Sir Edmund Hillary – Conqueror of Mt. Everest
“I have very modest abilities. Academically I was very modest. Mediocre perhaps, and I think perhaps physically I did not have a great athletic sense, but I was big and strong. But, I think maybe the only thing in which I was less than modest was in motivation. I really wanted very strongly to do many of these things and once I started I didn’t give up all that easily.”
We believe this quote from Sir Edmund Hillary is very apt when it comes to financial planning. It has been obvious to me in my 18 years in the finance business that many individuals and businesses are lacking in a quality to persevere. Like a new years resolution, someone’s financial plan can last as long as the summer snow.
In our business, we believe fundamentally in the power of a well orchestrated financial plan that can be adapted and developed to help you achieve as you move toward your financial freedom in the future.
We recognize the tremendous achievements of Hillary’s feat in climbing Mt. Everest as the culmination of many years hard work and preparation. Like another quote when asked how did he climb Mt. Everest, he replied “with the first step”!
Take the first step today to your financial freedom, and call us to arrange an appointment to create your own financial plan.
Perseverance: “No great achievement comes without obstacles: physical limitations, the vagaries of nature, or resistance from the outside world. Although our achievers sometimes met with failure, they never abandoned their dreams, but doggedly persevered until they succeeded against the odds”
Tips for Persevering
Clarify your goal
Intend to achieve your goal
Develop support systems
Choose productive attitudes and behaviors
Maintain optimism
Focus on what you can do. Acknowledge your accomplishments. Judge your accomplishments against personal standards of self-improvements.
Have the courage of your convictions. Don’t change for others or compare yourself with others.
Develop the will to risk
Research your goal to reduce negative outcomes
Don’t worry about what might happen
Let go of attachments. The more attached you are to something, the greater the fear of losing it.








