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Mount Everest creative I can be in finding solutions , how important it is to trust your team , and how risk-taking is critical ,” she says .
When the pandemic brought her danceclass business to a halt , Nelly pivoted – delivering free online classes for six months to encourage people to move , while also launching her own paid-for online fitness programme for women , which proved highly successful . And when the gyms began to re-open , Nelly considered re-starting in-person classes , but “ with so many restrictions , it made little sense ”, and so instead she focused on other areas of her business , including corporate partnerships , and adventure trips . “ In business and in climbing , I ’ ve learned to take risks , but I ’ ve also learned that it ’ s okay to not always get to the top , and that deciding to pause , take a step back , or turn around doesn ’ t have to mean failure .
“ I ’ m okay with not every climb or business decision working out ,” says Nelly , who has learned to use any disappointments to her advantage – to learn from her mistakes , to discover her unique strengths , find out which direction she should move in , and ultimately
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