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Say No More
What can you say ‘no’ to that will free up time and energy for you to live more adventurously?
The scourge of time and money
The scourge of time and moneyFor most people reading this, the most significant practical hurdles standing in the way will be either time or money. (I confess to findi...
The inner fear
Many people share the same fears and bottlenecks. This might help you see that your difficulty is not unique and, perhaps more resolvable. A problem shared is a proble...
If I had no fear
It is rare to do something where, even if you are desperate, there is no option of quitting and scurrying off to somewhere a little cosier and safer. Out at sea, there...
What is failure?
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to ...
The three stages of flabbiness
Each stage of flabbiness is more restricting and stifling than the one before it. They creep insidiously over me like vines until it takes one hell of a struggle to es...
Where did it all go wrong?
Whatever life bestows on us, nothing need restrict our attitude, our curiosity or our imagination. Whether you are 25 or 52, you can still opt to reclaim the youthful ...
I wish I could do what you do
Haven't we all felt this way at one time or another? I wish I could paint, but I have no talent; I wish I could be in a band, but I don't have the skills. I wish, I wi...
When Harry met Harry
I’ll let you into a secret. This is not about trusting your life to a coin toss. You are not letting the universe decide. When the coin lands you will notice that one ...
I choose not to
Of course, there are limits on our lives. The universe does occasionally kick you where it hurts. And few of us have as much time, money or expertise as we'd like to h...
The imposter syndrome
The majority of bold ideas are extinguished by nothing more than the top two inches of our heads – our brains. The whole world is waiting if only we can overcome the s...
An invitation to the party
Dithering on the edge of the dance floor looks and feels so awkward (I know that only too well…) But everyone loves the person who thinks ‘to hell with it’. The one da...
The Doorstep Mile
When I found it hard to commit to adventures, I should have put the enormity out of my mind, and just climbed into the boat, clipped into the pedals, or taken the firs...
Going for a bike ride
I am often asked, ‘what is the hardest thing you have ever done?’ Generally, they want to hear me boast of hauling a heavy cart through the Empty Quarter desert or ba...
Dear Mr Walker
The moment I committed to living adventurously happened sitting at a desk.
Beginnings
Many of the best things I have done began with an email. They are so brief, flippant and non-binding. Scribble an email, click send. Worst case scenario? You regret it...
The time will never be perfect
When you are young, you're too young. When you're old, you are too old. When you are broke, you can't afford it. When you have a little money, you want a little more. ...
Ready, fire, aim
It is easy to confuse planning with stalling. Planning must not be an excuse to delay. Planning helped me cast light on the darkness, tack some answers to my concerns ...
Mojo plus one
What are you over-thinking and over-planning? How can you simplify it? What would happen if you stopped planning and began immediately?
Sliding doors
When have you shied away from doing something because it wouldn’t be perfect? Would ‘good’ have been a preferable outcome to not done at all?