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?
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 and reduce the chances of early failure or capitulation. It reassured those close to me
“Place is a repository of memory.” – Living Adventurously 22
Rob Cowen is the award-winning author of Common Ground, selected as a ‘Book of the Year’ in the Times and featuring in the Guardian’s Top Ten Readers’ Choice. After moving from London to a new home in Yorkshire, Rob found himself on unfamiliar territory
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. Before you begin, you have no idea what you are doing and need to learn more. Before y
Dear Mr Walker
The moment I committed to living adventurously happened sitting at a desk.
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 battling to put up a tent in freezing temperatures. These things are difficult. Uncomforta
“If I could live my life over I’d have been braver in my 20s.” Living Adventurously 21
Michaela Hanna has completed IronManUK, the Lakeland50 ultra mountain marathon, cycled from Edinburgh to London and across the Western Cape of South Africa. She therefore has personal experience of the significance of precise and relevant nutrition and pl
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 space between our ears and get out there. Often the biggest challenge of all is persuadi
“I wanted to create the Runners’ equivalent of a Biker Cafe.” – Living Adventurously 20
Ben Dave ran a lap of Yorkshire because he needed a big challenge after running changed his life, helping him lose 30kg and stop smoking a couple of packets a day. Running also helped Ben with his mental health. When he was feeling down and lonely, Ben
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 have. So there will be many times when we can't get what we want. Wishing for something