Choose Your Idols Wisely
My father was a rugby player in South Africa. I was there in the locker room for the last game he played, and watched younger players show admiration. I was just a kid, but I thought if I could live a life where people talked like that about me, I’d succeeded. He woke up to go on a run every morning at six o’clock. As soon as I could, I went with him. He never slowed his pace to make it easier for me to keep up. The only option was for me to run faster. When I hit the point where I couldn’t keep up, I’d draw a line on the pavement. The next day I’d try to beat that line. That’s where my obsession with making goals started.
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Learn to Live
My country has compulsory military service, and I was selected for the South African Special Forces. I spent two years at war, mostly fighting Russian insurgents who were crossing the border to cause terror. The mental and physical challenges of guerrilla warfare are extreme. I discovered two kinds of people—the ones who want to fight and the ones, like myself, who had a desire to survive. The will to live didn’t mean I didn’t accomplish the mission. It made me think more tactically. I brought those experiences into my adventures after, where winning the day meant coming back alive.
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Remove Doubt
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Find Your Discipline
I believe people put too much worth on finding motivation. Instead, I’ve found pursuits that draw me in, then I focus on being as disciplined as possible. It isn’t motivation that gets me out of the tent to pull a heavy sled when I’m in the Arctic where there are polar bears that can eat me. It’s discipline. Even when not on an expedition, I practice that discipline every day by getting into a tub of water that’s [35 degrees Fahrenheit] for at least 20 minutes.
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