Sugarloaf Mountain…

A couple of weekends ago I headed to the Sugarloaf mountain in Co Wicklow with my two kids at nine o’clock on the Saturday morning.

Now I know there’s nothing particularly special about that because it’s just an average mountain – it’s not as if we were climbing Mount Everest.

However when starting out at the foot of the mountain we didn’t think we were going to be able to get to the top. Even though we’re definitely not seasoned climbers or even ramblers for that matter, we decided to just see how far we could get.

If you know the Sugarloaf mountain, you’ll know that the early part is actually quite easy but as we got about half-way up, it became a little more difficult and we had to take a few more resting breaks than we had before, but at least it gave us time to take in the amazing scenery.

The last bit was a lot more difficult as it becomes nearly a vertical climb of just rocks and rubble, and there were times we didn’t think we were going to make it at all. At times we were planning on giving up and just heading back down – but eventually we made it. We got to the very top and all I can say is that the view was unbelievable. It was just amazing, and you could see for miles. I don’t think I’ve ever been in a place so peaceful and where all the efforts were so worth it. Apart from getting time to think and being able to see the bigger picture, it was a time for reflection as to what we had just accomplished, and what we would do next.

Now I’m not just telling you about this experience as a mountain climb with my kids, but when I got to the top of the mountain I could see so many correlations to business. Somtimes we have to put things into perspective. Sometimes we have to change our direction, and at other times we have to take a break and look at what we’ve achieved.  By doing this, it makes it easier to focus on our end goal and see what we need to do with our own business and what opportunities lie infront of us. At times we might feel like giving up, but when we push through the obstacles or even go around them, the reward is well worth it, and we don’t even remember the pain and struggle it may have taken to get there. Keep going, and ask for help if you need to.