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My dad never cared about my school reports. I would come home with terrible grades. Teachers saying I was easily distracted. Not academic. Not focused. He never raised his voice about it. He would just look at the report, put it down, and ask me three questions. "Are you trying your best? Are you being kind? Are…

My Dad Stood in the Freezing Rain to Watch Me Be a Water Boy. At prep school, I wasn’t good enough for the under nines’ rugby team. I was just the linesman. The water boy. It was a cold, miserable winter’s day. There were no spectators. The sidelines were deserted, except for one lone figure: my dad, standing in t…

I spent time in the desert where Jesus is said to have fasted for 40 days. It was a humbling experience. After 40 days, he was at his most parched, starving, beaten, and desperate. At his weakest moment, the devil came and tempted him with everything. I’ve been through my own share of testing. I’ve been stuck in q…

Shara, the boys and I live for part of the year on a remote Welsh island. There is no mains electricity. There is no mains water. And because it is Wales, it gets a lot of rain. When the storms come in, the wind howls off the sea and the whole house shakes. You are completely cut off from the rest of the world. A…

My dad never cared about my school reports. I would come home with terrible grades. Teachers saying I was easily distracted. Not academic. Not focused. He never raised his voice about it. He would just look at the report, put it down, and ask me three questions. "Are you trying your best? Are you being kind? Are…

I’ve Learned That You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup. For years, I ran on adrenaline. I thought rest was a reward for hard work, not a requirement for it. I’d finish an expedition, fly home, and be straight into the next project. It took me a long time to learn that you can’t pour from an empty cup. Now, I build…