n i a g a d a o r On the Part 3 The journey to yourself Welcome back to the third and final part in the trilogy of preparing yourself for a long term remote adventure!
we’re doomed to failure if we ever become so big-headed that we think we know it all.
We’ve covered the basics - food, shelter, warmth, where to relieve yourself in the woods - we’ve covered security, the social aspects, communication while in remote destinations or travelling solo, and now we come to the stuff only you can provide - the internal stuff, your esteem and self-actualisation needs; in other words self-confidence, independence, freedom, self-fulfilment, and living your best life on the road.
We are always learning, even if we are travelling in places we’ve been to before, and/or we have been doing this for decades. Life is full of variables: the weather, the frailty of the human body – illness, tiredness, injury, the risk of the actions of other people, our rigs experiencing problems, changes in local infrastructure, and much more.
Anyone who says they are not at least a little apprehensive about setting out on a self-sufficient journey is a liar or an idiot. Without recognising risk, we are doomed to meet it, because 34
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Being self-aware and self-confident are very different from being arrogant, and these things grow as we travel, as we experience new places, situations, and challenges.