My journey to isolation (隔离) was somewhat accidental.
I saw an advertisement for a job as a leader for an expedition (探险) to Antarctica-and I have to1it was the penguin in the ad that2my attention. The ad noted that they were looking for someone to lead a3of expeditioners in one of the most4and isolated places on the planet. I took part in an5and then got a job that I knew I would regret if I didn't6it. Leading 18 strangers for a full year-through months of darkness and with no7from the freezing cold —--I learned some8lessons.
After the journey, I wrote two best-selling books and became a motivational speaker. Being in isolation meant I had to do lots of self9.I kept a10, and every day I would think11of how I had operated as a leader. That discipline of12myself taught me how to tell right from wrong.
I often think back to13I saw the picture of the penguin that14me to look at the ad for the job. It's a moment that15my life completely.
