The Rock Warrior's Way

These orientations too often derive from a deep unconscious attempt to align ourselves with people we admire or to get others to like or admire us.

We have been conditioned to believe that great accomplishments somehow make us more valuable

you are unaware of how you think and where your motivation comes from, you have very little power to change

Climbing hard—and “hard” is always relative—involves making moves that feel improbable, and continuing when the situation seems nearly hopeless.

warrior is a realist. He realizes that, in an absolute and external sense, he is no more and no less valuable than any other human being

The Higher Self derives self-worth not from comparison with others, but from an internal focus that is based on valuing growth and learning

We take ultimate responsibility for our choices concerning what we should or should not do and what life means to us

rather our ability to act effectively, to venture into unknown facets of the world, to explore, and to hunt for meaning. Power manifests itself as clarity of thought and decisiveness in action