Work Life Play with Aaron McHugh

1. When you used to be adventures, what did you do? What did you love before you got married, had a family and got a big job?
2. What do you believe stands in your way today to reclaiming your adventurous spirit again?
3. How can you begin to choose differently in small increments to provide room for adventure again?

• Why I believe in the Trifecta of combining all three Work Life Play
• How "succeeding" in any one category of the trifecta is not sufficient
• Why work-life balance by itself lacks long term sustainability
• How running with a rock on the bottom of the ocean taught me to play
• Why Fantasy Football and watching TV on the weekends is not the same as living adventurously

• Learn about Yogi's inspiration from Emilio Esteves and Martin Sheen's trek in 2010 movie The Way.
• How this act of bravery has reshaped his perspective on the definition of a tough guy
• Everybody has a story that is worth listening to, Yogi coaches us on how to man-up and ask
• In Life everyone is dealt a hand of cards, listen how Unapologetic Curiosity is our power play card.

Microadventures: a refresh button for busy lives.

WHAT IS A MICROADVENTURE? (From Alastair Humphreys & www.microadventures.org) Adventure is the spirit of trying something new, trying something difficult. It is about enthusiasm, ambition, open-mindedness and curiosity. We all have to pragmatically juggle the commitments and constraints of our "real lives". But we can still have a microadventure. Getting out into the wild, if only for one night, is enjoyable, invigorating and important. Today's podcasts explores the small, easily accessible, bursts of adventure that can happen right out our front door regardless of our fitness, discretionary income or large amounts of time away from home.

Podcast Highlights:

• Bike tires rely on spokes to keep them balanced and "true".
• An imbalanced career is like a bike tire that isn't "true"; it's imbalanced, unsafe, and keeps you from finishing well.
• Our careers change, which is why we need to evaluate our careers with each new season.
• It's better to fix an imbalanced career now and be delayed than to go a long time on an imbalanced career trajectory.
• There are five spokes that balance your career:
  • The Work you do
  • The Company you work
  • The Compensation you earn
  • The Team you work with
  • The Relationship you have with your boss
• Take the time to grade each "spoke" of your career with a green light, yellow light, or red light.
• Get feedback from those closest to you to find where the balance is present or missing in your career.