And this is a great time to say ‘No more!’ to living out of fear and other people’s expectations.It is never an easy time to face some of those old negative feelings, but it is always a good time to c...
All you have to do is give it an opportunity to be unleashed.
My granny Patsie Fisher
My work is all about adventure and teamwork in some of the most inhospitable jungles, mountains and deserts on the planet. If you aren't able to look after yourself and each other, then people die.
Mr. Sturgess ran the classes with iron, ex-military discipline. We each had spots on the floor, denoting where we should stand rigidly to attention, awaiting our next task. And he pushed us hard. It f...
Meanwhile, Trucker and I, through all of this, had been renting that cottage together, on a country estate six miles outside of Bristol. We were paying a tiny rent, as the place was so rundown, with n...
It’s not how much money you have that matters, it’s what you do with it. That’s how to become really rich.Let me give you an example of someone who is ridiculously rich, in every sense of the word. Le...
It was now wintertime, and winter Selection is always considered the tougher course, because of the mountain conditions. I tried not to think about this.Instead of the blistering heat and midges, our...
If you want it bad enough, you’ll pass.
I reassessed the map and my timing. I had to come up with a plan to get myself out of this mess, and fast. I turned 90 degrees and started to climb back up onto the high ground that I had just come of...
Going through this phase, though, did confirm in my mind that at least Shara wasn’t marrying me for either my looks or money. I was both broke and bloated.She, bless her, still loved me all the same.
Finally, I broke through and hit the steep track on the far side of the forest, and spotted the lone DS tent, silhouetted against the skyline.The routine when arriving at a checkpoint was rigorously e...
Eton, for all its virtues, seriously lacked girls. (Well, apart from the kitchen girls who we camped out on the roof waiting for night after night.)But beyond that, and the occasional foxy daughter of...
During my time at Eton, I led regular nighttime adventures, and word spread. I even thought about charging to take people on trips.I remember one where we tried to cross the whole town of Eton in the...
Any blisters on your shoulder blades would weep painfully, as the weight of the pack went back on. Then somehow your mind would shut out the pain, for a while. Until, by the end of the march, your sho...
A final note on this, one little secret: when you truly commit yourself to your dream, when you ooze enthusiasm and let your talents shine (however small or fledgling they might be at the start), you...
If we were caught pointing at a map with a finger, instead of a blade of grass or something sharp, we had been threatened, by the unforgettable Sgt Taff, that he would ‘Rip that finger off and beat yo...
You see, life is unpredictable, and as sure as eggs is eggs, it won’t always swing your way. But when those storms come I have a clear and simple mantra:In other words: Nature has a way of rewarding t...
This is why it’s important that you find the rewards you seek from the work itself. I would be climbing mountains and throwing myself off cliffs even if I wasn’t being paid to do it - because I can be...
There is little courage involved in setting out on a journey where the destination is certain and every step in between has been mapped in detail. Bravery is about leaving camp in the dark, when we do...