So I realize that some people who come and visit this site are probably thinking that anyone can say that they or going to climb Everest, or even make a blog about it. A statement of grand intent must carry with it a testament to my own ability. So what can I say to convince my audience that I have a reasonable chance of accomplishing my goals? I can assure them, for one, that I am going to the gym at least four days a week, running 3 to 5 miles at a time and maintaining a healthy diet. But more than that, I want to convince those who are interested by my endeaver that I am capable of accomplishing a goal. There are many I've come across in my life, including myself, who talk big but don't deliver. A good friend once started a business, only to quit after three weeks because he did not want to put in a lot of effort for small start-up return.
My teachers always taught me that people who go places in life must be goal oriented. While Everest is the ultimate goal, I figured out I would start with something more immediately achievable. In my last post, I talked about climbing Denali. Even before that however, I have set another goal for the remaining three weeks of my summer: I am going to build a boat.
The model I have in mind is called the Swift Swoose, and was retrieved online. It is a 10 foot boat with a streamline twin hull which seems fairly easy to make, albeit the sparsely written directions. Building this boat before the beginning of the school year will show both me, and hopefully my audience, my ability to accomplish the goals which I set. I will keep you posted.
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