. By actively putting yourself in difficult and unpleasant circumstances, you increase your resilience for overcoming even more difficult situations later. Building resilience through adversity training will...
by Jim Davidson | Oct 21, 2014 | Everest 2015, Resilience, Uncategorized
After 37 years of dreaming, training and preparing, I’m going to attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest. When I read my first Everest book back in the 1970’s, I was awed by the adventurous spirit and passionate lives of high-altitude climbers. By the 1980’s I...
by Jim Davidson | Oct 6, 2014 | Resilience, Uncategorized
To make the most of your life, you must fight gravity. I studied geology in college for seven years and I even passed physics and astronomy, so I know that gravity is relentless. In the halls of the science building, I saw a t-shirt which said “Gravity: it’s not just...
