MARK PATTISON: HOW UW FOOTBALL, THE NFL & A WALK LED HIM TO CLIMB 4 OF 7 SUMMITS

April 2, 2017

Listen to Yogi Roth’s podcast episode with Mark on iTunes:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mark-pattison-how-uw-nfl-walk-led-him-to-climb-4-7/id1097508442?i=1000383823125&mt=2

Mark Pattison, a former football player at the University of Washington and the NFL has set out a goal to become the first NFL player to climb all seven summits. Yet it was a walk around the block in Santa Monica that forced him to ask himself, ‘How did I get here?’ and eventually, ‘What am I going to do about it?

Mark Pattison reaches the top
He joins host Yogi Roth on the LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS podcast to discuss his journey from the field to the mountain, as he recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro alongside best friend and former teammate Jim Mora with the non-profit Waterboys.org—whose goal is to build 32 water wells in East Africa while empowering veterans.

Mark among a village in Africa
He dives into the mental preparation for each climb, how he has found his ‘true purpose,’ and what it is like at the top.

Mark and best friend Jim Mora amid the backdrop of the African countryside
His vivid storytelling will have you feeling you are a freshman struggling on the UW football team, actualizing a dream of earning a roster spot in the NFL and traversing four of the seven summits in the world.

The locals along Mark’s journey
He shares lessons learned from the great Don James, John Wooden’s impact on him, as well as the 7 principles that allow him to reach the pinnacle of each climb with his philosophical pyramid known as SUMMITS:

S: Seed, the why.

U: Unleash, the gameplan.

M: Movement, the first step.

M: Measure, the analysis.

I: Improve, are you growing or dying?

T: Traverse, the choices when it is difficult.

S: Success, paying it forward.

This candid conversation will nudge you to engage with others and seek your purpose.

Mark and Jim reach the summit
Follow Mark on Instagram or at http://www.nfl2sevensummits.com

Visit the Waterboys non-profit at https://waterboys.org

By: Yogi Roth

Originally posted at: http://yogiroth.com/mark-pattison-uw-football-nfl-walk-led-climb-4-7-summits/

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