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Lessons on Life and Leadership
"Messner
is one of an elite group of individuals who have
raised the bar of human achievement. I admire his
determination, perseverance, and mental toughness
which are all indispensable yet rare qualities
necessary to attain the important goals he achieved.
Moving Mountains is a must-read for those whose
aspirations extend beyond their current
realities." Karl Heinz Salzburger, President and
CEO The North Face
"If
you ever wondered what inspired the world's most
successful mountaineer and, more importantly, how that
might apply to your life and career, don't miss this
book! What emerges is the portrait of an exceptional
and compassionate human being who has enjoyed not only
great success but also survived profound
tragedy." Peter Athans
When
risk is real and danger high, the challenge becomes
one of moment-to-moment risk management, seeking the
right balance between risk and reward, danger and
delivery. How can we be dedicated in pursuit of our
goals, despite daunting hardships? How can we lead
teams and organizations through critical times?
Danger and risk are words very real to Reinhold
Messner. In Moving Mountains, Messner, one of the
greatest risk managers, provides a unique and personal
look at the principles that guide successful
individuals and organizations alike. He shares
insights gained through unique moments of
introspection obtained in literal life and death
situations, which serve as valuable instruments for
contemplation and motivation.
Like most great athletes,
entertainers, business executives, and entrepreneurs,
Reinhold Messner is driven by dreams and guided by
visions. Real adventure, according to Messner, means
seizing opportunities, testing our strengths against
the unknown, and discovering our own unique potential.
Those who venture nothing gain nothing. "My
expeditions have enabled me to draw closer to myself,
to see into myself more clearly. The higher I climb,
the deeper I see within myself," explains
Messner.
Learning from Messner's grandiose visions and extreme
expeditions such as his solo ascent of Mount Everest
without an oxygen mask, the crossing of the Antarctic
without technological support, the climbing of all 14
of the 8,000-meter mountains in the world, and the
lengthwise crossing of the Takla Makanwe see why
Moving Mountains is a source of inspiration for
adventure seekers and business executives alike.
Reinhold
Messner on Leadership: Leadership is all about action.
You can move your mountains, if you discover, track,
and express your own unique potential. Record your
ideas and incorporate them to give motivation for
action. Your mental energy grows with clear thought
and positive feelings, just as physical strength and
endurance grow with training. So, put your convictions
to a test. Exchange experiences in discussions with
specialists; test your ideas in small steps.
Self-understanding wants to come out of you like a
shout of joy so risk the "primal scream"
(but not in the office or a train station) and rejoice
about the change that is taking place in you. Several
similar "ticks" encourage you to solve
"impossible problems." Thinking as a
totality of concrete connections precedes action.
Decision follows recognition of right and wrong. Your
own right and wrong requires the courage to say
"yes" and "no." The more
challenging the game, the less often it is won.
Reinhold
Messner on Risk: Mountaineering is capable of
expression through the management of risk. The bigger
the risk, the more difficult it is to do what is right
and what is right is that which permits us to survive.
Coming home safely is all that matters. So here again,
the question becomes: Have the possibilities the
products of mountain, experience, equipment, know-how
become so great that we are running blindly into a
trap? Are we too human with our longings and our
ambition?
Reinhold
Messner on Success: The retroactive giving of meaning
is a typical consequence of real success. At the
start, there exists an idea; then there are detours,
setbacks, opposition, experiments, and risks. Only
through tests, accidents, and persistence does the one
right solution come out and future success become
clear.
About
the Author: The world's most famous mountaineer,
Reinhold Messner, was born in South Tyrol, Italy on
September 17, 1944. In 1978, he and Peter Habeler
accomplished what many said was the impossible,
climbing Everest without oxygen. In that same year he
pioneered a new route and climbed Nanga Parbat alone.
Two years later, he succeeded in a solo expedition to
the summit of Everest, and established his place as
one of the world's greatest mountaineers. Messner then
set his sights on being the first to climb all 14 of
the world's 8,000-meter peaks, which he accomplished
on October 16, 1986. After achieving that goal, he
went on to set and achieve others, including climbing
the tallest mountain on all seven continents, and
being the first man to cross the Antarctic continent
on foot. When not off on an adventure, Messner lives
in Juval Castle in South Tyrol where he runs an art
museum and an organic farm. He also pursues his other
careers as a writer, photographer, member of the
European Parliament, and preservationist of wilderness
areas.
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Lessons on life and leadership
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