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One of the 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 was by British polar explorer Ernest Shackleton: ⬇️

👉 "𝗠𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 for hazardous journey.

👉 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness,

👉 constant danger, 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁𝗳𝘂𝗹.

👉 Honour and 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀."

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.

It was Shackleton's daring call to adventurers ready to embark on an unprecedented journey.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹? 👇

🥇 To be the 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 the Antarctic continent.

The 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 were immense, but so was the 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹 of the unknown.

It is said that 𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱, out of which 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟳 were selected.

However, just months into their voyage, their ship became trapped in pack ice, and the true test of their mettle began.

For 𝟭𝟰 𝗴𝗿𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀, the crew endured 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀,

dwindling 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, and complete isolation.

Yet, through unwavering grit and camaraderie,

𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟮𝟳 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱—𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁.

Shackleton's ad is still celebrated today as one of the

𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻,

calling out to those who dare to chase the extraordinary.

It also serves as a reminder to choose work and careers that align with our 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴—not just comfort or convention.

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**"𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄.

The future is born out of this moment.

If this moment is lived fully, the future is bound to be beautiful.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, who is 𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 and 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆,

who squanders the seed of this moment—

𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲?"**

~ Acharya Prashant

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