May 19 is the anniversary of the crossing of South Georgia by Shackleton, Worsley and Crean in 1916.  They don’t have a map because nobody had ever crossed the island.  It was considered impossible.
Here’s what they were up against according to Worsley…
“The backbone of the island of South Georgia consists of the Allardyce …

That’s a statement that makes you think, doesn’t it?
That’s Alexandra Shackleton talking about her grandfather’s boat journey and crossing of South Georgia.  It was impossible.  But he did do it.
Hmmm.  Questions to ask yourself…
What do I think is impossible?
What could I do if I put my heart and mind to it?
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Typical Shackleton.  As he prepares for the most challenging journey of his life, he nails down the details, to the extent that that is possible, as seen in the letter (below) that he writes to McNeish who he is leaving in charge of Vincent and MacCarthy at Peggotty Camp.  He’s realistic about the challenges he …

In the quote below, Endurance physicist Reginald James talks about Shackleton’s leadership.  Writing to Shackleton’s first biographer, James is referring to the days following the loss of the ship and the months spent on the ice-floes.  James was one of the crew-members left on Elephant Island but he could be describing his boss’s leadership on …

…I went on top of the hill & had a lay in the grass & it put me in mind of old times at Home sitting on the hillside looking down at the sea…
That’s Endurance carpenter Harry McNeish writing in his diary on May 14, 1916.  In light of his circumstances, how can he be so …