So get out your paddle, take a deep breath, smile and get going. And watch the journey unfold.You are now living the adventure for real, master of your own destiny. You are no longer waiting for someo...
Now, there is ‘good’ kit we need to carry and then there is ‘bad’ kit. The ‘good’ is the list we are going to start compiling. The ‘bad’ is the stuff we are going to drop. Ultimately I want you to be...
Luckily those simple values meant much more to him than my school reports - which weren’t always glowing!
Luckily those simple values meant much more to him than my school reports - which weren’t always glowing!I have always tried to follow his advice, but I also adapted his mantra to take it one stage fu...
Let me explain…Mountains - and all the natural struggles and obstacles they present - are also arenas to find out what we are made of. It just takes us to be willing to dig deep and push on hard enou...
I’m going to trust that if you are smart enough to build a successful life then you should be smart enough to understand that giving money is as much about the spirit as it is about the actual amounts...
It’s very tempting, when we experience a little bit of success, to think that our good fortune is down to our skill, our brilliance or our good nature. That might be a part of it, of course, but the t...
It’s good training for the rest of your life, too. If something is important, always check - never assume. It’s usually ego that stops us from asking the ‘silly’ questions, but I know a lot of ‘smart’...
If you’ve got a friend who’s always putting you down, or always telling you that your ideas are naff, or who takes the mick out of your taste in clothes, music or books, then I bet you go home after s...
I am human.It is always best not to deny to yourself that you might occasionally suffer from a little bit of stinkin’ thinkin’ - so give it its moment, then boot it out!So don’t beat yourself up about...
But why was Churchill telling them that those bleak, uncertain, life-threatening and freedom-challenging days were also the best days of their lives?He knew that it’s when times are tough, when the co...
It was during the first time I attempted SAS selection. I was totally lost in a vast boggy wetland, torrential rain was driving down, and I was utterly spent.I was also way behind time, and I knew it....
In my experience, many people cross their arms, sit back and say ‘Why should I?’, and then let great possibilities slip by them.A champion in life always goes against the grain and takes the path less...