5 years ago I was lucky (or not depending on how you swing) to see Bear Grylls do a inspirational talk. His main story was about how he overcame a broken back as a result of parachute malfunction in the army reserves, to become the youngest guy to climb Mt Everest. The story was indeed inspiring and for me, he earned the accolade of a pretty extreme dude. Despite his amazing story there was one particular point he made which has & will always stick with me.
He recounted a stage in his life where he was taking part in an SAS military selection weekend. The Officer in charge of the selection stood-up in-front of the 500 or so applicants and said: “only 2 extraordinary people will make it through this weekends selection”
He continued “…the difference between the successful 2 and 498 unsuccessful is the word ‘extra‘”
His point was that the difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that the ‘extraordinary’ do that little bit more, go that little bit further, go that little bit quicker than the next man (or woman).
This year at TCO we’re focusing on the possibility of being EXTRAORDINARY. We hope this comes through in our performance, the work we do, our relationships with clients & partners and the activities we perform in our spare time and beyond.
Each week a member of the team will share to the rest of the company what EXTRAORDINARY means to them. We’ll be sharing this “extraordinary” inspiration each week on our website so stay tuned.
Below is what I shared. An amazing story about the World Record attempt for the deepest unaided free dive. I love this because if you’ve ever tried to hold you breath for any length of time you’ll realise just how damn extraordinary this guy is. Coupled with this is the content itself. In my opinion any content that really moves the emotions is great content. Have a watch and make your own mind up whilst thinking about the possibility of being extraordinary.
