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November 07, 2014 AOA 013: Professional Breakdancer Emeroy Bernardo on Listening To What The World Tells You
"First, life casually tells you something, then it taps you on the shoulder, finally it shoves you to get your attention" - Emeroy Bernardo
This week we have my friend and professional breakdancer, dance teacher, and health coach Emeroy Bernardo on the show! I was super excited to talk to Emeroy, partly because of my own obsession with how cool breakdancing is, and partly because he has such a unique and interesting back story.
In this episode, we talk about the history of breakdancing and what it means to be a B-Boy, Emeroy's approach to dance and health coaching, and later in the episode, we talk about how a low point opened his eyes and changed his life - powerful stuff. Enjoy this episode!

What You Will Learn:

-How to breakdance! (Or at least how to learn quickly)

-Most of Emeroy's dance skill is maintained through teaching, Emeroy improves his skills solo two days a week

-Why you should have multiple teachers. One of his is Bboy Machine (who was a hero of his growingÂ up)

-What isÂ Battle Of The YearÂ ?- The Olympics of B-Boying

-How Emeroy learned to dance in his room from Usher and NSYNC videos, then performed in front of his family

- How he started dancing again after being called a faggot as a young dancer made him stop for four years - he thought "Iâ€m never dancing again"

-How B-Boys can make money teaching dance outside of the US vs. the challenge of teaching at a dance studio.

-How to startÂ with one thing until it becomes easy: Success by simplifying

-Tip for self-conscious dancers: If you close your eyes while dancing you will focus on what you are doing instead of what people think

Mentioned in this episode:
The home base! Emeroy.com

Emeroy's course: How to Breakdance for BeginnersÂ

Emeroy's popular video:Â Learn TheÂ 6 step

Emeroy teaches at: Boogiezone Utopia
The best breakdancing movie: Planet B-Boy

Battle Of The Year Movie

Emeroy's favorite Phil Jackson books:

Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success

Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior

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53 min
November 03, 2014 AOA 012: Donâ€™t Settle! Create The Life You Can Be Proud Of With Molly King
"I married myself" - Molly King
One day, when Molly was in the middle of her multi thousand mile journey around the US, and she was climbing a mountain starting at 3 in the morning, she realized she didn't have to prove anything to anyone, just be comfortable with being with herself
In this episode Molly takes us through her journey from high powered marketing job working with celebrity chefs to her decision to leave that job and set out to find what made her truly excited. About her marketing job: "It was like dating someone without wanting to marry themâ€. Molly knew she eventually wanted to leave because she was building someone elseâ€s vision and wanted to build her own instead.
Molly is such a great story teller and exciting personality, You are going to love this episode!
What you will learn in this episode:

-How you can leave a job that doesn't fulfill your vision

-How she tried to fund he road trip by cooking food on her car engine (but learned that wasnâ€t her passion)

-How important it is to have someone (her brother Johnny) who has your back and gives good advice along the way

-How Molly decided to start writing a book

-The story and lessons of climbing Mt. Washington: - starting at three am, Molly didn't want to go, but gave herself permission to start and turn around if she needed to. She was hiking really fast only to realize it was to prove something to the other strangers and realized she didn't need to. And when meeting a hiking buddy, she realized you never know when you are going to fortuitously meet just the right person

-How being in nature helps you think clearly and make better decisions

-What high school I went to in St. Louis (where Molly and I are both from)

-The interesting relationship of a swing dancing partnership - it has it's unique ups and downs, as Molly trains for the US open swing dancing national championship.

-How writing a book is a laboratory for self insight, and has forced her to walk the walk

-The power of using journaling to process and archive ideas (it provides Molly with asnapshot of who she is in the moment)

Mentioned in this show:

Don't Settle: Start Living a Life You LoveÂ - Molly's first book

The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your LifeÂ - by Chris Guillebeau

One of Molly's Favorite quotes: Marianne Williamson from A Return To Love:
â€œOur deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us."

Molly's succesful Live Your Dance Kickstarter campaign

Mollyking.com

TheMollyking on Facebook

Molly on Twitter

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59 min
October 29, 2014 AOA 011: From Podcasting to Coaching With Damian Ruse
â€œIâ€m a big believer of doubling down on your strengths" -Damian RuseÂ
Damian Ruse is an Australian living in Bangkok, Thailand, via a stint in Senegal. He runs the popular Semi Pro Cycling Podcast and coaches high level racing cyclists all over the world who get to know him through his weekly show. Damian started the podcast as a way to provide value to people doing something he loved. Two and a half years in, he makes a full time living off the show and coaching. Listen to this episode if you have ever wanted to start a podcast, blog, or turn your expertise into a coaching business.
Because I am a cycling coach as well, this episode was of particular interest to me, and we nerd out about how cool it is to work with motivated people. â€œBeing a partner in someones' success is inspiring" says Damian about what he loves most about cycling coaching.
What you will learn in this episode:
-How Damian brainstormed and came up with the perfect idea that led to his podcast
-The Venn Diagram of success
-How he creates his podcast
-His coaching process and philosophy, including how to get to know your athletes
-How podcasting can be you own personal development journey
Mentioned in this show:

-Damian's Semi Pro Cycling Coaching

-Australian Institute for Sport

-The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance

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48 min
October 27, 2014 AOA 010: Who Is Derek Loudermilk? The Curious Character Behind The Art of Adventure Podcast

â€œThe best way to expand your experience is to ask questions of others that get to the core of their existence" - Derek Loudermilk

Basically my whole life I have been incessantly curious, which that has resulted in my "interviewing" (cornering them at parties) people about themselves and all the things they knew. Because I am on my own journey of discovery, and only recently learned that I should be a podcast host, I wanted to help you all get to know me a bit better as well

You may have been listening to the show for a while now and wondered, who is Derek Loudermilk? In this episode I bring my friend and fellow podcast host, Alex Kuhn, (who I interviewed in the previous episode) on to interview me about my life and the Art of Adventure!

What you will learn in this episode:

-Why I let Alex interview meÂ on my own show
-Why cycling is the most beautiful sport
-Why Tuna is my favorite type of fish
-How I came to name a hot spring after myself
-The virus I discovered in Yellowstone National Park
-Why I started the Art of Adventure Podcast
-What I learned while traveling in the last 5 months
Links:

Get in touch with the host of this episodeÂ Coach Alex Kuhn
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If you are interested in working with me as an athlete, seeÂ my coaching page
1 hr 2 min
October 24, 2014 AOA 009: The Self Made Coach with Alex Kuhn
"I realized I needed to earn the right to be successful" -Alex KuhnÂ
Alex Kuhn went from champion collegiate swimmer to swim coach who was known for his recruiting prowess and turning programs around from losing records to winning in a short time.
Alex told me the story of listening to motivational speakers at the age of 11 on his walkman instead of MC Hammer, and cultivating a dream to help people. Two and a half years ago, Alex left the swim coaching world to fulfill his childhood dream of helping even more people, and that is where we find him today: at the helm of his Self Made team!
Alex didn't get here the easy way however. Listen to the whole episode to find out how Alex bounced back from hitting rock bottom: nearly bankrupt, camping out, and eating peanut butter sandwiches.
What you will learn in this episode:
-How important body language is in listening
-How people want to be understood before they want help
-Different ways to measure success
-How to speak on stage to one person at a time
-How your mindset affects everything including your priorities
-How creating your own solutions leads to better results
Links:
Coach Alex Kuhn - You can find all the Self Made blog posts and podcast show notes here
The Self Made Podcast
The Self Made Community on Facebook
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1 hr 2 min
October 15, 2014 AOA008: Personal Branding and Expanding Your Reach With Navid Moazzez
â€œWould you be proud of what you accomplished on this planet if you were not here tomorrow?" - Navid Moazzez
Navid Moazzez's name means "positive message", which is fitting for a man who's mission is to help people by teaching them how to enhance their personal brand.
Since launching his first website just a year and a half ago, Navid has createdÂ a world class podcast: The Lifestyle Architects, connected with many high level influencers, delivered tons of value to entrepreneurs everywhere through his epic guides, and generally punched fear in the face!
What I learned from Navid in this interview about the adversity in his life and how it lead him to find his WHYÂ - his reason for getting out of bed and working so hard each day, really motivated me. I learned a lot from this chat, and I am sure you will too.

What you will learn in this Episode:
-How you can start from scratch as an entrepreneur
-How meeting the right peers kept him learning and accountable
-How he turned adversity into personal growth
-How he found his first mentor in Nate Bunger
-Networking tips like:
->His #1 tip for new podcasters is to collaborate with people
->Offer your help for free
->Leaving thoughtful blog comments
-How his first interview with Pat Flynn forced him to launch his blog with an in-depth blog post
-The power of interviewing people (even before he had a podcast)
-The â€œAct before you are ready" philosophy
-Navid's advice on time management: Plan tomorrow today, Navid plans 3 things to do for the next day so he canâ€t fail

Links:
navidmoazzez.comÂ - Where you can find all his blog posts, podcasts, show notes, and other offerings!
The Branding SummitÂ - Navid's newest project, where he has interviews with over 60 branding experts!
Navid on twitter
Speakpipe for recording voie messages
Twitterfeed tool to share content
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Navidâ€s challenge to you: reach out to three people you admire and want to connect with - tell them the value you got from them. Leave us a note in the comments of who you connected with and how it went!
56 min
October 10, 2014 AOA 007: Building a Bespoke Bicycle Business with Aaron Barcheck
I remember going out to a race course when I was 17 with my teammate and writing his name in big chalk letters all over
the steep part of the road. Â Go Aaron! Â AB! Â Crush it Aaron! Â Luckily he did the same for me!

We had learned that the best riders in the Tour de France had fans who wrote their names all over the big mountains climbs so the racers and TV viewers could see when they were racing by. Â Well, we didn't have any fans yet, so we had to be each other's hype man. Â On race day, it turned out we were the only ones in the race who had our names chalked onto the race course, but it worked! Â We set the course record that year and Aaron lent me one of his shirts so that we could wear matching "uniforms" when we went up to the podium.

In episode seven of the Art of Adventure Podcast, my guest isÂ one of my best friends from growing up in St. Louis - Aaron Barcheck.

We were both short track speed skaters, both got our eagle scout award on the same day, and we used to go for long rides in the countryside, dreaming about they day we would open a bike/donut shop, where heÂ would be in charge of the bikes and I would invent new types of donuts! Â Well, Aaron actually followed through, and now is one of the most wellÂ respected hand built bicycle makers in the world, winning the NAHBS show award for best cyclocross bike.

Aaron opened the doors of Mosaic Bespoke Bicycles 5 years ago, and has made 1500-2000 bikes by hand in the past decade.

What you will learn in this episode:

-Whether buildingÂ bespoke bicycles is moreÂ engineering or art and design

-How to change bicycle frame performance by altering the design

-What you need to start making bespoke bicycles

-How to figure out the starting goal of your business

-How to make the tools to solve your own problems

-The basic of scaling a business as it can apply to all business

-How business changes when you bring on new people - personalities make their way into a product

-How dealers are an integral part of the process because they have the in-person/hands-onÂ relationship with the customers

-How a cycling race team does product testing and bicycle development

-How your definition of success changes as you grow

Links:

Team Small Batch

Mosaic Bespoke Bicycles

Mosaic on Instagram - the best place to find amazing photos of the Mosaic process

Mosaic on Twitter

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46 min
October 09, 2014 How to be a Professionally Nomadic Cycling Writer | Molly Hurford | AOA 006
At one point in her career, Molly Hurford was saving money by being "professionally nomadic" and not renting or owning a place to live other than her truck.

She has traveled all over the country racing cyclocross and triathlons, build up a career as one of the top cycling journalists, wrote two books, and recently had the industry's biggest publication - Bicycling Magazine - come begging to hire her.

One of my favorite stories from this show is how Molly escaped from a two story window of a house she was locked in, using sheets tied together and live tweeted the whole thing. I think I actually used the term â€œoh my word,â€ because it was the most ridiculous thing I could imagine!

In this Episode You will Learn:

-How to stay fit while traveling
-The number one rule to stay healthy in cycling - its not what you think!
-Why cyclocross is so great (the same things that make the spartan race and mud runs so popular!)
-Why collegiate cycling is the perfect introduction to cycling
-The art of a good heckle
-How to build a writing portfolio
-How to go from free writing to paid journalism
-How to approach top professional athletesÂ to interview them

Links:

Molly's website and blog MollyHurford.comÂ where you can find all of her latest projects

Her first book: Mud, Snow, and Cyclocross

Molly's newest book and community: Saddle, Sore: A Women-Only Guide to You & Your Bike

You can also find Molly's writing in Bicycling Magazine, like this great article here

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50 min
October 07, 2014 AOA005: Emotional Resilience and Meditation With Matt Elliott
Meditation is an â€œIce bath for the soulâ€- Matt Elliott

Have you ever felt like you were just going and going, putting out hard work and being productive, feeling like you were on top of the world, yet still struggling underneath it all?

I this episode of the Art of Adventure Podcast, I talk with Matt Elliott, former head coach of the Rugby League Penrith Panthers, The New Zealand Warriors, and the Bradford Bulls.

Matt talks about how several events in his life grabbed his attention and helped him realize that the 'Australian male' was not well trained in the art of emotional resilience. Matt talks about how people these days think that "feeling bad is uncoolâ€ and shows us a better way to deal with tough emotions than beer or drugs.

What you will learn from the interview

-Matt's specific 6-minute meditation routine that helps work through adversity

-How high performance entrepreneurs need planned recovery just like athletes

-Matt's concept of â€œEmotional Resilienceâ€

-His upcoming book â€œBeer, Whine, Spiritâ€ - a direct response from adversity in his life

-You are going to feel bad when you have adversity in your life. Adversity is a signal to change something - how you learn from it is what matters.

-What we can learn from the communities of the developing world - to ask for help form our friends and community

Links

Matt's meditation practice was founded by Ron Rathbun. Kelee Meditation

Deepak Chopra influenced Matt's thinking

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53 min
October 06, 2014 AOA004: How To Commit To Creative Authenticity with Zio Ziegler
â€œThe world craves authenticityâ€ - Zio Ziegler

One of the hardest things to do in life is to stay true to your own personal style of working and creating, in the face of people and society trying to shape your activities and personality. In episode 4 of the Art of Adventure Podcast, Zio Ziegler weighs in on how to to succeed without compromising your values.

This is one of my favorite interviews, because Zio makes the case and is living proof that people crave authenticity. He has achieved his popularity as an artist, despite "the system's" (art school) attempts at enforcing conformity.

I love this peek inside the way an artist's mind works - Zio has the amazing ability to bring references into a conversation from a wide variety of literature and history - in this show alone, he references Marcus Aurelius, Zeno, Dickens, Sherlock Holmes, Cormac McCarthy, The Count of Monte Christo, Caesar's commentaries, Herodotus, Xenophon, Plutarch, David Foster Wallace, Alan Watts, and Ayn Rand.

In this Episode, You Will Learn:

-How to go from being an artistic outcast to hugely popular

-The power of filling your mind with the right things: Zio listens to audiobooks while he is working and tries to read 2-3 books simultaneously

-Zio's favorite quote: "Every person should have two pockets. In one should be a piece of paper on which is written: â€œI am but dust and ashes.â€ In the other: â€œFor my sake was the world created.â€
â€“ Rabbi Simcha Bunim of Pshishâ€cha

Links:

Zio on Instagram

Zio on Twitter

http://www.zioziegler.com/

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1 hr 1 min

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