Endurance: Ernest Shackleton > Rexroad.com

Today I was amazed to read the New York Times article about the cruise ship that went down in the Antarctic Ocean. All the people on board were rescued by two others ships that responded to the distress call.

It is wonderful that all the people on board were rescued.

The thing that is ironic is that they were on the "Spirit of Shackleton" tour. For those of you that want to read a story of true leadership I strong recommend "South" and "Endurance" about his efforts.

Ernest Shackelton was a true leader. In a time without Gortex and Powerbars his team made an amazing journey of about 1,000 miles in some of th worst conditions possible.

Lots of people know about Lewis and Clark. More people should know about Ernest Shakelton. He accomplished his mission and was able to lead under difficult circumstances.

It is easy to lead when you have a nice airconditioned room and full stomachs. Try leading people that are cold wet and tired. Try leading cold wet and tired people for more than five months.

Many of his men that went on this journey later died in WWI. These were probably the only men that thought they were in better circumstances in the middle of WWI than they were just a year prior.

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