A man’s pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.
BEAR GRYLLSA man’s pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.
BEAR GRYLLSA 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.
BEAR GRYLLSI always had a really natural faith as a kid. Where I knew God existed and it felt very free and pretty wild and natural, and it wasn’t religious.
BEAR GRYLLSI’m probably going to be the scruffiest Chief Scout you’ve ever had and my health and safety policy is non-existent.
BEAR GRYLLSIt’s unresolved conflict in my life that I have a lovely family and a risky job.
BEAR GRYLLSTextbook survival says stay still, don’t take any chances, wait for rescue. That’s a boring TV show. My thing was always, “Listen, shoelace, dead squirrel and no other way down this rock face. You can do this!”
BEAR GRYLLSThe greatest journeys all start with a single step.
BEAR GRYLLSI hang out all the time with kids and young scouts and I never meet kids who don’t want adventure.
BEAR GRYLLSYou can’t live someone else’s expectations in life. It’s a recipe for disaster.
BEAR GRYLLSNobody else is stupid enough to get themselves into the straits that I get into.
BEAR GRYLLSAlways 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.
BEAR GRYLLSSuccess almost always follows great attitude. The two attract each other!
BEAR GRYLLSBeing brave isn’t the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it.
BEAR GRYLLSTextbook 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.
BEAR GRYLLSI grew up on survival shows and they were always just so…anoraky.
BEAR GRYLLSNothing inspires people more than reckless acts of courage.
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