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.
BEAR GRYLLSMake a little time to be quiet by yourself every day and just be.
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Unless you have shelter, fire is going to be very hard and if you have fire, but no water, you’re going to die. They’re all super important.
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One killer exercise that’s really great is pull-ups with your legs out level. That’s my favourite. It’s such functional core strength, and that’s why I can climb up trees and down vines.
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Make a little time to be quiet by yourself every day and just be.
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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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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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You don’t need to go to the ends of the earth, you don’t need to climb Everest to have a great adventure, it’s invariably on our doorstep.
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Live a wild, generous full, exciting life – blessing those around you and seeing the good in all.
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It’s unresolved conflict in my life that I have a lovely family and a risky job.
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You only get one chance at life and you have to grab it boldly.
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As a society, we’ve become terrified of failure, but you can’t grow without risking it.
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The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself.
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All my life the only thing I’ve been good at has been climbing and throwing myself off big things.
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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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Without risk, there can be no growth.
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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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