The Adventure Cure

I am absolutely jazzed for to meet my friend Dave Cornthwaite! Dave is truly a professional adventurer, and I think you’ll find one of the most fascinating people you will ever learn about or hear from. I met Dave over 10 years ago while I was kayaking the Mississippi River with friends, and he was breaking a record stand-up paddleboarding. Meeting him really marked me, Dave showed me a new way to live, and a new way to be. He came to me at a time when I was really striving to prove something to myself and the world, and Dave simply offered another option. Another way to live. A simpler and more beautiful way to exist. 

Dave has a very interesting story. Like many of us, Dave went to college, had a desk job, and was pursuing the ordinary life path that most of us do. But it just didn’t do it for him. One day, Dave woke up and decided he was done with what he felt was an incredibly boring, depressing, uninspiring path he was on. There had to be more out there.  And so, he quit his job to pursue a more interesting life. Over the past ten or twelve years Dave has completed some extraordinary feats including breaking a world record of Paddling 2404 miles down the Mississippi River, skateboarding across the entire continent of Australia, and even sailing across the Pacific Ocean. The amazing thing about Dave is that, as he will constantly remind you, is that he is in many ways an ordinary guy. He's not incredibly athletic, certainly is not wealthy, and is not trying to prove anything to anybody. Instead, Dave has been on a journey to challenge himself, to live an interesting life, and to inspire anyone who will listen to say yes more to the beauty that life has to offer. 

Website: www.davecornthwaite.com

Website: www.sayyesmore.com

Social: https://instagram.com/davecorn?utm_medium=copy_link

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Alright yall, this next one is intense. I want to give you a trigger warning, this one dives into things like sexual abuse, drug addiction, and the like. But it is well worth it to hear the story out. Whether you have experienced the challenges of addiction or not, I promise you will come away encouraged and with some nuggets of wisdom and living life with more meaning from Kevin’s incredible story, especially when you've been handed a really tough deck. If you listened to episode #1 of this podcast with David Magee, I think you’ll notice some interesting similarities and parallels between these two stories. Get ready for a roller coaster ride of a story that will draw you in and leave you with some great takeaways especially if have struggled with addiction or know someone who is and you are looking to help.

Book; Dear Stephen Michael’s Mother

Website: www.kevinbarhydt.com

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“Investments don't make you rich, you can behave yourself into wealth.”- Drew Hall

Welcome to part 2 of my conversation with financial advisor Drew Hall. Today we are going to talk about money money money! But first, a little recap! In the first part of the conversation we dove into how Drew got to where he is now, his internal journey of failure, identity, and finding what really makes him tick. If you haven’t listened to it, I do encourage you to go check it out, but even if you haven’t I think you’ll find this conversation pretty insightful. Ok so in this episode we are going to talk about money and investing. Why are we talking about money on a podcast that is about living a meaningful life? I believe it's because the way we understand money and investing is a huge factor in our level or peace or anxiety, our feeling of success or failure, and our view of what our future holds for us. Sure, most of us would love to win big with crypto or make that one move that sets us up for the rest of our lives, but that is unlikely to happen. So, for the rest of us, what is the best approach? Do we try to beat the market? Do we pick our own stocks? Do we hire someone like Edward jones? Is a financial advisor even worth the money? Can we trust the stock market? 

I'm glad you asked. This is where Drew’s expertise comes in. Why listen to Drew? Well, Drew is not some run of the mill fresh out of school advisor. He manages huge accounts, tens of millions or even hundreds of millions with a single client. He helps incredibly wealthy people make wise decisions with their money so they can get out of their own way, not make foolish decisions, and allow the market to do what it always does, grow. If somebody worth a hundred million dollars trusts this guy with their money, I think he’s worth listening to?  

I think you’ll find his approach to investing incredibly simple and beautiful. Fear drives so many of our decisions, especially when it comes to money. But what if we can, as Drew says, learn to love volatility? Interesting concept isn’t it? Alright, with that little bit of intro, lets go ahead and dive in. 

Recommended Books

Love Dare for Parents: Steven Kendrick

SImple wealth Inevitable Wealth:  Nick Murray

Website: www.abelhall.com

I have a few spots left in my executive coaching business, Treppendahl Consulting. 

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“If you’re listening and wondering what you've got to do to break yourself out of the hell you've dug yourself in I would say the first thing you've to got to do is put yourself in a position to be rejected. If you do not allow the people who are vital organs in your life to reject you then you do not give them an opportunity to accept you.” - Drew Hall

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another episode! To fit in with our theme of living life in a more meaningful way, it is critical that we discuss our careers. Does what we do for a living align with who we are as a person or is it simply just paying the bills? And, more importantly, what is the cost of doing a job that you hate? What if you could, as our guest today calls it, create your professional utopia? Well, lucky for you, He’s got a story that might inspire you to question what you are doing and consider another path.

Our guest today is a dear friend of mine, Drew Hall. For his career, Drew is a financial advisor, and one who is, by all worldly standards, is highly successful. He makes good money, works for himself, drives a nice car, and has a beautiful family. But a lot of people have all that and are miserable. Drew, though, beats to a different drum than most. He possesses a zest for life, an energy, and a joy that very few people I know have, as well as wisdom far beyond his years. Which is exactly why I had him on the show.  Drew’s life was not always like this. For quite a while he found himself stuck in a career path he hated, addicted to substances and feeling totally stuck, like a fish out of water. One day, he got the courage to walk away from all of it into the dangerous world of the unknown in hopes of finding a career that he actually would enjoy. 

One thing you will find, I believe, in listening to his story are ways to become incredibly honest with yourself and perhaps find the permission and courage you need to stop living someone else’s dream for your life and instead to live your own. This is part 1 of a 2 part interview where we will be diving into Drew’s personal story of getting to where he is now. And as for the money and investing part, well that, we will save for part 2. 

Drew’s Company: https://www.abelhall.com

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Today's story is pretty intense. Ya'll know I like to go deep and ask the really hard questions. And Caleb Campbell is here, bringing his A game. Caleb is a former United States Army officer and graduate of West Point as well as a former NFL football player. His story is one I think many of you will be able to connect to. Caleb’s journey takes us into the immense pressure he felt to perform in all areas of his life, especially football. Ultimately this pressure nearly killed him. Listen to this incredibly raw and vulnerable account of how Caleb ultimately found freedom from the expectations he had put on himself and learned to finally accept himself for who he is. This is a story about identity, self worth, and coming home to ourselves. Caleb now is a keynote speaker on mental wellbeing and leadership. I am certain that you will have lots of takeaways from this incredible story.

Website: www.calebcampbell.me

Follow Caleb on social media: https://www.instagram.com/caleb_campbell/?hl=en

Authors/Poets Referenced:

David Whyte (poet/author)

Charles Burman (author) : “Coming to Our Senses”

Richard Rohr

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Dima Ghawi is a Jordanian American award-winning author, leadership keynote speaker, and executive coach. She is the founder of Dima Ghawi, LLC, and the author of Breaking Vases: Shattering Limitations & Daring to Thrive - A Middle Eastern Woman's Story. Her story is a heartbreaking but inspiring journey of escaping from the clutches of a repressive male dominated culture chasing her dream to be the first formally educated woman in her family. This desire nearly costs her to lose her life as she crosses continents, escapes men trying to control and kill her. Her story will blow your mind and inspire you to dream bigger and not let circumstances hold you back. Get ready!

Book: “Breaking Vases”

www.dimaghawi.com

Social: https://www.instagram.com/dima.ghawi/?hl=en

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An interview with entrepreneur & MS River paddler Max Zoghbi (PART 2 of 2)

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““It's so easy to compare someone's act 3 or act 5 to your act 1 or 2.” - Max Zoghbi

In the summer of 2011, Max Zoghbi, Rob Treppendahl, and Bowman hitchens kayaked the entire Mississippi River to raise money for two charities. Now, over 10 years later, best friends Max and Rob sit down to discuss the hard but important lessons they learned on this trip and reflect on how the trip has changed their lives. In this episode they discuss how discomfort leads to personal growth, rites of passage, the dangers of comparison, and the downsides of a life steeped in social media. It is an incredibly vulnerable conversation between two friends, now well into adulthood who discuss some of life's biggest questions and issues.

Max is now a filmmaker, making high quality commercial videos for clients like Lamar Advertising, OtterBox, and Samsung. He is a talented storyteller whose creativity is as sharp as his skills behind the camera.  

Website: www.loupetheory.com

Follow Max on social media:

www.instagram.com/belikethefox

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At 33, Taylor found himself as the young pastor of a church, and realized he was not living the life he had hoped for. He quit his job and did anyone of us would do, became a magician! Taylor had fallen in love with magic at an early age and now, with kids, wife, mortgage decided to take the leap and see if he could pay the bills and live his life's dream. Listen in on a conversation about this, above living your dreams and about chasing and finding wonder. Taylor will have you laughing and gasping with his amazing stories.

BOOK:
Chasing Wonder: Finding the Extra in Your Ordinary
www.taylorhughes.com/author

Other books referenced:
Born Standing up, by Steve Martin
Love Does, by Bob Goff

Follow Taylor on Social Media:
www.facebook.com/themagicstoryteller
www.instagram.com/magicstoryteller
twitter.com/imtaylorhughes

I have a few spots left in my executive coaching business, Treppendahl Consulting. 

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“You are really just a quarter of a twist away from being where you want to be.” Bob Goff is the king of one liners like this that can really make all of us stop in our tracks and pause for a minute, thinking about our lives. Bob is a New York Times bestselling author of three books: Love Does, Everybody Always, and Dream big, with his new book, Undistracted coming out in 2022. Everything Bob does is big. He gives big hugs, dreams big dreams, and does big things for the world, especially people struggling with education overseas.

Join Bob and I on an incredibly inspiring conversation as we dig in on the kind of things that he is fired up about right now. Including a school for witch doctors in Africa, A school for women in Afghanistan, and even a vineyard in California. Bob has practical tips for us to find joy and meaning in our everyday lives, even by just crossing the street. I think you will be blown away by how easy some of his ideas are, yet how much potential they have for change.

A few practical tips from Bob:
1. Write down the things that “ping you” that made an impression on you and then spend time
the next day going over this
2. Use a counselor if you have something that is really pulling on you or bothering you
3. Be available: respond to people when they reach out to you, be there, be present with them.
It can really change their life.

BOOKS:
New Book Undistracted (2022)
Dream Big: Know What You Want, Why You Want It, and What You’re Going to Do About It
Everybody Always: Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People
Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World

Website: https://www.bobgoff.com/read
Learn more about one of Bob’s nonprofits: Love Does
www.lovedoes.org
Learn more about Bob’s new retreat center: The Oaks
https://www.oakscenter.com/
Follow Bob on Social Media:
www.facebook.com/bobgoff
www.instagram.com/bobgoff
https://twitter.com/bobgof

I have a few spots left in my executive coaching business, Treppendahl Consulting. 

www.robtreppendahl.com