The Arte of Motivation

November 1, 2010

“People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.”

- Edmund Hillary

Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (1919 – 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. In 1953 at the age of 33 he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers’ known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. He was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.

Every day you take on lots of ordinary tasks; the trick is to then try to do something extraordinary with them. Successfully reaching this level relies on understanding what your goals are and then it takes a great deal of careful and strategic planning to discover where you could or should take them and then you have to pay close attention to all the details (both big and small) and after this, you have to work harder than you ever expected; and then, and only then, do you have any chance of reaching an extraordinary level of achievement with any or all of your goals.

Whether it’s creating something grand or performing at a level way above your competition or turning in work that is so much more than anyone expected – these each require you to reach deep within yourself and to focus on performing at your very best. Do that today and you may reach the peak of your performance.

Arte Nathan

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