MacArthur - Clarkson Scale

I recently watched a re-run of Top Gear and it got me thinking. Ellen MacArthur was the star in a reasonably priced car. The discussion turned to the record breaking round the world sailing voyage.

Clarkson realised there are people like MacArthur who push the limits and people like himself who don't.

This made me think that perhaps we are all on a scale - the McArthur - Clarkson scale.

At one end you have those like McArthur who push the limits. This is not just physical but in all spheres. Great examples of this end of the scale are:
Sir Richard Branson - business and adventure
Sir Ranulph Fiennes - adventure and human endurance
James Dyson - invention
Bill Gates - business, IT

There are many more, please your suggestions in a comment and I'll post an updated list.

The other end of the scale is those who don't push the limits but simply push the remote:
Jeremy Clarkson
James May

There are more (not just Top Gear presenters). Post a comment with those who should be included.

If such a scale exists it leaves us with 3 questions:

1. Where are you on the scale?
2. Where would you like to be?
3. How do you make the transition?

Personally I occupy a middle ground. I occasionally push the limits of my own endurance, but in equal measure I push the remote. I’d like to move towards the MacArthur end of the scale, hopefully a new office location will enable me to cycle to work - a practical step towards getting fitter by pushing my own endurance.

Where are you at?