Tomo Thompson is Chief Executive of the charity Friends of the Peak District who work to safeguard the landscape of Britain’s first national park. Tomo is a retired Army Officer, with a recent background in business management consultancy. He also enjoys and instructs outdoor pursuits and is an encyclopaedia of knowledge about expeditions, equipment and fine places to unroll your bivvy bag for the night.
I asked Tomo whether the word 'adventure' was inappropriate for a career in the military. One similarity in our lives was that military life gives you restlessness and an appetite for uncertainty. Now caring for one of the most beautiful corners of Yorkshire, Tomo believes that a small thing which greatly improves life is to go to the top of a hill, sit down, turn off the phone, accept what the weather's doing, and accept both how big and how small you are. Wise words indeed.
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SHOW NOTES
Change is always good; attempting things out of your comfort zone is important. Living Adventurously 44.
Alastair Humphreys interviews Alastair Humphreys. Living Adventurously 43
An Interview with my Dad. Living Adventurously 42
Managing a Farm through as many natural processes as possible. Living Adventurously 41
What are you messing around for being miserable? Change it. Living Adventurously 40.
If I lived my life again I'd be braver. Living Adventurously 39
I never thought I could make a living from expeditions - I just stumbled into it. Living Adventurously 38
The right tree in the right place. Living Adventurously 37
I won't regret not washing the kitchen floor more often. Living Adventurously 36
120 marathons in 120 days Living Adventurously 34
The Wild Harvest school of self-reliance. Living Adventurously 33
"Ideas are Free: Give them Away." Living Adventurously 32
The Hardest Part of an Adventure is Coming Home Again - Living Adventurously 31
Don't think too much; don't worry too much - Living Adventurously 30
Four Mums in a Boat - Living Adventurously 29
"I know that I'm better than some people and not as good as other people" - Living Adventurously 28
The Right to Feel the Wind in Your Hair - Living Adventurously 27
Exploring takes you in Circles - Living Adventurously 26
Wisdom from a Professional Sand Castle Builder - Living Adventurously 25
"Going blind is one of the best things that's ever happened to me." - Living Adventurously 24
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