Shift your MINDSET and look for the GOOD??

13 years ago, I summitted Mt Kilimanjaro.? This is close to 6000 metres high, where the air is incredibly thin, and it is the highest peak in Africa.?? It remains one of the most mentally challenging things I have ever done!!!? ???

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However, I haven’t shared with too many people WHY I did this.??

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Just 3 months before my father had sadly passed away.? He had only retired 2 years earlier which he had really been looking forward to.???

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However, unfortunately he had a number of health problems which escalated and then suddenly he was gone.? It all seemed to happen so quickly.???

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Naturally at the time we were all devastated.? Anyone who has lost a close loved one will know how this feels.?????

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For a time I was feeling sorry for myself, which you could say was understandable.? However, one day I realised, my dad would not want me to be ACTING like this.? So I decided to FOCUS on some positive things I could do.??

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My father always supported charities, and there were 2 particular charities very close to his heart - so I decided to think of ways to raise money.???

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I had also just turned 30 and was at a stage of life where I wanted a partner, I wanted children, but I was recently single.?

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I had really been giving myself a hard time about being single too. So I thought about what I could do in my life at this time, which would be much harder to do later in life, when I had a family.???

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Then one day I read about extreme trekking holidays!? It seemed to tick every box.? It felt very scary, but I made the decision to book a trip to mountain Kilimanjaro, with a group of people I had never met!! ??

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This was so different to the traditional holiday; however it is an experience that I will remember for ever.?

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I still remember on the flight ?, as we got closer, everyone could just see this mountain popping through the clouds.? It was at this moment, it suddenly dawned on me.? This was serious!!!??

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During the adventure, we would sleep in tents, which as we climbed higher were actually above the clouds, and as you can imagine, the views were absolutely amazing.? ??

It was of course, incredibly challenging!! In order to help acclimatise to the increasing height and get used to the air which was much thinner, we would climb up during the day, and then have to go back down part of the way before going to bed.?It was like having to take 3 steps forwards then 1 step back every day. ????

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On the day of the summit we set off at 11.30pm and trekked through the night with temperatures as low as -10 and it was a constant mental battle.?? Unfortunately, not everyone in our group made it to the top, however I was pleased to be one of the lucky few that did, reaching the top of Africa (5985 metres) at 6am!!!????

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I am sharing this to highlight that, if you CHOOSE to do so, you can search for the good in any situation.? Whilst I was going through an exceptionally challenging period of my life at the time, I just instinctively decided to find some POSITIVES.??

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If you are reading this and realise that you have been giving yourself a hard time or perhaps you feel stuck? Then today I want to encourage you to SHIFT your mindset.? Open your mind to the idea that there can be good in every situation, if we search hard enough.???

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Now, if you are reading this, and are one of those individuals who can be very guilty of beating yourself up.? Perhaps you question whether you are truly worthy of achieving things you want in life, then I am excited to share that you don’t have to ACCEPT this way of thinking any longer... ???

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I have recently launched a new private coaching community called “Katalyst Confidence”, for those who want to feel more positive, to become much happier, and to dramatically reduce levels of stress and anxiety.??

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Have a wonderful weekend! ??