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The High Performance Podcast

Bear Grylls: Building Resiliance, Man vs Wild & My Plan to Live to 200 Years Old (E325)

The High Performance Podcast

High Performance

Sports, Self-improvement, Mindset, Growth Mindset, Health & Fitness, Non-negotiables, Education, Life Lessons, High Performance

4.84.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

We’re thrilled to welcome back the remarkable survival expert, adventurer, and TV host, Bear Grylls, to High Performance. Known for his incredible achievement in extreme conditions, Bear has built a career on facing the most intense challenges with grit and determination.


In this episode, Bear dives deep into what it takes to unlock your inner action hero. From the power of a solid morning routine to finding strength in faith during life’s toughest moments, he shares personal stories that reveal how he stays grounded and resilient.


Bear also opens up about family and balance, teaching his kids to be independent and resourceful while still fostering deep connections. He reflects on how he’s learned to navigate life’s pressures, the lessons he’s taken from prayer and faith, and why these have become such integral parts of his journey.


Packed with practical advice and inspiring stories, this episode offers powerful insights into resilience, purpose, and what it means to live life fully.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

We're proud to introduce Untapped, a brand new podcast by High Performance, hosted by Spencer Matthews and Jake Quickenden.

0:06.6

Listen now and discover your untapped potential.

0:11.2

My life is not like the TV show, you know, where all the bad bits of the trip overs are cut out.

0:16.3

You know, crew would come in and they go, this is epic, but you're going to be dead in two years' time.

0:20.4

You've also got to be resilient enough to hang around and still be in the fight when

0:24.6

the luck comes. Gosh, I get emotional thinking about it. And I never really said thank you to him.

0:30.2

You know, like, just thank you. Just get used to the fact that fear is going to knock on your door.

0:36.1

It is all about how you respond to it.

0:39.3

That's the well-known voice of legendary adventurer Bear Grills, a man who's faced life or death

0:43.9

situations in the most extreme conditions on earth. But this conversation with me, Jake

0:49.2

Comfrey and our high-performance expert, Damien Hughes, moves away from the stuff that Bear normally talks about

0:54.9

and much more towards his personal regrets, the industry challenges he's faced and what his future

1:01.2

looks like. I've never heard him talk like this, Damien. No, I mean, his take on faith and religion

1:05.9

has been well documented recently, but what he shared with us was really revealing. And also,

1:11.4

what he told us about how long he thinks he's going to live for. Me, honestly, my jaw was on the floor at that

1:15.5

point. I must have told 20 people what he said about longevity. So stay listening for that.

1:21.9

And also stay listening for a cameo from Bear Grill's biggest fan. It might just be my own son,

1:27.3

Sebastian. He was happy,

1:28.6

wasn't he? He was, but it was a lovely moment that's worth listening out for.

1:31.9

Absolutely. And just to tell you that this does get a very emotional in parts,

1:36.5

and Bear, huge thanks for coming on and trusting us to have this conversation with you,

1:41.4

as we welcome Bear Grills to high performance.

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