Recently, I went to a talk given by Ant Middleton, the former SAS officer who has become famous through his role on TV shows SAS – Who Dares Wins and SAS Australia.

Regular readers will recall that I have written about my fascination with what human beings are able to do with a mix of mindset, determination and some encouragement.

These days, when it is assumed the only people worth listening to are experts with some form of university degree, it was refreshing to hear a man talk about what he had learnt in the school of life.

More than that, he was able to describe the lessons he had learnt in SAS training, his missions and other aspects of his life, including climbing Mount Everest, and how these could apply to everyday life.