Rodgers, who has just completed a charity trek up Mount Kilimanjaro, now has another mountain to climb.
His Swansea side have been tipped to go straight back down to the Championship after reaching the Barclays Premier League through the play-offs.
But, having grappled his way to the peak of English football, Rodgers is confident he can defy the odds to stay at the summit with the same determination he showed on Kilimanjaro.
Rodgers' African adventure has raised more than £20,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care following the death of his mother Christina from the disease in 2010.
His father Malachy is in the latter stages of the disease and Rodgers is delighted to have been able to do something to make a real difference to others in a similar position.
"It was an unbelievable challenge, in terms of stress mentally and physically and it tests you in every aspect ambition.
"It was a cruel week and then the final summit climb to get to the top was so difficult, it was the most challenging thing I faced in my life.
"But it is fantastic to complete the challenge for a great charity that raises thousands of pounds to help the terminally ill.
"I didn't know how difficult this was going to be, but I'm so proud to have helped them.
"To reach the summit and to have won promotion - the two ambitions I had at the start of this season - is fantastic."
Rodgers used the time away to focus his mind on the huge task ahead and he is already looking forward to the challenge of a tough start away to Manchester City.
He added: "We obviously spent a lot of time walking during the trip - up to 16 hours a day - and it gave me the opportunity to reflect properly and look back fully over the season and what we could take from it.
"I could go through a lot of things because I had a lot of quiet moments and it was fantastic to have that peace and time to be able to do that which perhaps isn't always possible when you're in the middle of it all.
"There were many, many benefits of the whole time there and I learned many things. It will never be something I regret.
"It's incredible - I had climbed the highest free-standing mountain in the world and then I had a text that I had to go to Manchester City away.
"And with Manchester United and Liverpool as the last two games we'd thought we'd finish it off easily. But that's the Premier League where there are no better places to test yourself as an individual or as a team.
"Every player wants to be a Premier League player and, when you get that chance, these are the fixtures that you look for."
Now Rodgers is back and focusing on the task of keeping the Swans in the top flight.
And the youngest manager in the Barclays Premier League is relishing the challenge of pitting his wits against the best in England's top flight.
"We'll go and look to win every game that we play. Every player wants to be a Premier League player and as a young coach - I'm 38 years of age - to manage in the Premier League is a fantastic experience for me.
"I know the odds against us are phenomenal. We're going to go to every game and try to be as positive as we can be.
"We understand there are going to be some tricky games for us and we'll win, lose and draw along the way."
Swansea face big-spending Manchester City in their Barclays Premier League opener and Rodgers revealed he could have joined Roberto Mancini's coaching staff before taking over at the Liberty Stadium.
"I actually held talks with Manchester City before I came to Swansea City so I've got a wee bit of knowledge there of the club, the project and what they're aiming to do," added Rodgers. "It's absolutely incredible what they want to achieve over the next few years."
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