Reach your peak!

Any enterprise is Built by wise planning, becomes strong through common sense and profits wonderfully by keeping abreast of the facts (Proverbs 23:3,4 TLB).

In 1911 two groups of teams set out to reach the North Pole. Both leaders of the teams had the goal of being the first to get to the North pole. Roald Amundsen, was a planner, he studied the lives of other explorers and the lifestyle of the Eskimos. He brought together a team of expert dog handlers and advisors. He planned his stops en route, planned his rest times, set up food depots and made sure that his men were well cared for and prepared for the marathon South Pole adventure.

Robert Scott However, used a different method. He used ponies instead of Dogsleds. Needless to say the animals were not created to endure the freezing temperatures and had to be killed only days into the expedition. The men's clothing was  found to be useless, the team developed frost bite, the mere putting on of clothes became a major chore, and took up valuable time each morning in this race to the Summit. Their food and water supply was inadequate, and and the men got tired and sluggish This effected their both their passion and hope. When They reached the South Pole they discovered that Amundsen had beat them to it, a  month earlier.

Keys to Reaching your Peak

1. Your success story requires great preparation. Failure to plan is in itself a plan for failure.

2. Every man should have a life plan. Without a plan you will be thrown around into all sorts of paths and destinations. You will be at the mercy of circumstances and adversity. Good Planning however will keep you focused on your life's goal even if you lack skill, or ability your planning will navigate you towards your dream.

3. Your Life is a series of peak performances. When you make your day a peak performance. life becomes a series of great events. You will live for the day and not only for the big break. Every achievement will navigate and empower you forward to reaching your Summit.

4. Your 'summit' is your life's big event for You! The one thing that has become the big thing. Here's a key, don't make the bad thing the big thing. Don't make your past thing the big thing, don't make the thing you done wrong in your past the big thing. Keep the big thing the one thing you were created for. That must be your legacy in life, God's big thing for You!

5. Every man must 'prepare' in advance for life's peak points, life's summits. Every man has a summit! Entering the workplace getting a career, marriage, children graduation, children getting married, starting your business, reaching your ten year growth goals, becoming a millionaire, retirement. pinnacles and peaks, summits and surprises. Yes every summit needs a strategy, a reason why and a 'how to' plan.

6. Your peak point will expose your weak point if you enter into your summit unprepared. God has a summit set for you make the most of it when you hit it.

7. Courage without planning will always lead to failure.  Scott had remarkable courage, but courage without planning can be reckless. Many men who fail at a business never try it again. thorough Planning will ensure your success.

8. Character and courage does not guarantee your success, wisdom does.

9. Courage without planning makes foolishness not leadership.

10. Good leadership is the result of making 'couragious' decisions. Bad leadership makes assumptions rather than good decisions.

11. Decisions effect the quality of life of those around you. The quality of life whether in your family, business or church depends on the decisions you make. The decisions you make today determine the 'quality' of life you will experience when you reach the summit tomorrow. Every man has a summit whether that's the summit of your success, your talent, your hey-day, or your retirement.

12. Leadership Will always begin with the end in mind. Leadership see's the whole trip and charter towards the destination. They recognise the obstacles and prepare in advance for such circumstances.

Keep climbing!

PaulB Thomas