Climbing The Walls of Life - The Key to Navigating Formidable Obstacles

One of the wisest things I've heard in a long time was spoken by someone who climbs walls for a living.

Yesterday I went indoor rock climbing for the first time with some co-workers. The rock climbing walls were about 4 or 5 stories high. Most of the hand and toeholds didn't look that big; some of them were so small they looked like candy drops on cookies. But I thought it wouldn't be too hard, since I lift weights at the gym every week. I had hiked (small) mountains, rafted for hours on a river, and even jumped out of an airplane once. A wall? No problem.

The first wall I went up was designated an intermediate climb. Around 3/4s of the way up, I couldn't believe it