" William Blake said:

Great things are done when men and mountains meet. This is not done by jostling in the street.

He was right. We need time and space and adversity to really get to know ourselves. And you don’t always find that in the grind, when your head is down and you are living someone else’s dreams.

Wherever you are in your life, it is possible to find your own challenge and space. You don’t have to go to the jungle or the Himalayas - it is much more a state of mind than a physical location.

Mountains of the mind are around us all everywhere. And it is when we test ourselves that we begin to know ourselves. "

― Bear Grylls , A Survival Guide for Life: How to Achieve Your Goals, Thrive in Adversity, and Grow in Character