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  • The habit calendar

    There is no denying the power of accumulated marginal gains. Increase your daily run by a minute per day, and you'll soon be running for miles. Save £20 a week, and you'll be able to afford a £1000 adventure in a year. If you have a good idea, write a sh

  • “Going blind is one of the best things that’s ever happened to me.” – Living Adventurously 24

    Steve Bate has a condition that is slowly robbing him of his eyesight. He has now lost most of his vision, and because the condition is degenerative, Steve will go blind. He was devastated when he heard the optician tell him that he was going blind. Stev

  • The accumulation of daily habits

    You launch with great fanfare and enthusiasm. But, after an initial flurry, progress is paltry. Success is still so far away. The temptation to quit returns. This is where you need to be stubborn and remember only today's Doorstep Mile: get out the door

  • Type 2 fun

    Type 2 Fun is both an investment and a speculation. And it is often at the heart of the process of trying to live more adventurously. I encourage you – I dare you – to make the effort to toss a little more Type 2 Fun into your life. In my experience, whil

  • Push, push, push

    Living adventurously is about cajoling ourselves to venture beyond what we initially think possible. At each stage in the narrative here, I did not imagine that I would attempt what came next, nor did I give much thought to how many different 'comfort zon

  • Progress or success

    If you decide to measure your life by ‘progress against yourself’ rather than ‘success compared to others’, what criteria would you measure things by? It is essential to be clear about what matters most. It’s also good to remember previous benchmarks. T

  • 5-to-9 thinking

    What are your 9-to-5 problems? What are your 5-to-9 opportunities? What will your next 5-to-9 adventure be?

  • Question Cards

    Question Cards

  • Trying to achieve perfection is usually a recipe for disaster. Living Adventurously 23

    Brant Richards is the Co-Founder of HebTroCo which smashed Kickstarter funding targets and grew into a Made In Britain menswear brand from the ground up.

  • The Doorstep Mile revisited

    The problem is not that adventures are too big or too hard. It is not that you are too busy or broke. The problem is that we forget that beginning requires just a single step. Once you do that you are on your way and all the world now lies before you. In

  • Simple but not easy

    The best adventures are simple. Simple but not easy. There is a subtle difference between the words.

  • The jump

    ‘Come on in,’ you yell. ‘It’s great once you’re in. Stop being such a wimp. All you gotta do is jump. Once you start, you won’t regret it… God, it feels wonderful in here.’