The Art of Awesome

During todays Friday Fire we dive deep into the famous quote by Mahatma Gandhi- Be The Change You Want to See in The World. This has been said for generations now, though it never ceases to apply. As this simple sentence can be implemented to so many aspects of life. Do you want less trash in the world, or more kids reading, or more people getting outdoors and taking care of our planet, what are y...

"When you were born you cried and the world rejoiced. Live a life in such a manner that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice." Today I had the joy to talk with an amazing individual, the whitewater kayaking monk, Arjuna Ishaya. Arjuna explains his search for happiness and how his study off all the religions had led him to the Ishaya monks. We talk gratitude, awareness and patience. This w...

Take accountability... blame is the water in which many dreams and relationships drown. - Steve Maraboli In todays Friday Fire I talk about the idea behind personal accountability. As Bob Proctor says, Accountability is the glue that ties commitment with results. This applies to all of us and all accepts of life, whether it be our health, our finances, our jobs, our relationships, if there is a pl...

Today I had the absolute pleasure to speak with NACAR legend #42, Jimmie Johnson. We learn all about Jimmie’s latest passion project as he transitions from one of the winningest careers in NASCAR into the open chassis IndyCar racing series. Jimmie explains that even with a long and successful career behind him, he is only just getting starting as he loves the new challenge and ability to continue...

During today Friday's Fire I discuss the concept behind the even elusive work life balance. We all likely have thought about finding that sweet spot with Life Work balance. Though there isn't a point or a middle line, it is a balance, and like any balance there is an ebb and flow. Life is life juggling, there are many balls, do you best to keep them all in the air, though make sure not to drop the...

“a river cuts through rock, not by shear power, but through persistence.” Today I had the absolute pleasure to talk with slalom kayak powerhouse, Jessica Fox. Jess is a 10x World Champion and multiple Olympic medalist, and explains what it was like to grow up with a family of multi world champion kayakers. She explains that she didn’t want to be a kayakers at first, though fell in love with the sp...

Today I take the opportunity to discuss the idea that there are many "Crises" throughout our lives. Somehow it seems like we are regularly bombarded with news about the next big issue, or end of the world disaster. Well, yes, sometimes bad things happen, and humanity has a history of making some major mistakes. Though we as humanity, also have a pretty good track record of trying to right our wron...

“You will always have problems and you’ll always have to find solutions to problems no matter how much money you make. Today I had the pleasure to talk with pro skater, serial entrepreneur, real estate investor, and the absolute legend that is Mikey Taylor. Mikey Taylor explains his journey through becoming a pro athlete straight out of high school, then transitioning into entrepreneurship, starti...

What do you do when you are between a rock and a hard place and there are no good options? Today during our Friday Fire I discuss the idea behind using "The Least Worst Option" during decision making. I talk about using this myself in a life threatening situation as well as how this is used in business decisions and everything in between. We will all, at one point or another, be put in a situation...

"Keep it simple and Keep in Moving." - Vanessa Zamy Today I had a blast speaking about the different ways to create a side hustle and either bring in some extra cash, or work towards building your dream business with Vanessa Zamy. Vanessa is a fast talking and energetic entrepreneur, coach and speaker. Today she gives us some great insight into side hustles, the focus needed and how to avoid burno...

What would you do if a doctor told you the shocking news that you only had 6 more months to life? Would you live your life any differently? Would you be binge watching Netflix, or would you focus your time with family, or traveling with loved ones? I am not saying that you or I only have 6 months left to live, but the honest truth is that non of us know exactly how much time we have left on this e...

A man is a success when we wakes up in the morning and goes to bed at night and does what he wants in between. - Bob Dylan Today I had a the absolute pleasure to talk about living our best life with author, speaker and the bucket list guy himself, Trav Bell. Trav explains how a simple Bucket List is something he has used in the past to escape depression and how this is something we need to act on...

Today I take the opportunity to explain essentialism and how we can simplify decision making with the concept behind asking the question, if it’s not a definite yes then it must be a definite no. I walk us through this exercise as I explain how I recently cleaned out my closet, and how you can too. This exercise can be extrapolated into any decision making scenario we have in life. Cut out the hea...

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Today I had the absolute pleasure to talk with the Owner of Strider bikes and founder of the All Kids Bike Foundation, Ryan McFarland. Ryan likes to tinker with projects, which is actually how he started creating a balance bike for his 2 year old son. After the balance bike getting a ton of attention he thought maybe there is some demand for a product l...

“We get paid for bringing value to the marketplace. It takes time,... but we get paid for the value, not the time.” - Jim Rohn Today's Friday Fire we discuss the concept of value, and how this is the key to all things in life. If you want to be a sponsored athlete, or to have better relationships, or more income & success, they key is simple, add more value. Some people think they get paid for the...

Today I had a blast getting to talk with fellow paddler and adventurer, as well as Dao Medical Priest, John Fullbright. John tells his story of going on a vision quest. John was looking for a sign, and 3 days into his vision quest he got struck by lightning. After years of medical issues John eventually stumbled upon eastern medicines pharmapunture, otherwise known as bee acupuncture or bee meridi...

I was recently picking something up off the floor and was reminded about the quote by Dwane Dyer "if you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change". Instantly my whole perception of the room was different since I was looking at it from ground level. This was a great reminder of how we can all look at and solve problems easier and more effectively by simply changing our persp...

Today I had a blast getting to talk with National Champion and Crit Racing legend, Rahsaan Bahati. Rahsaan tell us about how he got into bike racing as almost a form of detention in school. Rahsaan has won several national titles in various disciplines and he also talks us through his Race Across America, where he and his team of four, biked across America in 6 days 18 hours. Rahsaan also shares h...

On todays Friday Fire I talk about priorities in life, and how there can only effectively be one. It wasn't until the early 1900's that the word priority was used as a plural ie. 'priorities', up until that point it had been singular and stated that there is only one thing that is the single most important. I dive deep into trying to find the single most important part of each day and how multitas...

"Its all about adding value. If you can answer that very simple fundamental question and apply it everywhere in life, you're going to be hard pressed not to be successful." Today I had the opportunity to speak with extreme kayaker turned real estate mogul, Tao Berman. We dive in deep into Tao's story and how he was able to make a career out of whitewater kayaking by listing to others and always tr...

I would like to wish you all a happy New Years! Today I am celebrating the new year by implementing some new concepts to my new years resolutions. I dive deep into the concept of a Past Year Review and how to create a 'Not to Do list' as well as figure out what are the things that bring you the most joy and happiness in life and double down on that. We also discuss the idea behind the 12 week year...

"The secret sauce is, go out ever single day and shoot and put yourself in that situation as much as possible." Today I had the absolute pleasure to interview the business mogul, entrepreneur and professional photographer, Corey Rich. We dive in deep into how Corey stumbled into photography and climbing in the same week and how he has lived out his passion ever since. Corey also maps out a full bl...

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Can we hypnotize a live audience over the podcast? Listen to this episode and let's find out. Have you ever wondered about hypnosis? Maybe you've seen it as a stage performance, though today I am joined with hypnotist, Doug Sands, as we discus how hypnosis, auto suggestion & neuro-linguistic programming can be used to tap into the Flow state. Doug talks about how hypnosis may have a bad reputation...

Could it possibly be that we are currently living in the matrix right now? If you have seen the popular sci-fi movie of 1999, The Matrix, then you might be familiar with the idea behind the society of people living in a computer simulation. Though could it possibly be that we are experiencing life in our own simulation within the mind? Think about it for a second, we see things with our eyes, thou...