The Doorstep Mile

How to use this podcastWould you like to have more unusual, exciting or daring experiences? To be willing to take risks ... Read more

I choose not to Here are a few things I have said to myself. I can't spare time to head to the hills. I can't afford thi... Read more

I wish I could do what you doA young man approached me at the end of one of my talks. He wore a smart suit and sported a... Read more

Skinny dippingIt is a hot summer’s day. The sparkling river below is enticing. You’d love to take the plunge. It would f... Read more

When Harry met Harry You probably have a friend like Harry from the last chapter. The one whose life conundrums you hav... Read more

What does living adventurously mean?I have been hooked on adventure since the age of 18. I began by reading Ranulph Fien... Read more

The habit calendarBooks about habit forming usually refer to well-worn examples of incremental improvement and compound ... Read more

What stops usI am sure much is preventing you from living as adventurously as you'd like to be doing (and if not, why th... Read more

The epidemic of busynessThis is an era of insanity. We have become lunatics, suffering under an epidemic of busyness. Wh... Read more

Going for a bike rideI am often asked, ‘what is the hardest thing you have ever done?’Generally, they want to hear me bo... Read more

The accumulation of daily habitsYou might (or you might not!) wake up during a particularly pointless conference call wi... Read more

Important or urgentSometimes, like right now, I feel overwhelmed. I'm racing a deadline for finishing this book. But I'v... Read more

BeginningsA dozen years agoI feel nervous and almost change my mind. A clock ticks and tocks on the mantelpiece. The sma... Read more

Where did it all go wrong?When I give talks at primary schools, I sometimes ask, 'who would like to cycle around the wor... Read more

How I began living adventurously.I did not ask any big questions like ‘would I like to live more adventurously?’ until I... Read more

Living adventurously changes with timeEveryone’s definition of living adventurously is unique. I love that. It could be ... Read more

Say no moreAbove my desk, written in thick green chalk, are the words ‘Hell Yeah, or No’. It is a useful aide-memoire fr... Read more

MicroadventuresAs my own attempts to live adventurously evolved from jumping on planes to distant continents, I began to... Read more

Ready, fire, aimIt took years of dreaming and then eight months of proper planning before I set off on my first adventur... Read more

Mojo plus oneI was once part of a team planning, training and fund-raising for an expedition to the South Pole. It was g... Read more