Don’t be scared to dream big, and don’t be afraid to be close to people. And never give up! It’s the tenacious not the talented that win.
BEAR GRYLLSThe extremes of jungles, mountains, and deserts are inherently dangerous places.
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Survival can be summed up in three words – never give up. That’s the heart of it really. Just keep trying.
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When I take kids into the woods, I tell them, “What we’re going to do today is going to be incredibly dangerous.” And you just see 20 smiles go up.
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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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I’m terrified of walking into a room full of people. Sitting down at a dinner table with 15 strangers brings me out in a sweat.
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I’m probably going to be the scruffiest Chief Scout you’ve ever had and my health and safety policy is non-existent.
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Faith is personal if it’s to be real.
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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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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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If you risk nothing you gain nothing
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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 love home cooking, and I’m not a great one for fast food.
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Being brave isn’t the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it.
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“But, we’re also going to learn to look after each other, who to work together and who to understand and manage that risk.” That’s what it’s about, you don’t empower kids if you don’t expose them to risk.
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And Jesus, the heart of the Christian faith is the wildest, most radical guy you’d ever come across.
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The greatest journeys all start with a single step.
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