good morning bigmoose blog readers,
i have decided that i am going to try to use dictation as opposed to typing and see how that pans out and hopefully enables me to speed the blog writing process up.
two lines in and we're rocking and rolling, and i'm wondering why i've never used this process before.
if you use a mac just double click on control, and bob’s yer uncle, fanny’s yer aunt.
so.
this is maria conceicao.
i met maria on mount elbrus, a mountain in russia, standing at 5642 m, the highest mountain in europe, in 2011.
this was only my second mountain adventure ever.
there was a team of ten climbers, all attempting to climb this peak, which had an east and west summit, the west being the higher and tougher of the two.
of the ten climbers that started the climb, after a wild storm higher up the hill on summit night, maria was one of only three of us to want to continue when asked by our russian guide.
after a summit push that was relentless, we eventually made the summit.
as i bid farewell to maria, i knew she was destined for more, and in 2013 i learned she had become the first portuguese woman to summit the highest peak in the world, chomolungma, aka mount everest, and her bio since our russian meeting has been extremely impressive, going to the north and south pole, holding 8 world records, and committing her life to the charity she founded.
have a read of her amazing achievements here https://www.scampspeakers.co.uk/speaker/maria-conceicao/
now the reason i tell you about maria, is that back in 2017, prior to me setting off for everest, i had run out of money to pay for the trip, and felt i had exhausted all avenues to raise cash to pay for my expedition, selling my car, most of my worldly goods, and facing up to the reality that i was probably going to have to reschedule for 2018, as i was so far away from my target.
then i received a message from maria.
she told me about how before her successful 2013 trip she was 24 hours away from leaving, and was still $10,000 short on her payment, when an outsider, than she knew very briefly, surprised her, and covered the costs, enabling her to springboard her life and speaking career, inspiring thousands.
she encouraged me to never stop believing that it would happen, and her advice made me reframe how i viewed my quest to get to nepal, and i just knew i would, i truly did not stop believing i was going, it was my destiny, i just didn’t know how yet.
so, with ten days to go until i flew to kathmandu, russell brice, the legendary everest guide, and owner of himalayan experience, contacted me and told me that he wanted me to come, as the world needed me to make the trip, as it would change my life for good.
and he was right.
and thanks to his generosity i made the trip, with him allowing me to pay him upon my return home, when i got the rest of the money.
what this taught me was to never ever stop believing, which sounds like bullcrap, but i really really mean it, sometimes you just get this energy flowing through your veins, and every sinew in your body.
and today i have that same feeling.
we are approaching the last quarter of the year, and we have only raised just over £300k of our £1million target.
so who believes?
who believes we, and you’re very much included in this, can do this together?
or, if you’re really honest, who thinks our goal of raising circa £680,000 by december 31st 2022 is impossible?
impossible, no, tough yes.
but together we can do tough, together we can do anything, we just have to believe, and then take action, one foot in front of the other, one step at a time, and eventually we'll reach the summit.
but you need a team.
you need a maria.
you need a russell.
and today i need you.
i mean i really need you, more than I’ve ever needed you.
i need you to join me, and take action, real action.
here is a video to show you why i need your help.
this is mark.
mark is a very brave man, and mark is why i need your help, please watch his story, and hopefully his bravery helps convince you to take action, as there are more people like mark out there, who need us to believe in them, and to give them hope to continue.
how brave is mark?
amazing huh?
so how can you help?
by taking action today.
however small, however large, the sum of all these actions will move the needle, and before you know it we will have momentum, and before you know it we will achieve our project £1million goal, and we will help and save more people, because believe me there are many more people like mark as fellow humans we can help, and if you you trust me and chloe, and our amazing team, we will spend your money wisely, and efficiently, and show you more stories along the way of people we’re saving, together.
so, nitty gritty time, how do we do this?
first of all in your mind, conclude you want to help.
then the rest is easy.
mr mukherji, my physics teacher taught me about potential energy and kinetic energy.
we all have potential energy, including you, we just haven't ignited it yet, and together we need to get a plan, which i am happy to help you with.
what tends to hold people back is fear.
fear of rejection.
fear of not raising a million pounds, fear of not getting the money to go to nepal, or fear of the world laughing at you if you are unsuccessful.
f*** that.
i will not allow fear to stop me helping mark.
and i urge you not to allow fear to stop you committing to help in some way.
to help me, chloe, bigmoose, mark, and the 204 people we have helped this year.
your help, and the other 1000+ people that read this blog, will make a difference i promise you.
so be brave, message me at jeff@bigmoose.co, whatsapp me on 07977585548, or call me, i need your help, and together we can move that needle, ignite the jets, and help save lives.
i look forward to hearing from you, it’s going to be a brilliant end of the year, jump onboard, you’ll love the adventure.
blue skies,
jeff