So let the miners inspire you. Not in a feel good ‘isn’t-that-amazing’ kinda way, but in a practical, ‘I-can-learn-from-that’ way that makes a difference. To your business and your life…

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The Chilean Miners and You

It’s not the 69 days underground that’s the most remarkable thing about the Chilean miners – although, in itself it’s one helluva story – and its certainly put Chile on the world map.

What I find most remarkable is the first 16 days. When they had no idea whether they’d ever be found. When there was no light, limited food and hardly any water. 16 days. It really is incomprehensible to us lesser mortals. Would they be rescued or would they slowly starve to death in their pitch black tomb. They had no idea. That’s proper mental torture. And they survived.

The level of mental fortitude required to cope with such an experience is unimaginable. But they did it – and we can only hope that the long term impacts are negligible compared to what they’ve already been through.

So what has this underground rescue, 6,500 miles away, got to do with you?

Well, I reckon it’s all about mental strength. The miners showed us that man can cope with whatever is thrown at us. As humans we’re incredibly resilient. And so it is with business. Providing we do what we have to do.

The miners had no choice. They were incarcerated. They did what they had to do to get through. We, however, have lots of choices. Lots of distractions.

Locking yourself away – for 69 minutes, rather than 69 days – so you can completely focus on working ON your business, away from the ‘day-to-day’ shenanigans that take so much of our time and energy, could be the smartest thing you do this week.

Make it a daily occurrence and in 10 weeks time you too could register an achievement akin to our South American amigo’s.

Of course, most won’t have the mental fortitude or discipline required to do this.

And most won’t achieve what they want with their businesses.

Coincidence?

No – you know it’s not.

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