tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940163880772720830.post4566782260419797325..comments2024-03-16T10:11:19.302-07:00Comments on Cold Thistle: FEAR!Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08300760603627210620noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940163880772720830.post-24928541028453669872011-06-03T11:25:26.981-07:002011-06-03T11:25:26.981-07:00I heard this one a few days ago from the best in t...I heard this one a few days ago from the best in the high tech industry. "Fail early, fail often" is a very successful company mantra.<br /><br />Failure is an itimate part of success. Acknowledge, learn from failures and move on.Danehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300760603627210620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940163880772720830.post-29785782752471274702011-05-31T02:05:18.577-07:002011-05-31T02:05:18.577-07:00HI Dane,
Strange that people do not understand yo...HI Dane, <br />Strange that people do not understand your perspective--I think you have made it very clear in the past (you pay for all your gear, you do not have preferences for certain companies, your views are personal for your style of climbing, and so on). Oh well, I guess when you get big enough you will attract your share of naysayers and groupies. Take it as a sign you are on the right track. The only thing I would say about the gear list is...harnesses. I would love to hear your thoughts about harnesses. In general, I like the direction harnesses are going (lighter, simpler). However, every manufacturer seems to screw it up somehow. For example, with the Hirundos, which you like, I would say that I like the weight, but the gear loops are strange for me. In any case, is there a post on harnesses in the future....? All the best,Bruno Schullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545888600815223472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940163880772720830.post-68763600530543548702011-05-28T16:12:18.538-07:002011-05-28T16:12:18.538-07:00Hi Matt,
The vast majority of my failures are beca...Hi Matt,<br />The vast majority of my failures are because I didn't start the journey. Literally just taking the first step often times means finishing is a lot easier than expected. It is easy to get stuck because of fear of failure or fear of the unknown. BTDT many times.<br /><br />For me the answers come by looking at myself. (Business or personal) I might not like the answer but it is generally a pretty concise and accurate answer. Trick then is to change that answer if I find it unacceptable.<br /><br />best,<br />DaneDanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300760603627210620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940163880772720830.post-6412165341183383062011-05-28T12:36:12.319-07:002011-05-28T12:36:12.319-07:00Dane -
Thanks for the post. It is timely as I...Dane -<br /><br />Thanks for the post. It is timely as I've been thinking and talking a lot about fear lately. Not in the usual "harness your fear" aggro sense, but rather the other kinds of fear that you are discussing here. Being scared and fearful of actual risk is one thing, but mitigating fear in your professional and personal life at the expense of integrity and excellence is an entirely different thing. I think your comments are spot on in regard to manufacturing and design industries. Because these organizations are scared of the market, they have not empowered themselves to create excellence. In my own life, I realize that the greatest hindrance to personal excellence is my self-limiting fear. However, if I accept failure as a consequence, then I can free myself. The rewards of excellence far outweigh the perception of stability and mitigation of imagined danger. This was rambling, but I appreciate that someone else is working on these thoughts as well. My introspection is in relation to my own life and your analysis is external, but ultimately we are looking at the same subject.<br /><br />MattMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03049347228231247908noreply@blogger.com