EMOTIONS AND ENDURANCE

Jim Rees could be any guy you pass on the street. He was born in Tunbridge Wells and lives in a converted garage in Bedford. After leaving school at 15, he worked as a pharmaceutical storeman. However, this is far from your average Joe, because unlike most guys you pass on the street, Rees once cycled the entire width of the USA – four times – in one of the most relentless endurance races on the planet: Race Across America.

Rees claims a welldeveloped emotional intelligence (EI) was crucial