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Training for the Climb
Neha, who is fairly active but doesn't consider herself an extreme athlete, saw climbing Mount Kilimanjaro as an adventurous test. She learned that it's possible to climb a mountain -- real or metaphorical -- if you take it one step at a time.
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A Personal Challenge
Aches and pains, altitude sickness and limited sleep pushed Neha out of comfort zone. She confessed, "not taking a bath for seven days—I’ve never ever done that in my life."
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Finding Motivation
"There were times when I’d worry this is too difficult. But somehow if you just focus on the very next step, you can get there. If you keep thinking, I have to walk six hours more, it seems too difficult," says Neha.
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Taking It One Step at a Time
"I’d think, did we just walk for four seconds, or has it been four hours?"
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Breathtaking Views
A view near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro.
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"I Can Do It"
It’s been such a transformative experience for Neha. Now, when faced with challenges in her everyday life, she'll say, “I can do it. I climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro.”
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Discovering Perspective
To Neha, the entire experiences was a “journey in seeing a seemingly insurmountable problem and trying to solve it.”
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Appreciating Milestones
"I found that if you get too lost looking at the scenery, you might trip. You have to walk carefully, one step at a time, but it is important to pause and look at the scenery, it’s just so breathtakingly beautiful."
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A Win for Solar Sister
Neha Misra and a colleague celebrate their successful summit by raising Solar Sister's flag.
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Putting the Climb in Perspective
The view of the work that Neha and Solar Sister, according to Neha, is as breathtaking as the view from the summit of Africa's highest point. "At Solar Sister, every day we have to get the work done. There’s so much more to do and we have to focus on each of those steps, but it’s important to pause and remember why we’re doing it," she says.
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