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If you want to feel good about yourself, do good things 
Success is a journey, not a destination
Sometimes I wonder what the difference is between being cautious and being dead.
Optimists enrich the present, enhance the future, challenge the improbable and attain the impossible.
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
If you train hard, you'll not only be hard, you'll be hard to beat.
Only those who risk going to far can possibly find out how far one can go…
The difference between the impossible, and the possible, lies in a person's determination.
The pain of discipline is far less than the pain of regret.
Those who do not find time for exercise will have to find time for illness.
Be the change you wish to see in the world.
There are two ways to meet life; you can stay safe and bored. Or you can care greatly, and live greatly - till life breaks you on it's wheel.
Life is what we make it. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
If your goal is to become more relaxed and happy at home, you must create an activity that is yours exclusively, something you do – just for you.
The object of life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting, 'Wow, What a Ride!
The mind is in its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.
There is nothing good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
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Getchyaself a MINI goal!
FromBut not too mini - alright?
Yes it’s true, us Wild Women On Top do a whole lot of banging on about goals. There is no denying it, Wild Women On Top, the Coaches, the culture, the buzz is all about the G word. And to some of us it is the G word – a good old fashioned four letter word.
Goals goals goals, blasted goals! Why do we have to make everything about goals – why can’t it be about fun and freedom and just for the sake of it? Why do I have to have a GOAL! -
Oh, The Places you'll go!
FromThere will always be a reason NOT to plan and experience adventure: from ‘work commitments’, to ‘family’ to ‘money’. But once you realize that your happiness is important to those you love, and important to your health, you will find that you can make a commitment to adventure and to travel.
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Do something crazy!
From“The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed." Eminem
AS I stood at the summit of Mount Rinjani (3726m), the highest point on the Indonesian island of Lombok, on the last day of 2011, I wondered what on earth I was doing there? -
What's your excuse?
From“Walk each day; eat what cave women eat and take younger lover.” unknown
Pretty much every day I find myself making excuses for naughty food choices. As women in the western world, we are submerged in an avalanche of options, our rationality drowned in the madness of pleasure seeking, hormones, emotions and instinct... -
Brain Rules
From" Rule Number 1: Exercise boosts brain power: Our brains were built for walking – 20k a day” John Medina Author of New York
Times Best Selling book “Brain Rules”
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Wild Seniors Win!
FromIf I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes – only sooner."
~ Tallulah Bankhead, Actress/Talk Show HostWho are THE MOST INSPIRING WILD WOMEN ON TOP?
Last night I was inspired. I had the great privilege of hearing the most amazing stories from four awesome award winning women who have achieved extraordinary goals. They are all over 55 years of age and they are all fit, strong and planning remarkable adventures that would challenge women in their twenties.
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Fight Fear with Fitness!
From"Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the things you did." Anon
“Aaaaawwwwwwwwwchhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ouch, ouch, ouch,” my partner Marty groaned. “Aaaawwwwwwwwwwwww, I’ve been hit”.
“Oh No! … should we turn back?” I asked, fearing the worst.
“No … just keep moving. I hate this place” he said.
I tried to speed up as I climbed carefully along the steep snowy slope in my crampons in the post dawn light, not daring to look up in case I too was attacked by a high speed shard of ice from the deadly Gun Barrels high on the Linda Glacier of Mt Cook... -
Starting a Revolution
FromTen years ago a wild woman intent on training herself to trek and climb mountains started a new trend...She put on a backpack, stuffed it with whatever she could find, and set off to explore the coastal and bush tracks around Sydney.
Along the way she learnt many lessons, including how to survive in the wilderness, the importance of hydration and footwear, the right gear for trekking, proper nutrition and how to pack a pack. As her enthusiasm for trekking spread, more and more women joined her to prepare for World Class Treks. Di Westaway went on to create a new fitness regime called Trek Training for women. But she knew it was more than just the physical experience that inspired women to get fit for adventure.
