These made Trucker and me look back on the summer Selection days as quite balmy and pleasant! It is strange how accustomed you become to hardship, an… - Bear Grylls

Winston Churchill (him again!) once said words to the effect that everyone gets the chance to make their fortune once, but not everybody takes it.

The summit might be the goal.
But it’s in the journey where you spend most of your time!
I still struggle with bumps in the road, it can be tough when things don't go to plan. Life pushes, noise creeps in, priorities blur.
One thing that helps me:
Decide in advance who you want to be on the inside.
Then let your actions follow that, not the other way round.

We should try to listen to the quietest person in the room. They're often the ones who see what everyone else misses. Loud doesn't necessarily mean right.