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I was introduced to Philip Godwin by Zach Smith, a former podcast guest who hiked the Pacific Crest Trail. Like Zach, Philip has found himself crossing the finish line of endurance events, doing several runs from 30 to 50 and even 100 miles at a time. In this conversation, however, before we dive into his path with running, we touch on the beginning of that journey. Dealing with obesity, a disabling injury, and tons of negative self-talk in highschool into college, Philip had to deal with some real personal challenges, mental and physical, before journeying into long-distance running. Likewise we talk about his first 100 mile run, which he used to raise nearly twenty-thousand dollars to start a fund in the name of a friend of his that passed away. If you feel like you’re in a rut, or even just moving a bit slower than normal, I think this conversation might help you turn that around. I loved hearing Philip’s take and I know you will too, enjoy.

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Mike Sinnott is a forensic biomechanist, determining the true causes of accidents, and the human and mechanical factors that may have contributed to it. In this conversation we talk a bit about how he got into the field and why he loves it, including a really insane story from his graduate school years and the work ethic required at a young age to pursue a field that didn’t really exist yet in industry. After that, however we talk about a transformation he had to undergo, when he and his wife left their all-too comfortable setting of 8 years in Toronto to move to Hawaii. Mike lets me ask about some really solid topics, including effectively the crisis of identity you go through when making large career switches in life and the difficulty of building yourself back up after those periods of change. This is wonderful chat that I found quite impactful in my own life so I hope you enjoy it.

Check out Mike's podcast here: https://www.instagram.com/conventionot_podcast/

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Zach Smith hiked the entirety of the Pacific Crest Trail, a backpacking trail that extends over 2600 miles from the Mexican border to Canadian border, trekking through deserts and high mountain ranges. He used this trek to raise thousands of dollars of support for Youth Assisting Youth, a non-profit charity aimed at providing mentors to at-risk youth. In this conversation we talk about his experience leaving college to work in construction for a year as he created new intentions, his decision to embark on the Pacific Crest Trail with nearly no prior backpacking experience, and some of the moments of solitude, joy, excitement, and even melancholy that he passed through while hiking it. Likewise we talk about mentorship, creating a mindset of determination and grit, and how the trip changed his perspective to take advantage of each day and the purpose that can be derived from it instead of looking towards finish lines far off in the future. I really appreciated listening to Zach and I think you will too, enjoy.

Check out Youth Assisting Youth here:
https://youthassistingyouth.com

And another interview of Zach from Youth Assisting Youth here:
https://youthassistingyouth.com/journey-youth-mental-health/

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John Beede has completed the seven summits, meaning he has climbed the tallest summit on all 7 continents, including Mt. Everest and Mt. Vinson in Antarctica. He is also a motivational speaker and author, with his new book, The Warrior Challenge: 8 Quests for Boys to Grow up with Kindness, Courage, and Grit, aimed at using his adventures and experiences to explain some of the values and insight he has learned over the years in order to create a positive impact on the youth. In this conversation John and I talk about how he got into climbing, he shares some experiences from his travels climbing on several continents, feeling the primal forces of nature and his mortality, and the realization that being on the summit of Everest was almost entirely different than any expectation he had for it. Likewise we talk about a way you might shift your perspective on being responsible, about creating positive self-talk and personal honesty, mental and even sexual health, and taking ownership for our outlooks. This really is a wonderful conversation that I thoroughly appreciated having and listening back too. Enjoy.

Find John’s Book, The Warrior Challenge: 8 Quests for Boys to Grow up with Kindness, Courage, and Grit, here!:

www.WarriorChallengeBook.com to order the book and for additional book resources

Also check out www.JohnBeede.com for more information about John, including keynote speaking information and climbing documentaries.

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Gaby is both an editor and writer for companies like the Motley Fool and Credit Karma, while also hosting her own podcast, Anthrobiology, a show about her personal passion for physical and biological anthropology. I really enjoyed meeting Gaby because right from the beginning she brought both an enthusiastic and curious mindset into our first chat. In this episode, we dive a bit into that theme, of why it’s so important to be curious and the defining factors of what makes a curious person. Likewise we dive into anthropology, she talks about how she found her niche of physical anthropology during school, some of the surprising roots of the field, academia, dealing with social anxiety, and pursuing opportunities based on the morals you’d like to live out. We really cover a lot of ground in this fun chat, I had a blast listening to Gaby’s perspective, and I know you will too. Enjoy!

Check out Gaby's podcast and instagram !

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Claire Wallace is an outdoor expedition guide and polar law specialist  who has made over 50 trips to the Arctic and Antarctic.  Claire has a fantastic story of finding her passion while actively traveling and searching for a career after college. In this conversation we not only talk about how she became an polar expedition guide, but also what she loves so much about the polar regions, what kind of experiences really change peoples lives and perspectives on conservation, and about her desire to motivate and inspire women to explore and work in the outdoors. She has some incredible stories and knowledge that I appreciated hearing and know you will too. Enjoy!

Check out more about what Claire is doing on her instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/cwallaaa/

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In this episode I talk with Oli Russell-Cowan, the founder of Rad Season, which is an event and accommodation planning company for festivals and events that lie a bit out of the mainstream. Oli has a strong passion for action sports and traveling and has found a calling in helping make these types of events that you might not hear about a bit more accessible, so that you might also be able to find and experience the people and culture of new places in a way you wouldn’t have known existed. We talk about how he became so passionate about these types of festivals, the journey he’s taken to starting Rad Season, about some of his favorite events he’s been to, and about his change in perspective as someone who grew up a bit more of a free spirit because of family and the pandemic. Oli has some awesome experiences and stories that I bet you’ll have fun hearing about, enjoy.

Check out more about Oli and Rad Season here:
https://radseason.com
https://www.instagram.com/radseason/
https://www.instagram.com/olirussellcowan/

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In this episode, I talk with Greg Akinbiyi. Greg is a former Duke football player, businessman and consultant, who I had the pleasure of connecting with through Ellen Leanse, another guest of this podcast on episode 2. We had a fantastic conversation over the phone somehow spanning masculinity, death and grieving, and success in just 30 minutes so I was really excited to get him on the podcast. Here, we talk about the journey he’s been on with a book he’s writing with the working title ‘Leaders Die First.’ Likewise we cover a wide range of topics I love to talk about, including the current societal discussion about what it means to be a man and how it relates to what it means to be human, about the frameworks we use to define success, and about using death as a framework for life, showing us the ways we might want to change our actions and perspectives on what is truly under our control in this moment. Greg is awesome to listen to and I’m grateful to have him on the podcast. Enjoy! 

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In this episode I talk with my longtime friend and future roommate Phillip White! Phil and I grew up in the Bay Area, California in the same classrooms, soccer teams, and friend groups. After going to different high schools, we ended up at the same university 1500 miles from home. Though we grew up with similar demeanors, we had fairly different experiences at college and Phil ended up leaving school two years later. In this episode we talk about hard work he put in to both start off his career before returning to college and to alleviate some of his own personal issues. That hard work is what led to the reflective, dedicated, and strong perspective he has now. Likewise we talk about the joys of focus, the impacts of social media, becoming independent, and both the importance and drawbacks of expressing the most authentic form of yourself.

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In this episode I talk with Gustavo Camolinga! Gus is the owner of McDermaid Painting in Mountain View California. When he was 16 years old he immigrated to the United States and began a new life of work away from family and friends back in Mexico. In this conversation we talk about Gus' path to the US, paying a coyote to lead him across the Mexico-United States border, the work he pursued as he learned English, the connections he made along the way that helped him establish himself, and his desire to build his own company. Likewise we talk about important of hard work, the attention that needs to be placed on how you spend your time, and the real, underlying reason for all the work we go through in life. Stay tuned to the end to hear what it is! I loved this conversation with Gus and I know you will too. Enjoy!

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