Many of us are familiar with Alex Honnold's amazing free solo climb of El Capitain. However, not many of us know how much work and preparation went into that actual climb. In this TED talk, Alex explains how before he climbed El Capitain, he climbed Half Dome, another amazing climb. He explained however that during his climb of Half Dome, there was a part in his climb that he wasn't prepared for. This part of his climb caused him a lot of anxiety. Although he managed to get to the top just fine, he was disappointed in himself because he felt that he had not mastered Half Dome, he had simply gotten lucky.
I think any of us would be grateful just to be alive after something like that, but not Alex. He was so determined to master climbing that he knew he could do better than simply scale the wall. This mindset may seem crazy to some, but to others there is an important principle at play here. Imagine if each of us were to take the talents and skills we are trying to develop and looked at our progress the way that Alex looks at his climbs. Do we simply get lucky? Or, do we actually master the things we are trying to do?
I thought it was pretty cool that someone as skilled as Alex, can also be that humble to look at his performances and evaluate them for how he can do better.
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