The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself.
BEAR GRYLLSSometimes it’s hard for us to believe, really believe, that God cares and wants good things for us and doesn’t just want us to go off and give everything up and become missionaries in Burundi.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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I’ve never really had a TV career. I’ve been a soldier and a climber.
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To me, adventure has always been to me the connections and bounds you create with people when you’re there. And you can have that anywhere.
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The truth is, I need 10 lifetimes to scratch the surface of the things I’d love to do.
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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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People ask me, “How do I succeed?” Whatever it is they do, I say, “Go and find 20 ways of messing it up. By 21, you’ll be getting there.” Life is an adventure, go back with cuts, scars and bruises.
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You’re not human if you don’t feel fear. But I’ve learnt to treat fear as an emotion that sharpens me. It’s there to give me that edge for what I have to do.
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I come from a line of self-motivated, determined folk – not grand, not high society, but no-nonsense, family-minded go-getters.
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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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Success almost always follows great attitude. The two attract each other!
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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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Many great people over the centuries have depended on their faith- it is a sign of great strength to need Jesus in your life.
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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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Never depend on those luck moments – they are gifts – but instead always build your own back-up plan.
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Faith is personal if it’s to be real.
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Change the way you use your time, and you change your life.
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