While standing on top of Everest, I looked across the valley, towards the other great peak, Makalu, and mentally worked out a route about how it could be climbed: it showed me that, even though I was standing on top of the world, it wasn't the end of everything for me, by any means. I was still looking beyond to other interesting challenges.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Reaching a major peak does not end ambition; it opens new challenges.
- In plain terms
- Success is not the end; it is just the next step.
- What can you take from it?
- Always look beyond the current achievement.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is your next challenge?
- How do you define success?
Another view
Some achievements do mark true endpoints.
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