I’ve fallen in love with the story of Ernest Shackleton and his voyage on Endurance.
The short of it is the man, Ernest, wanted to explore uncharted antarctic territory by ship in 1915. He recruited mates. Set sail. And, miles and miles away from civilization his ship got stuck in ice. For more than 8 months they were stranded and the ice eventually crushed the ship. Some men then made the trek to the nearest civilization (again, miles and miles away) to get a rescue crew.
While most stories like this involve gruesome tales of people going crazy and trying to kill each other for food, warmth or for no reason at all. This story is different.
In Shackleton’s story, no one died.
The most valid and powerful reason why? It goes back to the ad he placed in the newspaper when he was recruiting.
He could have posted “Men wanted, between age 25 and 30, no children, will pay ~4 dollars a day,” but he didn’t.
When you’re recruiting, consider who you’re asking for. It can make all the difference when it comes to life or death situations. Especially life. Especially growth. Especially success.
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