Picture yourself climbing Mt. Everest which stands 8,848 meters (29,028 feet) above sea level. You probably have prepared for years by mapping out a course, making sure that you are physically fit, and researching weather patters to ensure that your venture is successful.
During the appropriate season you gather your team of experienced professional climbers and you attempt to make the journey. Your team consists of a group of individuals that have a variety of skill sets to optimize your chances of success. Even though you have a fantastic team, you understand that the journey will be difficult. Your team will have to endure dangerous weather conditions, and the treachery of the jagged mountain.
Leadership is not unlike preparing for this feat, and you realize that your preparation did not exempt you from the trials that you have prepared for. You begin to climb the mountain and someone gets hurt, or the weather is so bad that you have to wait it out. The mountain is the journey, and you cannot predict what is going to happen. You most certainly will make mistakes, but it is not the mistake that will cause you to fail, but it is how you deal with the mistakes.
Do you have the strength to forge on? I once heard that if the mountain was not jagged, then you could not climb it.
JFH
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