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Mind Fuel: Simple Ways to Build Mental Resilience Every Day

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You know, it's no accident that my mantra has been ‘never give up’ for so long. But how do you do that? Where do you draw that strength from? I was never saying, ‘Look at me. I'm, I'm, you know, it's, uh, it's one man's quest against the world.’ Because that's a, first of all, it's an empty quest, and it's a lonely mountain.

When we spoke about this, Bear and I both agree that if you work through that regularly, it can transform you. Some of us may feel stressed because we have a lot of things to manage in our lives. In this case, changing the way we organise our time can help us feel more in control. Paddy: Bear Grylls can walk across a desert with no supplies and be okay. He can eat super gross stuff and be okay. And he can trudge the path of positive mental health with tiny steps of doing the next right thing. But what I find most interesting about him, is that he is absolutely convinced that the rest of us are just as capable of doing all these things. Bear: A big driver in my life is to, is to encourage people to be able to open up and share those vulnerabilities. Set smaller, achievable targets. When we feel stressed, it's easy to set ourselves large or unrealistic goals. This might be to try to overcome the situation that is making us feel stressed. But often, this can make us feel more stressed and frustrated, if we don't reach the targets we set. Setting smaller, more achievable goals can help us feel more satisfied and in control.Michael: For today's episode, producer Paddy O'Connell speaks with Bear about a topic that means a great deal to both of them: our mental health. Surrounding myself with good people. I also try and remind myself of the simple power of courage, kindness and a never-give-up spirit. Those three things carry people far in life. Paddy: Bear has his own stories of leaning on others, including one that propelled his career. In 1998, just 18 months after the skydiving accident that nearly paralyzed him, Bear summited Mount Everest. He was only 23 years old, which at the time made him one of the youngest people to reach the top of the world, earning notoriety that would soon land him his first TV gig. But as he tells it now, the big lesson that he took away from the climb was that relying on people close to you is a good thing.

And, you know, I've had many moments where I really struggle with self doubt, struggle with, with confidence. You know, I've experienced it many times filming. You know, I'm not a natural person in front of the camera. I really struggle with the cameras. Every time it's a battle for me to go, ‘Okay, here we go. Come on.’ Research shows that it is easier to develop resilience if we don't face these barriers. But many of these things are difficult or impossible to change. Have breaks and take things slowly. It might be difficult to do this when you're stressed. But it can help to deal with things better and get through a stressful situation. Bear: Losing my dad at a young age when I was in my early twenties, just setting out. You know, was a real, kind of real hard, hard life blow at a, at a vulnerable time. I think when I was just kind of leaving the military. Just, just got married. Shara lost her dad 10 weeks before me.This episode was made possible by our Outside+ members. Learn about all the benefits of membership, like free access to the premium Gaia GPS app at outsideonline.com/podplus. Right now, we're offering a 50% discount to new members. We were both super young. I've definitely felt adrift and pretty ill-equipped for everything in life. The terms 'resilience' and 'managing stress' can mean different things to different people. We might understand them differently because our experiences shape how we feel stress, and how easily we can respond to it. Bear: It's about trying to put you on the front foot. You know? We know that if you're physically fit, it's not gonna solve everything, but it's gonna put you on the front foot. It's gonna give you that best chance. If you eat super healthy and you train well and you sleep well, and you do all of that, you, you stand the best chance of being physically healthy. I think the inner battles can often be the hardest, but I’ve learned so much about how to survive those inner battles by enduring the physical ones too.

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