Mountains Taught Me One Lesson: How to Overcome Resistance
11th July 2016 — Caucasus Mountains, Russia.
Our team was preparing for the final summit push to Mt. Elbrus (5,642 m) the highest peak in Europe
It was freezing, windy, and my mind was a storm of doubt.
So much so that I couldn’t even whisper my Ganapati prayer before the climb.
After 8 days in snow and thin air, my body was ready but my mind was blocked.
Then I remembered my earlier expedition — Mt. Stok Kangri in Ladakh (21,187 ft).
That climb had felt the same.
But that morning on Elbrus, something shifted inside me.
A simple thought hit me hard:
“You have a choice — to climb or to quit.”
Without another word, I stood up and started walking.
Eight hours later, I was standing on the summit of Mt. Elbrus.
Not because the climb was easy but because I had overcome resistance.
There’s a secret that achievers know and mediocres often ignore:
The hardest step is not the climb.
It’s the decision to climb.
Resistance is universal everyone faces it.
The winners are simply those who walk despite it.
Over the years, I’ve seen the same pattern in entrepreneurs.
It’s rarely the external challenges money, market, policies, lockdowns, or loans that destroy businesses.
It’s internal resistance that does.
Your business stagnates, not because the world is unfair but because resistance has won inside you.
Your business performs exactly the way your inner world is designed.
Here’s what the mountains taught me and what every business owner can apply:
When you stop fighting resistance and start walking through it your summit isn’t far.
If you’re struggling in business, in health, or in relationships pause and ask:
“Where am I facing resistance right now?”
You might not see it, but it’s there.
And the moment you decide to move any way the mountain begins to move with you.
Climb on
— Sudhir Khot
Founder, Financial Fitness
Helping entrepreneurs achieve business freedom through mindset, money systems & growth frameworks.
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