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There are many metaphors that people use to inspire you to lead a better life. I quite liked this one because it makes sense and also, he’s not really selling a better lifestyle.

Bertrand Piccard travelled round the world in a balloon. He says ballooning is a beautiful metaphor for life. Go with the flow and be prepared to chuck out ballast to get to the right altitude – he means chuck out the baggage – fear and dogma… neat!

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