Aim High! - Atte Miettinen
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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
• 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)
Seven Summits
Setting Goals
• Everyone has 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
Preparation
Right skills
Right physical and mental preparation
Right people / team
Right tools
Right attitude
Recognise the key success
factors!
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
Right Attitude
• Positive thinking – 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
Execution
You
Teamwork
Uncontrollable elements
Risk management
Balance
Recognise the key success
factors!
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
Teamwork
• Everyone’s A-type personalities / 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?
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
Risk Management
• Starts already 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
Dealing with Success and 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
The price of success should not be too high – you need to be ready to say no when
that’s the right choice!