Ah, but it’s not “survival” if you already know you can make it and how. It’s when you put yourself what you think might be a danger zone that you realize your true potential. I know we’re not talking malnurishment here, but instead, the edge of what is necessary and what truly is frivolous.

What if we’ve been denying ourselves a dream because we can’t afford it? Then we find out that true life changes can make it happen?

Perhaps a full month of just financially surviving might be a little overboard, for the simple reason that fewer people would tough it out for a full month.

I think succeeding, reaching the goal…is far more useful than simply surviving for a longer period. I suspect if Les Stroud had to survive for 1-2 months in each location, he’d be more likely to return home thinking ‘I’ll never do that again,’ which might happen at the end of a month-long financial fast as well!