We spend our entire lives in relationships. They are what fuel us, frustrate us, foil us and also facilitate our ascent to Significance. True significance is handcrafted from relationships. The Summit Advance™ Model is a mountain analogy with three levels, and two sides. It is an upward trek, moving from the lower level of Survival into Success, and finally Significance. The “great separator” between the two sides of each level is self, or ego. The model is climbed by transitioning from self-focus to others-focus − the essence of thriving relationships.
The complete article by Joan Wright was first published in choice: The Magazine of Professional Coaching and is available as a downloadable document below.