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You can’t become a decent horseman until you fall off and get up again, a good number of times. There’s life in a nutshell.

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A friend once asked me what qualities were needed for SAS. I would say to be self-motivated and resilient; to be calm, yet have the ability to smile when it is grim; to be unflappable, be able to react fast and to have an ‘improvise, adapt and overcome’ mentality.

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Alpha was the best thing I ever did. It helped answer some huge questions and to find a simple empowering faith in my life.

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Americans are cool; if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. They’ll pat you on the arm and say, ‘Hey kid, you’re all right.’ Brits will respond but they are much more cynical.

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As for my diet, I try to eat lean, clean and healthy – nothing too surprising. And I avoid too much meat or dairy because they slow you down.

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But the winners are those who know that when things get really hard and others start to fall away, that is the time to dig deep and give that little bit extra.

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Christianity is not about religion. It’s about faith, about being held, about being forgiven. It’s about finding joy and finding home.

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Exercise helps my back. If I don’t exercise, that’s when it starts to hurt. The pain is a good motivator to run and exercise.

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Faith is personal if it’s to be real.

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Going through this phase, though, did confirm in my mind that at least Shara wasn’t marrying me for either my looks or money. I was both broke and bloated. She, bless her, still loved me all the same.

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