It is Lonely At the Top
For most of her life Amy Q wanted to climb a mountain and as soon as she turned 19 she decided that this was the time. After sharing this dream with a few of her friends, they all eagerly joined in and decided to accompany. After about 6 months of planning along with some “conditioning” the day came for the BIG CLIMB.
Amy started out with this sense of vigor and intentionality, while some of those that she was with was a bit more laid-back and quite “chatty”. During this moderate-to-intense climb there were some things that the group discovered quickly. #1 The higher they climbed, the thinner the atmosphere. #2 The higher they climbed, the less talkative people were.
About 2 hours in to the climb, two from the group decided that they would turn back, Four hours in, a few more did the same, and about 8 hours in to the climb Amy looked back and realized that she was the only left, yet still trudged on. Finally, upon reaching the mountain peak she had this conflicting set of emotions. The feeling of accomplishment was indeed there, yet the loneliness haunted her as well. After a few moments of yelling at the top of her longs, she took a selfie and then descended back down the mountain and as she reached the starting place was greeted with “congrats” and “applause”.
Here are some truths that you need to consider in your life.
- Elevation requires Separation
- It is Lonely at the Top
- As you climb you will notice that the air density is less. To succeed you have to change your breathing patterns. Translation: You can’t inhale the same stuff; the same conversations, the same things on television, the same unproductive habits. You have to better conserve the limited oxygen/time that you have.
- Just because others applaud your vision, doesn’t mean that will participate in your climb