Wild Success: 7 Key Lessons Business Leaders Can Learn from Extreme Adventurers

Standing at the top of the world for the third time, Matt McFadyen was struck by an overwhelming sense of disbelief. He had made it to the North Pole again, grasping the arctic grail of polar exploration for a seemingly impossible third time. It was an astonishing effort, as impressive as it was implausible. More people have been to outer space than have traveled to the North Pole on foot, yet here he was. Matt was only 28 years old, and during his brief career as an adventurer, he had garnered international recognition as both an open ocean sailor and world-class polar explorer. This was a dream beyond measure for the young Australian, and he knew it.

“You see, mate, where I grew up, you didn’t do this sort of thing. The guys I grew up with ...