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The observant reader of my blog have noticed that I am a member of the Worldwide organization for young leaders and entrepreneurs - JCI.

This weekend, JCI Norway had its National Congress, an event my local chapter JCI Innovation hosted this year. My hats included getting sponsors and marketing, as well as making sure everything went smoothly during the actual event - I was the slave master!

The reason I post this on my security blog is to pinpoint that things do go wrong - and when that happens, you find solutions.

Saturday morning, our program said that Harald Kippenes, a mountain climber and adventurer would tell us how to get up after a crisis - how to motivate yourself to keep walking. 

Friday afternoon, our project group got a phone call from Harald, where he said;

"Hi, yesterday, I fell off a cliff, and broke both my legs. I am currently at the hospital."

We immediately thought we would have to cancel his appearance - you know the feeling - blood turns cold, sweat appears on your forehead.

"But I would love to do the presentation anyway - do you guys know if we can set up a video conference session instead?" 

A long story short - Tandberg, the Hospital, the hotel and the ISP Ice turned the world upside down, and during Friday evening, they made it possible. Working late and long hours, for a project they had no economic interest in. 

They accepted a challenge, they made it possible, and they prove that technology and priority makes things happen.

From a security point of view, this story shows that even when you think all is lost, and you have to give in - creativity, network and a stayer-attitude makes it possible to achieve your goals - even though the solutions you end up with are not the same as you planned!

So the next time you want to give in, be creative, and open minded. Solutions are all around - and everything is possible.  

Can you share a similar experience?