First Man In: Leading from the Front

Don’t be intimidated by all the people you have to beat to get to the top.

negativity is an obsessive distraction.

moulded in the fire that naturally burns when impossible situations meet relentless individuals.

‘What don’t I like about myself?’

Winning battles is often about timing.

By accepting and believing that you’re responsible for your life, you’ll find a way to process your weaknesses, accept them and move on. You’ll make progress, sometimes rapidly and dramatically.

Fix yourself.

They locked me into a tiny cubicle and I was driven to Chelmsford Prison. I didn’t look out of the window. That world, out there, of shops and music and sunlight was nothing to do with me anymore.

Never allow the mistake to win. We all make them. It’s allowing that mistake to take you over that’s the real problem. When you make a mistake you should accept that it’s happened, push all the self-recriminations aside and calmly make a new plan.