Our fate is determined by how far we are prepared to push ourselves to stay alive – the decisions we make to survive. We must do whatever it takes to endure and make it through alive.

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Decisions Make

I never wanted to do TV. I just did what I was trained to do through the Special Forces, and I’ve been doing that from a very young age.
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Wanted
Life’s full of lots of dream-stealers always telling you you need to do something more sensible. I think it doesn’t matter what your dream is, just fight the dream-stealers and hold onto it.
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Fighting
A friend once asked me what qualities were needed for SAS. I would say to be self-motivated and resilient; to be calm, yet have the ability to smile when it is grim; to be unflappable, be able to react fast and to have an ‘improvise, adapt and overcome’ mentality.
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Overcoming Self
Our achievements are generally limited only by the beliefs we impose on ourselves.

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Our achievements are generally limited only by the beliefs we impose on ourselves.
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A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.

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A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.
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Classic
Life has taught me to be very cautious of a man with a dream, especially a man who has teetered on the edge of life. It gives a fire and recklessness inside that is hard to quantify.
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I do see a lot of the hard end of ecology, and my feeling is that we live on a super-exciting planet but a super-fragile one.
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Ends Feelings
Success almost always follows great attitude. The two attract each other!

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Success almost always follows great attitude. The two attract each other!
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Two
Yes, the Boy Scouts of America should definitely allow gay adult leaders and I think it’s really going to hold them back if they don’t.

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Yes, the Boy Scouts of America should definitely allow gay adult leaders and I think it’s really going to hold them back if they don’t.
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Boys Gay
I always wanted to be Robin Hood or John the Baptist when I was growing up.

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I always wanted to be Robin Hood or John the Baptist when I was growing up.
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Baptist Growing Robins Up
I think fire is so critical in the wild. You can cook with it, you can make tools, you can deter a predator, you can dry your clothes and you get that element of morale that matters so much when you’re stuck in the middle of nowhere.
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I learnt another valuable lesson that night: listen to the quiet voice inside. Intuition is the noise of the mind.
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When you find yourself thinking about someone or something in the same old negative way, just stop yourself. Think. Check. Change. Refresh. Job done. Smile. Move on. Do this enough times and you will change. For the better; for the stronger.

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When you find yourself thinking about someone or something in the same old negative way, just stop yourself. Think. Check. Change. Refresh. Job done. Smile. Move on. Do this enough times and you will change. For the better; for the stronger.
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Jobs Moving
That for me was a great liberator to realize that the show isn’t about me running around, jumping off stuff and flexing muscles, it’s about inspiring people. That makes me really happy.

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That for me was a great liberator to realize that the show isn’t about me running around, jumping off stuff and flexing muscles, it’s about inspiring people. That makes me really happy.
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Happy Inspire Really Stuff
There’s no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It’s all about heart.

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There’s no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It’s all about heart.
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Climbing Running
As a young boy, scouting gave me a confidence and camaraderie that is hard to find in modern life.

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As a young boy, scouting gave me a confidence and camaraderie that is hard to find in modern life.
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Boys Modern