“Forget about having an identity crisis and get some identity capital. … Do something that adds value to who you are. Do something that's an investment in who you might want to be next.”
“To experience, to engage, to endeavor, rather than to watch and to wonder — that's where the real meat of life is to be found.”
— Ben Saunders
Ben Saunders: Why bother leaving the house?
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“Inspiration and growth only come from adversity and from challenge — from stepping away from what's comfortable and familiar and stepping out into the unknown.”
— Ben Saunders
Ben Saunders: Why bother leaving the house?
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“For me, [the North Pole] is about exploring human limits, about exploring the limits of physiology, of psychology and of technology. They're the things that excite me.”
— Ben Saunders
Ben Saunders skis to the North Pole
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