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Aim High! - Atte Miettinen
The document highlights Atte Miettinen's extensive experience in mountain climbing, including achieving the Finnish Seven Summits, and discusses the essential factors required for success in mountaineering and business. Key themes include setting realistic goals, the importance of teamwork, risk management, and learning from failure. Miettinen emphasizes the necessity of mental preparation, adaptability, and maintaining a positive attitude throughout challenging endeavors.
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- 1. Aim High! AtteMiettinen 25 October 2012
- 3. Me • 36 years • MBA, London Business School • Four start-up’s in it / telecoms • Lived abroad for +10 years: USA, Singapore, Denmark, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates • Done business in approx. 50 countries • Curiosity taken to all seven continents and almost 100 countries • Desire to test my limits: marathons, scuba diving, mountaineering • 22.06.2012: first Finnish Seven Summits
- 4. Seven Summits • Kilimanjaro, Tanzania • Elbrus, Russia • Mount Kosciuszko, Australia (Bass List) • Carstensz Pyramid, Indonesia (Messner List) • Vinson Massif, Antarctica (November 2011) • Cerro Aconcagua, Argentina (December 2011) • Mount Everest, Nepal (March-May 2012) • Denali / Mount McKinley, USA (June 2012)
- 5. What’s required to reachthe top of the world?
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- 7. Setting Goals • Everyonehas their own mountain • No-one inherits ambition – you have to find it inside you! • Goals need to be challenging but realistic • Readiness to make sacrifices • If there’s no passion, a rational person will give up • Desire vs. obsession • First step is often the most difficult one
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- 9. Preparation Right skills Right physical and Recognise the mental preparation key success factors! Right people / team Right tools Right attitude
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- 14. Right Mental Preparation •Start with the end-goal in mind – no shortcut to the top • Resolve / long-term approach • Readiness to make sacrifices • Positive confidence vs. arrogance • Recognising risk – margins of error are small and consequences are often dire • Scenario planning and ability to adapt when needed
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- 16. Right People /Team
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- 18. Right Attitude • Positivethinking – I can do this! • Team approach – we’ll succeed as a team, by supporting each other • Be ready to learn • Tolerance for discomfort as well as uncertainty - surprises are part of life • Fear is a healthy feeling, but it should not impact decision making! • High morals / ethics
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- 20. Execution You Recognise the Teamwork key success Uncontrollable elements factors! Risk management Balance
- 21. You • Right attitude/ positive thinking • Resolve / persistence – mountaineering, like business, is about long-term focus • Split the end goal into smaller objectives • Ability to learn from your mistakes • Recognition of stress and ability to deal with it • Judgment – ability to objectively evaluate situations and make rational decisions
- 22. The human capacityis much bigger than we believe!
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- 24. Teamwork • Everyone’s A-typepersonalities / naturally competitive • Succeed as a team = succeed as an individual • Positive attitude / looking after team spirit • Speak the same language • Supporting / helping teammates • Trust / be reliable • Conscious avoidance of unnecessary conflicts • How can I help the team to succeed?
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- 26. Uncontrollable Elements • Mountains,just like customers / markets are often unpredictable! • Important that mental preparation has been sufficient – on mountains you cannot control everything • Patience / results are only measured at the end of the season • Right timing is critical for success • A successful expedition always requires a bit of luck
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- 28. Risk Management • Startsalready during preparation e.g. right people / team and right tools • Positive attitude but critical thinking • Don’t assume or guess • Seek to identify potential risks in advance • Scenario planning • Fear is a healthy feeling, but should not impact decisions making
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- 30. Dealing with Successand Failure
- 31. Dealing with Successand Failure • Success on mountains is never guaranteed e.g. on everest more than half of climbers return home unsuccessful • However, returning home with all your fingers and toes intact is always a sign of a successful expedition • Failures teach you most about yourself and others! • The price of success should not be too high
- 32. The price ofsuccess should not be too high – you need to be ready to say no when that’s the right choice!
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