Deele College welcomed Jason Black to the school last Friday, where he gave a talk to the senior students about motivation and following dreams.
Mr Black, who last year became the first Donegal person to scale the heights of the daunting Mount Everest, talked to students about his epic adventure and how he managed to summit the world’s highest peak.
A prominent businessman in Letterkenny, Jason is an ideal role model for students, as he not only runs a successful business empire, incorporating Voodoo nightclub and Black’s Centra, he is also known in sporting circles for his time with Letterkenny Rugby Club.
With students currently facing into their own ‘Everest’ with the Leaving Cert looming, it was incredible to listen to Jason talk of his journey and the tough and dangerous days that he faced during his ascent to the top of the world.
It was refreshing for students to listen to a talk on motivation from someone of the calibre of Mr Black.
He also spoke of his journey through school, which was not always a pleasant experience, while he also spoke to the students of the personal hardships, which he endured in his life and the need to overcome what obstacles are placed before you.
But it was his tales of adventure in Asia that really captivated the audience, as he described in detail the gruelling effort it took to reach the peak of Everest, which stands at an astonishing 29,029 feet.
Throughout the talk, Jason continuously referred to one motto, which he has lived his life by, and it is a motto that he is eager to pass on to the next generation and that motto is ‘always follow your dreams.’
