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Article #333: Is Building A Successful Online Business As Difficult As Climbing A 10,302-Foot Peak In Antarctica?

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Which do you think is more difficult - written in his tent two days before. He
building a successful business or made the climb a tribute to Admiral Byrd,
climbing a mountain? What if that but also to the tenacious spirit of the
mountain is over 10,000 feet tall and Antarctic sled dogs ... who never give
located in the freezing cold of up. Vaughan named them his inspiration.
Antarctica? What if the climber is 89 In your business, you'd do well to use
years old? the tenacious spirit of Norman Vaughan as
If daring to dream big can carry an your inspiration. Remember his motto -
89-year-old man to the top of an "Dream big - dare to fail" - and use it
ice-capped peak at the bottom of the as your motto. Never let anything get in
world ... don't you think it can carry your way. Never let anything stop you
you to the profitable heights of online from reaching your dream.
marketing? After all, building a = No excuses =
successful business calls for you to It is easy to make excuses for failing to
dream ... and to dream big will take you reach goals in your business. "I don't
further. have the right education." "I don't have
= Dream Big - Dare To Fail = the financial support." "It's too
In 1994, Norman Vaughan decided to climb difficult for me." "It's too hard!"
to the top of Mount Vaughan - named in Norman Vaughan could easily have stayed
his honour 65 years earlier. Vaughan was in his comfortable home, talking about
determined to celebrate his 89th birthday the mountain of his youth, full of good
on the peak of this 10,302-foot mountain. excuses for not climbing it now. For one
He wasn't going to let his age - nor an thing, even most healthy, young men would
artificial knee, nor a fused ankle, not be excused for not attempting to climb
even two feet that were numb from an such a daunting mountain.
earlier frostbite injury - stop him from If Vaughan had let his age or artificial
pursuing his dream. knee or fused ankle or frost-damaged feet
Norman Vaughan's motto had always been, halt him from following his dream, he
"Dream big - dare to fail." While violent would never have reached greatness.
gusts of wind whipped off the icefields, Excuses would have kept him from success.
dropping the windchill to minus seventy, It's the same with your business. If you
Vaughan and a three-person team let excuses get between you and your
step-lock-waited their way up the dreams, you will be giving away the
mountain. On December 16, they stood on success that could be yours. Excuses can
the summit, poked 89 sparklers into a rob you of greatness ... they can keep
birthday cake, and sang "Happy Birthday." you from taking your business to the
= Be Tenacious In Your Business = pinnacle.
Standing on top of that icy mountain, Dream big! Don't let any excuses stop
amongst the blasts of freezing air, you.
Norman Vaughan read a message he'd






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