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South. Shackleton's account of the Endurance Expedition... “After long months of ceaseless anxiety and strain, after times when hope beat...

Shackleton's Endurance Expedition - The crew at Dump Camp after Endurance is crushed by the ice.

Thomas Orde-Lees Orde-Lees began his journal as an extended letter to his wife and maintains the same chatty voice throughout the...

On his 1908 - 1909 Nimrod expedition, Shackleton wrote in his diary, "Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all." In other...

Letter to my grandmother November 11, 1918, 11:30 a.m. Dearest, Have just come in from outside where I heard the bells of Verdun (where I...

“I’ve often marveled at the thin line that separates success from failure.” #MaintainingAPositiveAttitude #Shackleton #Optimism

On August 30, 1916, Shackleton and Worsley and Crean arrived aboard the humble Chilean vessel, Yelcho to rescue the crew on Elephant...

As August drew to a close in 1916, tension was mounting on Elephant Island. As you'll see in the entries below from Orde-Lee's journal,...

From Orde-Lees journal, August 6, 1916 "It seems almost incredible but is none the less a fact that two of the men got quite talkative...

According to a landmark Gallup Organization survey, "an increase in positive emotions can add 10 years to your lifespan." According to...

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I've just been glancing through Dr. Macklin's journal and came across this thought-provoking entry written on August 2, 1916... "It is...

In speaking of Shackleton and how he brought his whole team home alive from the ill-fated Endurance expedition, the great Norwegian...

Shackleton's Way... Again, Shackleton set the tone by his own example. “His unfailing cheeriness means a lot to a band of disappointed...

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There are parts of Shackleton's Way that I have memorized by heart but I'd forgotten about this long riff from Orde-Lees in Chapter 4 -...

In Antarctica, today is Mid-Winter's Day. The sun that disappeared in early May slowly starts to return in early August. That is cause...

Shackleton served as an apprentice for four difficult years in the merchant navy but during that time, he learned lessons that he put...

Do your part to help create an upbeat environment at work. A positive and cheerful workplace is important to productivity. #Leadership...