Bear Grylls on His Adventurous Career

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In focus tonight when your businesses -- that is adventure.

I recently caught up with bare grills the English survival expert TV host and best selling author I asked him.

How we came to be a professional adventure.

-- -- ground just loving it adventure I've still climb beyond any -- that.

And I think -- somebody it sets me when -- seven is -- that I can have its of the vote pretty much in fully out of trees I would have to have been united side.

Safeco lucky that I -- has become -- We're not seven anymore where is your -- think -- -- doing always tell -- what you -- think of me doing I think you have kids.

I mean is anybody worried about -- their health and safety.

I have my seven year note this on the evident towing to grow office -- -- -- the -- -- yeah.

And the united -- blessed she's live within three people on Nightline tonight in the army when -- met.

As -- -- explicit stuff and -- and and then all the kind of members who outstanding of which you know we've done seven season announced.

And she can atrocity to make -- judgments and be safe than.

-- get back to see just how was that my guess is -- column in the -- back into life not caught a lot of us separation and you know we have that a bit him my army -- feel about the -- and -- it was time and the united that's how we it was an -- Well I -- a book out called blood sweat and tears which is an autobiography.

Why did you write this.

-- most people said where did you get the skills we feel -- while from segments and this is the story of African drying up and economy via a history.

Both Jenny with a special forces and and the expeditions and eventually member -- and how to came about.

And the kind of struggles and the lessons in the mistakes -- -- but things have kind of -- -- the way and now I'm.

You know months and -- sums it up from a young age being trapped in -- month.

Through this west of -- an entry in -- -- is.

They don't have -- my back then -- -- What was your biggest mistake and you look back and we ask a lot of people come on the show this.

You know a lot of people like you is that you have some kind of real talent for something and you -- -- it into a business which is exactly what you've done.

So what went right along the way and where did you think boy activism that that are.

You know mess most days but you know I mean the last line -- -- that can say is you know maybe -- -- front so in some -- that that cemented.

And I think -- behind a lot of the injuries and accidents and and -- bad debt experience of the pad is.

You know sometimes I believe that you always gonna be -- to life has told me that the -- and and big mountains in the military stuff is alive they're on their rules and you know I'm -- lucky to have kind of -- dram and and -- and bid alive and have a lovely family.

And it's about being grateful for that's -- and my faith is a big part of the -- And I think the kind of let.

Sin is that.

United is the rules -- get the biggest for the bravest of the strongest that the rules -- -- -- he can keep going.

Keep and I kind of -- -- keep on about your -- your Christian correct yes that I definitely is a big role in you and your and your fundamental optimism.

Yeah yeah I think it's across strength in the occupied by infer a lot of stuff has not to keep church and religious -- is that.

Real likely profoundly and it's been a real help and allotted to -- -- -- Well you almost died in one of your adventures of parachute.

Job that went wrong.

So why did you come back that's that's what I don't get if something like that happen to me.

I might stop.

I think -- allowed to take some knowledge to me you really realize what you laugh and you vanity and Everest have been huge -- since I was a young young poet.

And by Canada's a dream I'd lost and I think some need for eighteen months -- in the united braces and on and it able to move property.

United you -- cling to the simple things and hopes and aspirations your friends no family and -- determines that if lives committed second Johnson grabbed life -- they would both hands and I'm gonna threat to make few mistakes and found my way along the way -- I'm.

But I live -- you know from the half as -- second.

You're discovery show was very very popular people really love that show.

Are you gonna do more of that which -- plan when it comes to television because people like -- adventures.

Thank you let you know we've done seven season members who announced it is he's privileged.

But -- kind of where we've ended -- and if tell the right time and my granddad who used to say finish strong and finished five minutes early say we kind of Deval punaluu also plans is the -- -- -- found in parent invention stocks it's.

So suspense.

OK so we should we can expect something else.

How are your other business lines doing.

Decade and I would be sick for lucky today and we we have the biggest selling -- out -- -- in the world now you know with.

You know range of denies the multi tools the survival kits to stuff and I tape it.

You know that we it was recompense from the tested proved.

And to verify product to trying to do my Coach -- well wishes is surviving in trying to encourage other people's -- how to thrive and survive in difficult places that.

Really proud of it's never gonna play the -- -- -- everything -- How the rules and all these sort of fun things -- You know really proud of the eyes and and you know we take a time within and we do -- well.

And people have been burning kerosene.

One word of advice for people out there -- like to do what -- deal pointed to brand themselves and then.

And then have you know products around it.

Spot in I think I listen to dream stealers.

United cling to cling to dreams and never give out with them and it's -- rocket science Yunnan and effect of every exact -- attempt to.

The united but I followed -- billions and out of love about Don and you know try to a couple of friends long way and try to keep of -- today.

The brand that Canada's creative -- is all about.

United taking risks and being Brazil's -- and ingenious and difficult moments then nothing to say treated that's and then get -- being so -- -- of people.

United -- -- that out of -- any magic pill.

I love it okay -- -- thanks for coming on the show.

Great to have you -- really appreciate it.

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