✨ First Summit: Fuji-san ⛰️
It has been a long time in the making, but I’m finally ready to announce the official kickoff of We – Community With Purpose 🚀
Through this community, I’ll be sharing tools and strategies from my Simplify & Summit™ framework — a way to set clear targets, adapt when things get heavy, and keep moving forward.
To test it in real life, I’m taking it for a spin around the world 🌍. Big Surprise!!! 🤩
🛫 Landing in Japan: The First Test
We arrived straight from the PNW with full expedition bags and a plan. Before I even set foot on the mountain, Simplify & Summit™ had to be put into action.
🎯 Target: Ship extra bags to a friend’s home, carry only the essentials for Mount Fuji + the next trekking goal.
🛠️ Adjust: My pack was too heavy — clear sign I was off target. I had to decide what to eliminate and what truly mattered.
✅ Sustain: Each unpack became a checkpoint: Did I still have the essentials at a comfortable weight? Only then was I aligned.
The exercise was tougher than expected. Maneuvering through luggage transfers, two bus rides, and a late hotel arrival at 11 pm left me drained — but it proved the framework works before I even hit the trail.
🏔️ Summit Bid: Pushing Through
By the time we arrived at Mount Fuji 🇯🇵, my body was already under stress. Between the move, the company launch 🚀, and family challenges I’ll share another day, I was stretched thin.
On the first day, it caught up with me. I reached the 3,000m altitude zone at 4:30 pm, utterly exhausted, and crashed. I slept until 2:30 am — the start of the summit bid.
The climb lead wasn’t sure I could make it. But I knew better:
I wasn’t unprepared — I was simply sleep-deprived from crossing the Pacific.
Months of gradual, injury-free training had built a solid base.
A two-day approach made sense for an off-season climb.
After nearly 9 hours of sleep (the first real rest in days), my body responded exactly as I expected. The foundation I had built carried me steadily to the top.
And so, for the second time, I stood on the summit of beautiful Fuji-san 🌅.
🧭 Simplify & Summit™ in Action
This climb was more than a physical win. It was proof that Simplify & Summit™ works:
Identify your target 🎯
Adjust when reality shows you’re off 🛠️
Check progress and sustain it ✅
Whether you’re scaling a mountain, building a business, or navigating personal growth, these principles hold true.
This is only the beginning. More summits, more lessons, and more ways you can apply the framework in your own life.
The journey continues.
