{"id":5781,"date":"2026-07-03T06:15:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T06:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/?p=5781"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:58:20","slug":"finding-your-summit-the-book-the-journey-beyond-success-failure-and-the-search-for-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/finding-your-summit-the-book-the-journey-beyond-success-failure-and-the-search-for-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Your Summit (the book): The Journey Beyond Success, Failure, and the Search for Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5781\" class=\"elementor elementor-5781\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2307eae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2307eae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d2dc6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d2dc6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/findingyous.png\" title=\"findingyous\" alt=\"Finding Your Summit book cover by Mark Pattison\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33444ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33444ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bac9c88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bac9c88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What happens when you reach the top of the mountain you spent your entire life climbing \u2014 and realize there is still another summit waiting?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56b70c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"56b70c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec929b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec929b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That question is at the heart of my new book, <\/span><b><i><a href=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/finding-your-summit-book\/\">Finding Your Summit<\/a>: How to Build Resilience and Faith to Conquer Life\u2019s Peaks.<\/i><\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For most of my life, I chased external definitions of success. I wanted to be the best football player I could become. I wanted to compete at the highest level. I wanted to prove I belonged.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That journey led me to the NFL.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was fortunate enough to live out a dream that millions of athletes chase \u2014 playing professional football. I spent five seasons in the NFL with the Raiders and Saints, surrounded by incredible teammates, coaches, and competitors who taught me lessons about discipline, preparation, teamwork, and perseverance.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But eventually, the cheering stopped.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The stadium lights faded.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The identity I had built for decades suddenly changed.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And I was left asking a question many successful people eventually face:<\/span><\/p><p><b>\u201cWhat\u2019s next?\u201d<\/b><\/p><p><b>Success Doesn\u2019t Always Answer the Bigger Questions<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the hardest transitions in life is moving from a season where everything is clear into a season where the path ahead is uncertain.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Athletes experience it when their careers end.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Executives experience it after decades of achievement.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entrepreneurs experience it when the company they built changes direction.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parents experience it when their children leave home.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At some point, many of us discover that success is not just about reaching a destination.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is about discovering who we become along the way.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That realization changed everything for me.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I began searching for a new challenge \u2014 something that would test me physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That search led me to the mountains.<\/span><\/p><p><b>From the NFL to the Seven Summits<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Climbing mountains became my next classroom.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mountains don\u2019t care about your r\u00e9sum\u00e9.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They don\u2019t care about your past accomplishments.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They don\u2019t care how many touchdowns you scored, how many awards you won, or what title is on your business card.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mountain only asks one question:<\/span><\/p><p><b>Are you prepared for what comes next?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My journey eventually led me to climb the Seven Summits \u2014 the highest mountain on each continent \u2014 including Mount Everest.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standing on the summit of Everest on May 23, 2021, was one of the most incredible moments of my life.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the truth is, the summit was never really the destination.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mountain revealed something much deeper:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The greatest challenges we face are rarely the mountains outside of us.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are the mountains inside of us.<\/span><\/p><p><b>The Real Summit Is Personal Transformation<\/b><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finding Your Summit<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is not just a story about climbing mountains.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is about climbing through adversity.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is about rebuilding after setbacks.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is about finding purpose when your previous identity no longer defines you.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is about understanding that every person has a summit they are trying to reach.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your summit might be:<\/span><\/p><ul class=\"custom-disc\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building a successful company<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Becoming a stronger leader<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recovering from failure<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finding meaning after a major transition<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating a legacy<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>The summit is different for everyone.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the process is universal.<br \/><\/span><\/p><h2><b>The Lessons of Leadership Under Pressure<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NFL and Everest taught me many of the same lessons about leadership.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Great leaders are not defined when everything is easy.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are revealed under pressure.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the football field, pressure comes from the final drive of a game.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Everest, pressure comes from changing weather, exhaustion, uncertainty, and making decisions when mistakes can have serious consequences.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In business, pressure comes from:<\/span><\/p><ul class=\"custom-disc\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navigating change<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leading teams through uncertainty<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making difficult decisions<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintaining focus when the outcome is unclear<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best leaders develop the ability to stay calm, communicate clearly, and keep moving forward.<br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is what resilience is really about.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resilience is not avoiding difficulty.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resilience is learning how to respond when difficulty arrives.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>The SUMMITS Framework<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout my journey, I discovered that success comes down to a series of principles that apply whether you are climbing a mountain, leading a company, or rebuilding your life.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SUMMITS framework represents those lessons:<\/span><\/p><p><b>S \u2014 Strength<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Develop the foundation required to handle challenges.<\/span><\/p><p><b>U \u2014 Understanding<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Know yourself, your purpose, and your mission.<\/span><\/p><p><b>M \u2014 Mindset<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Your thoughts determine your actions.<\/span><\/p><p><b>M \u2014 Motivation<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Connect your goals to something deeper.<\/span><\/p><p><b>I \u2014 Integrity<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lead yourself before you lead others.<\/span><\/p><p><b>T \u2014 Teamwork<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> No great achievement happens alone.<\/span><\/p><p><b>S \u2014 Sacrifice<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Every summit requires commitment and discipline.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These principles shaped my NFL career, <a href=\"https:\/\/markpattisonnfl.com\/about-mark-pattison\/\">my business journey<\/a>, my climb to Everest, and now my mission to help others find their own summit.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>Your Next Summit Is Waiting<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biggest lesson I have learned is this:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are never finished climbing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is always another challenge.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another opportunity.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another version of yourself waiting to be discovered.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many people spend their lives chasing the next achievement without stopping to ask:<\/span><\/p><p><b>\u201cWhy am I climbing this mountain?\u201d<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That question matters.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because the goal is not simply reaching the top.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal is becoming the person capable of reaching the top.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your summit is not just a place.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a purpose.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a calling.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the journey of becoming more than you thought possible.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is what <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finding Your Summit<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is about.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is my story.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But more importantly, it is an invitation for you to discover yours.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f5806b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f5806b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfcf413\" data-id=\"bfcf413\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cde806a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cde806a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions About Finding Your Summit\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11ec3c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"11ec3c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1871\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1871\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is Finding Your Summit about?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1871\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1871\"><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finding Your Summit<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a book about resilience, leadership, faith, and overcoming adversity. It combines lessons from my NFL career, entrepreneurship, and climbing the Seven Summits to help readers navigate challenges and discover their purpose.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1872\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1872\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Who should read Finding Your Summit?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1872\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1872\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The book is designed for leaders, entrepreneurs, athletes, professionals, and anyone facing a transition or searching for their next chapter.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1873\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1873\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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