Traveller towards infinity

On February 10, 2010, in Top leadership, by Neculai Fantanaru

Show a strong leadership attitude, always making a step forward towards greater horizons.

Motivated by daring ideas, brave until the end, vigorous in work, animated by the will to fulfill their dreams, by ambition, tenacity and optimism, some people have been rushed to unknown destinations - far away and risky. To get where no one has ever gone, to do what they have promised and what no one else has ever managed to do, that being their greatest reward and joy.

That is why, the actions of these bold seekers of new horizons, predestined to fulfill certain missions, fated to impose their stunning visions, will remain eternal. Only those who tenaciously follow their objectives, with an acute sense of time and personal mission, with a lot of conviction and determination, will be able to highlight the most precious qualities and cultivate sympathy among other people.

Is the infinity the destination to which you tend?

Humanity will never forget the great explorer and scientist Fridtjof Nansen, who was always ready to face things with a dose of unimaginable great courage. His accomplishments surpassed any imagination. He was passionate about winter sports. He made himself noticed pretty quickly in the world, the skis bringing him true glory in sports. At only 17 years, he was a champion of Norway.

However, for a man with a powerful will and great ideals, one award, one medal is not enough. As evidence, for 12 years in a row he won all cross-country skiing competitions. He was also a world champion in speed skating.

For a man like Nansen, daring, inventive and adventurous, the sports could not overshadow his other aspirations. Always proving firmness and inspiration, he always set other goals, more and more high, more ambitions, and more difficult to achieve. So, he set another unimaginable record. He was the first who succeeded to cross Greenland by ski, a harsh and an unexplored country at that time. His glory travelled round the globe.

Even so, like always, his extraordinary merits could not stop him and continued with other high goals. The thirst for adventure gave him no peace. With an unequalled courage, determination and love of life, afterwards, he set another goal, higher, more ambitious, and more difficult to reach: to cross the North Pole. Together with his crew aboard the ship Fram, he succeeded to sail along the coasts of Asia, where the skeptics had foreseen great difficulties. Then, by skis, together with his friend Johansen, he managed to reach the northernmost point that was ever reached. Nansen's great feat became famous for all around the globe once again.

Infinity is the peak that will always go higher in the eyes of those who want to behold it

Nansen was the type of competent and brave leader. He always went further, and further, permanently setting new goals. He never allowed himself to stay inactive, as the rest would have made him even more tired. He became the ambassador of Norway in England; he became noted as professor of oceanography at the Academy of Sciences in Christiania. He became involved in many humanitarian campaigns, such as aiding the Armenian refugees in Turkey, he became Commissioner, he wrote various books, which have travelled round the world, he made a complex study of the maritime currents and movement of the glaciers in the Polar Basin and many more.

Until he was 70 years old, until the very last minute, Nansen always went ahead! Always forward! His life can be summarized in an ever-lasting run for his goals, an ever-lasting competition with himself, an endless desire for adventure, and an endless series of goals and hopes apparently impossible to reach. Someone noted very well once: „Infinity is the peak that will always go higher in the eyes of those want to behold it”. The people who are very strong connected to a mentality of accomplishments, based on optimism and perseverance, will always be looking for new challenges, for a lifetime. Too bad that life is too short for a long story, isn't it?

Only a man unyielding in fulfilling his dreams can get where nobody has ever been before. Only a man pushed by huge ambitions, which pulsates energy, can make his way to fame and glory. Only a traveler to infinity is able to start the adventure of his lifetime and always open, until the very last moment, new doors.

Are you such a person? Do you demonstrate a strong attitude in leadership by the commitment that you take, that of always opening new doors to a world that you will discover little by little? Are you are a seeker of new horizons, predestined to fulfill certain missions, fated to impose their absolutely extraordinary visions? Are you distinguishing yourself by the obvious concern that you have towards your time? Where do your achievements stop?

Conclusion: We are all travellers in this life, we have high goals and ideals. Nevertheless, how many of us will be able to permanently open new doors to unknown realms?

Show a strong leadership attitude, always making a step forward towards greater horizons.