I look back and understand the world a bit better and know how competitive it is .
BEAR GRYLLSI am not fearless. I get scared plenty. But I have also learned how to channel that emotion to sharpen me.
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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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I train five days a week hard – but it is short and sharp – 30 to 40 minutes of functional and pretty dynamic body-strength circuits, then I do a good yoga session on the sixth day, then I rest.
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Americans are cool, if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. They’ll pat you on the arm and say, ‘Hey kid, you’re all right’. Brits will respond but they are much more cynical.
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It breaks my heart that my father never knew my children. He should have been around for another 25 years.
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The lesson is, the rewards in life don’t always go to the biggest, or the bravest, or the smartest. The rewards go to the dogged; and when your going though hell, to the person who just keeps going.
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Always keep the big picture in mind- you are greatly loved by Jesus and your job is to love Him and others in return. The rest is detail.
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Textbook survival tells you to stay put. Stop. Wait for rescue. Don’t take any risks. But there’d been a whole host of survival shows like that and I didn’t really want to do that.
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I was always brought up to have a cup of tea at halfway up a rock face.
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A man’s pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.
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Both faith and fear may sail into your harbor, but only allow faith to drop anchor.
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I’ve eaten sheep’s eyes, the still hot meat from a zebra killed by a lion, and maggots which give you 70 calories to the ounce.
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Faith is personal if it’s to be real.
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And if you give your heart to a goal, it will repay you. It’s the law of the universe.
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Eating any of these things, goat testicles or what have you, isn’t going to be nice, but you get into that zone, you become focussed and you do what you need to do. It’s all about one thing: coming home in one piece.
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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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