Found a quote, purportedly by the Don himself. Regardless of your opinion of him he’s hit the nail on the head right here: ___________________ “I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That’s where the fun is.” ___________________ I’m not going to get into […]
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Humans need certainty. Now certainty is a tricky thing. What is really certain in this world? When I first discovered adventures in the outdoors, one of the things I loved about it was the difference sense of certainty from what I was used to. I’d go and be in these wild places and test myself
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So 7 people died in the Alps over a single week recently. You probably heard about it, you might have even known some of them. When I first realised you could die doing these very cool, very life-affirming and life-enhancing things in the outdoors I was shocked. At the time, the news that a friend
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So there’s a guy who is bored of his job – … and so he sues his employer. Awesome! Pass all your responsibility on how you feel over to someone else. I actually can’t believe this happened. But the BBC reports it, so it may have a smidgeon of truth.
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You ever know anyone who is everywhere, doing everything? Seems like they know how to bend time in that they get so much done – And yet they have the same 24 hour day as everyone else. I know a guy who is awesome in this sense. He has his own (great) business, an awesome
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Watched a cool film the other night – one I didn’t expect to like, even though it has my man Hugh Jackson in it: “Eddie the Eagle” You know – about the ski jumper back in the 1988 Olympics … Go watch it, it’s cool and very inspiring, actually. What did I get from it?
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You ever have those moments where you feel more out of control than in? Spend a whole day on Sunday feeling just that. I was kayaking – on a more challenging river than usual. In the warmup I was just feeling out of touch, not connected to my boat, to the river, to anything. Whatever
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Old age isn’t a physical condition. It’s a mental and an attitudinal one. I saw a video by a guy called Prince Ea who talked about this very thing – and it reminded me. It is so easy to get stuck in a rut. So many people are already in it by the age of
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I think what I’ve written below could be one of THE most useful things I have ever written. It is a longer piece, but pull up a pew, grab something to drink and let’s talk. Ready? OK: The basis of what I teach is the importance of prioritising your peace. “Prioritising your peace” is one
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I heard the Queen is a giant lizard from outer space. She and her ilk are controlling you, right now, keeping you docile and sedated. Locked into a pattern of TV dinners and Strictly Come Baking. Then there’s the Illuminati, (I’m not sure if they are lizards too)
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