Bear Grylls Quote

There’s a poignant poem by Christopher Logue that I’m often reminded of when people tell me their ‘reasons’ for not embarking on a great adventure.I have a sneaking suspicion that if you can just take that first step off the edge, you might find that you, too, can fly.If you can just take that first step towards your own dreams - take that enormous leap of faith towards beginning whatever it is - then new possibilities open up before you.It is the magic of beginning. Things start to happen.Then it is all about hanging on for the ride - keeping cheerful, not quitting, trusting the right people, listening to that inner voice, doing what others won’t or can’t, and never losing sight of the goal.But more of all that good stuff to come…

Bear Grylls

There’s a poignant poem by Christopher Logue that I’m often reminded of when people tell me their ‘reasons’ for not embarking on a great adventure.I have a sneaking suspicion that if you can just take that first step off the edge, you might find that you, too, can fly.If you can just take that first step towards your own dreams - take that enormous leap of faith towards beginning whatever it is - then new possibilities open up before you.It is the magic of beginning. Things start to happen.Then it is all about hanging on for the ride - keeping cheerful, not quitting, trusting the right people, listening to that inner voice, doing what others won’t or can’t, and never losing sight of the goal.But more of all that good stuff to come…

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About Bear Grylls

Edward Michael "Bear" Grylls (; born 7 June 1974) is a British former SAS trooper who is a survival expert, adventurer, and television presenter. He first drew attention after embarking on a number of notable adventures, including several world records in hostile environments, and then became widely known for his television series Man vs. Wild (2006–2011). He is also involved in a number of wilderness survival television series in the UK and US, such as Running Wild with Bear Grylls and The Island with Bear Grylls. In July 2009, Grylls was appointed as The Scout Association’s youngest-ever Chief Scout of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories at age 35, a post he has held for a second term since 2015 and in 2024 became the 2nd longest serving Chief Scout after Robert Baden-Powell.