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Row your own boat

What rowing across an ocean taught me about health, wealth and happiness.

Out at Sea #3: The Last Miles to Antigua

Out at Sea #3: The Last Miles to Antigua

If all goes to plan, I should arrive on Sunday, around fifty days after leaving La Gomera.

Out at Sea #2: Thirty Days at Sea

Out at Sea #2: Thirty Days at Sea

Out at Sea #1: There is Always Something You Can Do

Out at Sea #1: There is Always Something You Can Do

The race has begun, and although I have had a few unexpected moments, its all part of the process

Countdown to La Gomera

Countdown to La Gomera

What the Irish Sea Taught Me

What the Irish Sea Taught Me

From Wales to Dublin, what I have learned about endurance, teamwork and resilience

Update from the Dock: Meet ‘Never Too Old’, My Atlantic Boat

Update from the Dock: Meet ‘Never Too Old’, My Atlantic Boat

Preparing my (re)christened boat "Never Too Old"

Three Days in La Gomera

Three Days in La Gomera

This week, I spent three inspiring days on La Gomera - home of the ocean row

Achievable Goals vs. Perpetual Growth

Achievable Goals vs. Perpetual Growth

The difference and the benefits of both

Ditch the beach bod quest. It’s time for new habits.

Ditch the beach bod quest. It’s time for new habits.

The power of motivators that transcend the calendar

Many little steps take you a long way

Many little steps take you a long way

Two days walking 100km on the South Coast Challenge

How cycling Paris–Brest–Paris changed Dr. Dan Ornadel

How cycling Paris–Brest–Paris changed Dr. Dan Ornadel

"It's so intense – it stays with you"

9 ways to nail money like a world-class athlete

9 ways to nail money like a world-class athlete

Achieve your goals, secure your future

How to handle the big, hairy, and audacious

How to handle the big, hairy, and audacious

The physical, and the psychological

How “a little and often" will change your health game

How “a little and often" will change your health game

Peak health in 5 simple steps

What does it feel like to be in a flying car?

What does it feel like to be in a flying car?

You won't know til you're in it

Will I lose all my money if the stock market collapses?

Will I lose all my money if the stock market collapses?

What to do when uncertainty strikes

The stress-relieving benefits of a “big project”

The stress-relieving benefits of a “big project”

Have you got one?

Do you have all your eggs in one basket?

Do you have all your eggs in one basket?

If so, you’re vulnerable.

Do you know when to push and when to pull?

Do you know when to push and when to pull?

The skill of reading what's ahead

You can’t be happy all the time.

You can’t be happy all the time.

How the “Ratio of Three” helps me manage my expectations

“It's horrible, it's scary”

“It's horrible, it's scary”

The sea to me was like a vast sandy desert would be to a polar bear.

The harsh reality of your happiness

The harsh reality of your happiness

Don't expect everyone around you to be supportive

The day I decided to row an ocean

The day I decided to row an ocean

La Gomera to Antigua. 3,000 miles. Solo.