1/ I was a twitter and social media skeptic, joining late and feeling awkward about the whole thing. I am a complete convert now. This little story is an example of why.
13 days ago I got this email:
13 days ago I got this email:
2/ I grew up obsessed with Everest ever since reading Into Thin Air. I think people that climb it are the biggest badasses alive. I saw the Instagram handle in her email, looked it up, and saw pictures like these.
3/ Then, a few days later, I saw this one. She did it. I was so pumped up about her accomplishment, even though I’d never met her. I sent it to my family and work colleagues and they all were too. It made my day.
4/ It’s amazing how we can rally around the persistence and success of others. It is a feeling unlike any other. It’s insane what people can push themselves to do. One of their sherpas had done it 21 times! My family was following along.
5/ Then I learned Courtney was in New York, and just a week after she was standing on top of the world, I got to sit with her and talk about the experience.
6/ She said it was the hardest, scariest thing she’s ever done. When she reached the peak, her sister posted the picture with the caption “my sister just summited Everest, what did your sister do today?”
7/ She works on Wall Street and it was a hard decision to leave work for 2 months to do this. She was worried about telling clients, but when she did, everyone was excited. Her sharing with them caused them to share their own adventures with her. It unlocked deeper connection
8/ This all happened in 13 days across three completely free platforms. Thanks to twitter and Instagram I got to meet this unique person and watch a story unfold in real time, across the world. This is remarkable to me. Here we are just an hour ago. F**cking awesome.
