Ordinary Sherpa: Family Adventure Coaching and Design

Today's episode is a little different from a typical interview.  Our guest today is a member of our Family Travel Hackers (Link) membership where we help families travel more for less.  The Family Travel Hackers Membership is a way to support families who want to explore travel rewards but are overwhelmed.  As one of my guests described travel rewards "the learning curve is steep but once you get...

Show Notes for this episode : https://ordinarysherpa.com/110 Join Family Travel Hackers Membership:   https://ordinarysherpa.com/join Subscribe to the email List:   https://ordinarysherpa.com/subscribe/ Matt and Leah along with their two kids began full-time RV life in 2019. After years of both working full-time as physical therapists, they saw their life zooming past and felt they were missing ou...

Joing the Everyday Adventure Challenge In this 60-day everyday adventure challenge I help your family create an adventure list to show up in your own life and connect as a family. You will bring simple adventures to life leading to memorable family experiences. You can expect weekly adventure tips, ideas, and support via email; and we'll bring the entire everyday adventure family tribe together th...

The first week of our family gap year is complete.  I will give you a glimpse behind the scenes on week 1 which include several everyday adventures such as winter camping frozen waterfalls, and skiing on Tuesday. This information will not be public going forward.  You can subscribe to my email list to receive the weekly updates of our Family Gap Year as we make our way across the country as a fami...

WeI'll round out the series interviewing my kids about their thoughts on the gap year and their version of adventure.  This week the guest is my 12 YO son and how his love for fly fishing has developed into so many others skills and a new business.    Show Notes for this episode : https://ordinarysherpa.com/106 To place an order for flies for Fly Fishing here is the order form ( Link ).  You can s...

I heard from a few of you that you enjoyed hearing from my 7 YO last week.  I'll continue this week with my 10 YO daughter.  As you may or may not know, my daughter had a severe bike accident in 2022 and spent the first part of the year with two full arm casts.  In addition to learning about her version of adventure, she will also walk us through her accident, recovery and the many ways she contin...

"How do your kids feel about the gap year?" Let's have them tell you how they feel with a series of interviews with my kids.  While the family behind Ordinary Sherpa is taking a gap year, Ordinary Sherpa is still focused on the human element of living a life adventure and all the ordinrary things we did to get here. Our gap year will also be filled with ordinary everyday adventures accessible to e...

I am coming off a weekend at Camp FI which is like summer camp with people who are interested in doing things differently with their life and I must say, I have come to think money is the least interesting thing to talk about and perhaps because I am not motivated by money.  Through my own money story and working with and alongside high-net worth individuals I have come to learn that money does no...

Website for this Episode:  Resources mentioned in this Episode:  Harvest Hosts is offering a 30% off sale until January 6th if you use my link: https://harvesthosts.com/join-friends/ you must use my link and Code FRIEND30 at checkout.  Harvest Hosts membership offers over 4,000 spots to park your RV or enclosed camper at breweries, wineries, farms, even museums across North America.  They also inc...

As we shift from the holidays to the new year there is often the most reflective time of year for reflection and intention setting for the upcoming year.  I am not talking about new year's resolutions.  I am talking about understanding your why, who will help you get there and what is it you need to do today to advance toward your ideal life.  As this is publishing I am in the final days of w2 wor...

If you are new here, Welcome to Ordinary Sherpa. A brand designed to support families connecting through adventure based on the pillars of simplicity, authenticity, and connection. If you have been here for the last 100 episodes, thank you! The 101 episode is going to take us back to the basic of this brand and practice different ways we can support family connection through simple and authentic a...

We have a bit of a RV theme to this episode and before we get to our guest I thought I'd share a Facebook post from a Book Reader: Diane recently retired and is traveling the country in a travel trailer with her husband.  I am reading an excellent book by a local Wisconsin  author, Heidi Dusek, called Beyond Normal. It's about designing experiences in life that bring you joy. Before we headed on t...

For the full show notes head to: https://ordinarysherpa.com/099   To follow our Family Gap Year Adventure on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ordinarysherpa/   To learn more about Metrics of Thriving or "the Life Pie" referenced in this episode you can read my book: Beyond Normal: A field guide to embrace adventure, explore the wilderness and design an extraordinary life with kids. 

Website for this episode: ordinarysherpa.com/098 Register for the FREE Travel Rewards for Families Live Q & A: Ordinarysherpa.com/LIVE At one time, our guest worked in healthcare, but was (not so secretly) addicted to travel. He's been to over 100 countries and seven continents. What sets him apart from many of the travelers I know is his approach; his uncanny way to make you laugh and be complete...

Today you are going to a little bit of real talk with Heidi. Maybe because I am on night 3 of a hotel to MYSELF while I'm at a conference or maybe I shouldn't have had that second cup of coffee (by the way if you like Real Talk with Heidi version, feel free to support this buying me a coffee ) Either way, I wanted to give families a valuable way to use travel rewards to supplement their travel bud...

096 | Dual-Citizen Family Explores all State Parks in Wisconsin   Tracy Philippi is a 4-seasons adventure enthusiast raising her 3 young, dual-citizens between Madison, Wisconsin and Canada. During COVID, Tracy and her family completed their goal of camping, hiking & swimming in all 48 Wisconsin State Parks. Tracy is a professional fundraiser, leading the charge to build a library in her community...

As nature prepares for winter, the leaves fall, the damp chill has us grabbing for blankets or cozy clothes, the drive to adventure can sometimes dissipate.  The darkness lingers longer in the morning and comes sooner at night.  While I am not an expert in moon cycles, I have even learned that we are in a low energy cycle currently.  I think it's perfectly okay to listen to rest and embrace the lo...

A fun win of the week is that Ordinary Sherpa crossed 100 written reviews.  This is a huge benchmark for the Podcast.  If your name is NOT one of the 100 Written reviews, there is still time - we will continue to need those as we reach more people and brands with our work.  Apple DOES not make it easy so feel free to check out this tutorial to walk you through the process.   Will you leave Written...

My Adventure Win of the Week (btw a weekly feature in the Ordinary Sherpa Facebook Group) is that I am coming off my first Ordinary Sherpa meet up locally and a mini book launch party.  After publishing my book in May I needed a break from it.  We spent the summer adventuring and enjoying life. I am ready to get back into a routine.  Entrepre.  - what am I going to focus on?  One of the options wa...

When you learn tricks to optimize your time, money, and travel it sometimes feels like you are winning at life.   While I love a good optimization strategy, I have found that there is nothing to optimize relationships and being human.  My hope is that this episode today helps you optimize the stuff in your life getting in the way of you connecting with other humans (or even with yourself).   Websi...

Website for this episode : https://ordinarysherpa.com/091 Will you leave Written Review on Apple Podcasts:   https://ordinarysherpa.com/review/ Join the Ordinary Sherpa Facebook Group to interact with other listeners.   https://www.facebook.com/groups/ordinarysherpa Key Takeaways Look for opportunities that inspire you.  Listening to the RVE podcast ( link to episode ) for sometime I was genuinely...

Jessica is a full-time human being and a part-time lifestyle design coach and writer at the award-winning blog, The Fioneers . Jessica's goal is to build a life she doesn't want to retire from and help others do the same through her writing, courses, and group coaching programs. Jessica has been featured in MarketWatch, Business Insider, The Motley Fool, and Forbes. When not writing and coaching,...

Website for this episode: https://ordinarysherpa.com/089 Freebie: 50+ Simple Family Adventure Ideas: https://ordinarysherpa.com/free Return to school we are rounding out our summer by visiting the kids summer adventure lists to see what remains.  We have tried to find something each day that seems new, different and yet simple and attainable.  Thanks to my daughter's list she made a weaving art wi...

Field Trips are often an immersion, a hands on learning experience.  In this episode Heidi interviews Erin Austen Abbott to cultivate backyard family adventures sharing planning tips for family field trips.  She also peel back the layers of untourism by describing what makes a place like Mississippi so unique and filled with hidden gems, yet rarely on our travel list.   Website for this episode :...

Something big happened last week (actually a few weeks ago now)  Before I get into all of the thoughts and attempt to address FAQ about this decision I just wanted to remind you that if this sounds intriguing there are a few ways you can dive much deeper into the content Subscribe to the podcast and email list http://ordinarysherpa.com/subscribe   Read my book: Beyond Normal, a field guide to embr...