Mountainous Perspective - #163

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Joyce was born in 1984, during the Lebanese Civil War in Beirut. While growing up, Joyce didn’t get to spend time outdoors in nature or in the mountains, her childhood was traumatic, living in a war zone and having to flee her family home to escape the bombings. 

Her love of sports and the outdoors came later on when she was a teenager. A friend invited her to go hiking and that experience of going outside and climbing mountains changed her. Through the challenges of the mountains,  she has found her strength, they have made her stronger, they have become her mentors. 

She has gone on to climb mountains all over the world and has become the first Lebanese women to climb the 7 highest summits on the 7 continents. During this podcast, Joyce, will share more of her journey, the passion, the challenges, the set backs she has had to overcome and what she has learned on the journey. She also shares more about her motivations and why she continues to dream big.

“Mountains are my mentors, they have changed me, and they have made me stronger.”    

Show notes

• Living in Beirut
• Growing up during the War
• Coming from a modest family
• Getting a good education and deciding to study Architecture 
• Winning a scholarship to do her Masters in Italy
• Getting her PhD
• Her love of the mountains
• Learning new skills and getting to love nature
• Starting her 7 summit journey with Mt. Elbrus
• Having to pause her 7 summits challenge  while she pursued her PhD
• Deciding to complete the remaining 4 summits
• Not being able to summit Aconcagua in Argentina and deciding to abort the summit attempt
• Making hard decisions in the mountains
• Climbing Kilimanjaro next
• Going back to Aconcagua in 2017 and summiting
• Spending over a year getting the fundraising to complete the next mountains
• Struggling with moments of doubt 
• Her angels and support system
• How she is seen in Lebanon, and what her family and friends think about her ambitions to climb mountains
• Breaking stereotypes and encouraging more women to climb
• Raha Moharrak and being the youngest Arab women to climb the 7 summits 
• What she has learnt from climbing the mountains  and why the mountains are her mentors
• What climbing in Lebanon is like and how it prepared her for climbing mountains
• Learning to trust her gut and going after her dreams
• Getting the sponsorship and making it happen
• #YESYOUCAN where is started from and how it evolved over time 
• Sharing and promoting children’s dreams and why it was so important for her
• Why the 7 summits isn’t the end!
• Being ambitious and having big goals
• Going after the LONG DISTANCE Explorers Grand Slam!
• Recovering from Everest and training for her next challenge
• Working full time while doing challenges
• Dealing with the cold!
• Using the Wim Hoff training method  
• Her mantra….Her motto
• Choosing what makes her happy and why it is your responsibility for your happiness
• Advice for other women
• Why the WHY is so important 
• Being a one woman show and doing it all herself

Social Media

Website - https://www.joyceazzam.com 

Instagram - @joyceazzam7s 

Happy New Year! In a season where many of us are thinking about goals, dreams and resolutions - Nathaniel and Faith ask the question - "what are you waiting for?" 

In their first anniversary episode, Nathaniel & Faith explore the barriers one may face in pursuing their heart's desires, and share personal stories on how this has impacted their lives. 

Last week we talked about the value and importance of creating routines, and today we took that discussion to the next level in talking about having a big, bodacious goal/dream and creating a “Now Goal” that becomes the central focus of your morning routine and throughout your day!

Lisa shared how she has been re-invigorated to write her Now-Goal 50 times a day!  This is not an academic to-do but more of a calming form of meditation which in turn energized her.  Writing her goals 50 times a day has become not a burden but something she looks forward to doing every day.  She has fallen in love with repetition and the idea of expanding her thinking and stretching her faith to believe for things that are far beyond what she has done in the past.  Auto-suggestion is when our conscious brain is suggesting a habit, routine, belief, etc. to our subconscious brain through repetition!

Ladies, don’t settle for mere existence!  The world needs you to rise up and live your life with passion and purpose.  Your potential is limitless!  Don’t wait!  Your time to “wake up” to your passions and desires is now!  And we are here to help you do just that!

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We decided to change things up for these next two episodes and sit down with each other to talk about our motherhood journeys because they are SO different from each other.  In this episode, we speak to Carla about her motherhood journey, which covers her struggles with connection, identity loss, and tapping into her feminine, which is something that she really hadn’t been in touch with before, despite being a woman.  Your motherhood journey is unique to you.  Don’t EFFing let anyone make you feel bad for the way you are experiencing it, or tell you what you should/should not do.  The only person that knows what’s best for you and your kids is YOU. Stay tuned for next week’s episode where we will hear from Romi about her journey!

How do you handle yourself when the days get rough? Shine even on a rainy day! 

We all have seasons we wish didn't happen. But you are stronger than the storm you're in.

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This week has been a long week. But the worst part of the weekend... I lost my diamond! My diamond of 25 years.

I squealed out something like, "My diamond's gone!".

It wasn't so much the loss of the diamond as what it means to me.

So the search party began. We looked through trash cans, bacon grease, garbage disposal, garage, truck, and even the grocery store I just visited that morning. No sign of my diamond.

When all hope is lost, shine even on a rainy day.

The K.I.S.S. ~ RISE and SHINE!

REFLECTION: Whenever you fall, do you shine?

You can't let the bad out shine the good. And too often we focus on the bad which makes it grow.

Rise and shine even on a rainy day!

God is with you!

"Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, the will walk and not be faint." ~ Isaiah 40:31

"Be the diamond in your day. Rise and shine even on a rainy day!"

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