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Episode #14 Summary
Many of the guests I have interviewed to discuss their transitions have recalled key moments, or events during their lives which provided powerful lessons which can help guide us in making key decisions in life.

Planning vs. Doing, it's an age old debate.  We don't want to get stuck in paralysis by analysis but at the same time we don't want to shoot from the hip and ignore all the risks either.

George and I enjoyed re-living our Mt. Princeton climb which we completed, somehow, against all odds. We shared lots of laughs (at ourselves), as well as lessons we learned through the experience.   This climb adventure was certainly not on the planning side of the debate.  Yet, at the same time being spontaneous can bring us to accomplishing things we never would have otherwise.   The key, of course, is finding the right balance.    George and I hope this episode will help and inspire you!  - Joe Miller

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Timestamps: 
00:00 Planning vs. Doing - George Rehberg joins host Joe Miller to re-live their climb of Mt. Princeton 
00:23 Episode Intro by Joe Miller 01:11 Welcoming George and background setup to Mt. Princeton Climb 
03:20 The long weekend mountain climb adventure story begins with drive from Williamsburg, Kentucky to Nathrop, Colorado near Buena Vista. 
04:10 At the campsite where the climb began near Mt. Princeton Hot Springs 
05:10 Object lesson - Planning. In our case lack of planning. 
08:38 Started walking up road to Frontier Frontier ranch to trailhead picked up the jeep road to the Chalet - Bristlecone Park 
10:45 Above timberline we picked up trail from Jeep road. Up the rocks where the real fun begins! 
12:16 Object lesson - false summits. Reach what you thought was the top to only see another peak in the distance. Being persistent. 
13:41 Whistle Pigs or Marmots sightings 
14:40 Dangerous scree and talus. Rock movement really gave us a fright. 
15:57 Meanwhile back at the campsite 
16:58 We made it to the summit! Another lesson - perspective. 
19:15 Lighting at the top! Starting down the mountain. Exhausted. 
22:26 Thank God we caught a ride from someone in a Jeep the rest of the way down. 
23:41 On life's journey it's a zig-zag path its not a straight line as we have envisioned or planned. There are these key transition moments where we have to re-plot the course ahead
26:25 Not quitting. We didn't quit. 
27:43 Mount Princeton Climb Lessons Learned 
33:03 Steffen Schackinger guitar

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