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One thing I know for sure: it is only by doing what we fear that we can ever truly learn to be brave.

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Textbook 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!”
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Rocks Shows Squirrels TV
My favorite moments? Where it’s all going swimmingly, the sun’s out and I’ve got a fire going and a nice snake on the barbecue.
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Fire Nice Snakes
I didn’t want to do eight seasons of How To Build A Fire. The intention was to make something fun and dynamic and about self rescue, not about whittling.
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Eight Fire Fun
It is only when You really STEP OUT of Your comfort zone that You GROW.
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Comfort Grows Steps
My Christian faith is my backbone
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Backbone Christian Faith
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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Men Pride Support
The rules of survival never change, whether you’re in a desert or in an arena.
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Arena Desert Survival
You can’t live someone else’s expectations in life. It’s a recipe for disaster.
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Disaster Expectations Recipes
It can be hard to explain. But I also relate to the quote that says, Iif you have to ask, you will never understand.
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Ask Explain Quote Relate Understand
Being brave isn’t the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it.
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Absence Brave Way
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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Climbing Confidence Self Special
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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Detail Jesus Jobs Mind
Make a little time to be quiet by yourself every day and just be.
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Little Time Littles Quiet
I grew up on survival shows and they were always just so…anoraky.
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Grow Survival
Our achievements are generally limited only by the beliefs we impose on ourselves.
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Achievement Belief Ourselves
I hang out all the time with kids and young scouts and I never meet kids who don’t want adventure.
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Adventure Kids Want

One thing I know for sure: it is only by doing what we fear that we can ever truly learn to be brave.

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