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Andrew Hollo's avatar

Loved this whole piece Leanne. And the true gold was this: “My rule: never take advice from people who haven’t done the thing or aren’t the type of person I want to be.”

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Leanne Hughes's avatar

Thanks, Andrew. And yes, that's exactly why I'll always take advice from you!

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Praveen Puri's avatar

Great job! It must have been exhausting. I got tired just reading the article and imagining being there!

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Leanne Hughes's avatar

It was SO exhausting! The most exhausted I've ever been in my entire life. Thanks for reading, Praveen!

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Clifton Warren's avatar

Great stuff - well done!

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Leanne Hughes's avatar

Thank you so much, Clifton!

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Steph Clarke's avatar

I’ve been looking forward to reading this all day. I am disgustingly inspired. You’re awesome, and what excellent lessons.

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Leanne Hughes's avatar

thank you! I reckon you'd find EBC easy with all your hiking exp!

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Steph Clarke's avatar

Hahaha, I don’t think so. I famously do not enjoy going up hill!

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Rainbow Roxy's avatar

Relatable. That internal monologue at 4,000 meters sounds like a serious debugging session for the soul! What if embracing those "not me" moments is precisely how we upgrade our personal operating system, discovering capabilities we didn't even know were compiled? So inspirin, really!

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Leanne Hughes's avatar

I'm with you... I write about going "off-brand" as a way to grow, as opposed to just reinforcing every aspect of your personality!

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Ken Burgin's avatar

What an adventure, and so well amplified by superb writing! 🗻🌋

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Leanne Hughes's avatar

Oh that's so kind, thank you, Ken!!

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Jade Miller's avatar

LOVE this. Bold and brave for sure, and if anything can be turned into helpful lessons, it’s a trek to Base Camp. Boss move. You bloody did it! 🏔️🏔️🏔️

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Leanne Hughes's avatar

Bloody did it!!! Now pass me the Prosecco 🤣🤣 thank you so much, Jade 💙

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lisamulliganster@gmail.com's avatar

Thanks for writing this Leanne. I needed to hear those lessons ❤️

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Leanne Hughes's avatar

You’re so welcome, Lisa, and I wish you the best in everything you pursue 🙌🙌🙌

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