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Erik Weihenmayer
Monday, October 29, 2007
Adversity is the Pathway
Erik Weihenmayer
Erik believes that inside each of us is a light, which feeds on adversity. The greater the challenge, the brighter that light burns. It can make us feel more focused, more driven and more creative – and can even transcend our own limitations and give our lives power. He tells about those people whom he calls "alchemists," constantly turning the lead of their lives into gold. "With an alchemist, you can throw road blocks in front of them, and they'll still find a way to win – not despite adversity, but because of it." He demonstrates how alchemists, rather than avoiding or circumventing adversity, harness it energy and use it to propel themselves into greatness. "Imagine," Erik offers, "if adversity was no longer your enemy, but your ally, no longer an impediment, but the pathway."
Despite losing his vision at age 13, Erik became an accomplished mountain climber, paraglider and skier who has never let his blindness interfere with his passion for an exhilarating and fulfilling life. On May 25, 2001, he became the only blind man in history to reach the summit of Mount Everest. He is the author of Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther Than the Eye Can See, and co-author of The Adversity Advantage: Turning Everyday Struggles into Everyday Greatness.
The streaming video has just become available of Benjamin Barber Bridges to the Future Speech and if of excellent quality.
Please watch it if you have time. This is precisely our kind of stuff: Social Contract, Social Capital, the Effect of Business on Democracy, etc. he is truly inspirational!
Jeff
Lamontagne left and J.C. Cox right, pose among stars that hang from the
ceiling. Each star represents one of the 750 high school kids at risk
of suicide for whom the Second Wind Foundation has found a mental
health professional for counseling. The Second Wind foundation pays for
the counseling that kids need but are not able to have because they are
under or uninsured. Jeff Lamontagne is the Exectuive Director of Second
Wind. J.C. Cox, a board member of Second Wind, lost his own son to
suicide in 2002 at the age of 17 while he was attending Green Mountain
High School. (Post / Helen H. Richardson)
The Denver Business Journal - July 6, 2007 by Felicia Russell Denver Business Journal
Kathleen Lavine | Business Journal Kathryn Arbour, president, and Pam Pressel, CEO of Capabilities in Westminster. They worked with Jim Olp, a consultant with a Small Business Development Center, in setting up their new business. View Larger
Alyson Probst may double her sales this year, thanks to help she received from the Denver Small Business Development Center (SBDC).
Erik Weihenmayer
Benjamin Barber 
Kathleen Lavine | Business Journal