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Francis Tapon is an adventurer, author, and Harvard MBA who’s been to all countries in Africa and also in Eastern Europe. He was on a quest to learn what ideas he could bring back to America from these different parts of the world Francis also climbed the highest mountain in every African continent during his trip and met his wife Rejoice in Western Africa. What you’ll learn in this episode: What happened on Francis’ multi-year trip around Africa Learn about the laws and borders in Africa What kind of vehicle do you need to drive all over Africa? The story of how Francis got lost with his wife and brother-in-law in the dessert How Francis met his wife in Africa Quotes “We underestimate how hard it was for the explorers in the 19th Century who went to places.” – Francis Tapon “Wealth is a relative thing. Africa doesn’t feel wealthy to outsiders, but my wife felt rich growing up in Africa”- Francis Tapon “The thing that hurt Africa’s self-esteem more than anything else is the media; the television.”- Francis Tapon “You’ll feel blessed [when you visit Africa] because it’s a wonderful place to remind you [of your blessings].”- Francis Tapon “One thing we can learn from Africa – Africans are super good at forgiving.” – Francis Tapon “In general, borders [in Africa] had never been easier to travel.” – Francis Tapon Continue the Adventure Francis Tapon’s website Francis Tapon on Facebook Francis’ YouTube Channel

Dreamtime is one of the most powerful tools I teach my clients for growing their business. Using nightly dreamtime can be your secret weapon to making more money, having better relationships, creative problem solving, decision making, healing yourself, or faster manifestations. I’ve been using dreamtime for the last 5 years – initially to be able to go on adventures even while I couldn’t travel (because I was about to be a new dad) The global pandemic has enhance the powers of dreamtime because so many more people are sharing the same experience – it amplifies the collective unconscious I’ve had some amazing insights from dreams – which house to buy, which employee to hire, even co- dreaming with my son I’ve even had friends go on dates after guidance I got in dreamtime You can benefit from using your intent before bedtime – even if you usually never remember your dreams or don’t have lucid dreaming experience.

Today’s guest is the founder of Casa Galactica, Michael Thornhill, a retreat center in the Peruvian Amazon. We’re gonna hear how Michael went from substance addicted corporate headhunter to moving to founding this retreat center. This episode is significant because we get into the subject of childhood trauma and healing – Michael experienced ritual abuse as a child and Ayahuasca was a major part of his healing and recovery process form this. We talk about the widespread nature of trauma and what tools are available to help heal and move past such events. In the second part of the episode we get to experience Michael channeling the consciousness of a group of interdimensional beings – in this instance represented by the “Arcturian Collective” – I ask about Time, Dimensions, Densities, Pets, Love, and Astrology What you will learn in this episode: Michael’s healing journey from trauma. How ritual abuse leads to power derived from fear An introduction to sacred plant medicine Comparing the nature of cannabis vs. ayahuasca Ayahuasca as only one part of a much larger tradition The nuts and bolts on how Michael runs his retreat center. Michael’s interactions with the Shipibo shamans Channelling the Galactic Beings on the second part of the episode. Quotes “The plants have their own language which is transmitted through songs, and healing happens in these songs” – Michael Thornhill “You can hear the songs of the plants if you meditate with the plants.” – Michael Thornhill “The purpose of time is to learn things in a specific way – without time, it is difficult to process learning”- The Galactic Beings “The healing of trauma will give us the space to feel feelings we haven’t felt”- Michael Thornhill “What is important about healing trauma is that we don’t turn away. Blocking Pain also blocks love” – Michael Thornhill “You are going to have an easier time when you ask for help”- Michael Thornhill Continue the Adventure Casa Galactica Michael Thornhill Living the Law of One Episodes You Will Love Jackie Van Campen | Channeling the Beings of Light Beth Weinstein | Psychedelics, Sacred Medicines, and Business

Dylan Magaster Today’s guest is the YouTuber Dylan Magaster, who lives on a sailboat he bought, and travel the Mediterranean. Previously Dylan spend 2 years living in a van he converted, and before that was a backpacker. He made a deal with his mom that if he didn’t make it financially as a YouTuber in 5 years, he would quit and try something else. Before he hit it on the magic formula with his Florb YouTube Channel, Dylan had started 9 different YouTube channels – from Challenges, sketch comedy, travel vlogging to daily news and abandoned buildings. In one stretch he created a video each day for 70 days. When we connected for this interview Dylan and his boat the SV Arianrhod were in dry dock in Tunisia for repairs What you will learn in this episode: What it takes to make a successful YouTube video and channel The challenges of living on a sailboat vs. van life Different cultures around the Mediterranean sea How Dylan balances Youtube filming and production with sailing, travel and sailboat repairs Quotes “Living on the sea, you are constantly in an environment that wants to destroy you”- Dylan Magaster “When you understand how the wind works, you get to know a country’s geography better” – Dylan Magaster “The most important skill for YouTube is how to tell a story”- Dylan Magaster “If you don’t know where your limits are, you can’t push past them and you don’t grow”- Dylan Magaster “Having basic survival skills in important for everyone – it helps avoid existential angst” – Dylan Magaster “I love how so many countries have naps built into their work schedule”- Dylan Magaster “Dreaming and visioning is a skill…You can only dream to the limit of your imagination” – Dylan Magaster “You are way more capable than you think you are” – Dylan Magaster Continue The Adventure FLORB Youtube Channel Dylan Magaster YouTube Channel Dylan Magaster on Instagram

Today’s guest on the Derek Loudermilk Show is a former breakdancer, who has curated a massive Instagram network with 220 million followers, Zach Benson. Zach is the founder of Assistagram and he helps influencers, entrepreneurs, and celebrities grow and interact with their business. In this episode, he talks to us about his life as an Instagram travel influencer and how he sets up his relationship with luxury hotels around the world. You will also hear how Zach became a breakdancer and made his way to be featured on TV multiple times on “So you think you can dance” What you’ll learn in this episode: How to connect with other influencers and celebrities to grow your business. What is working to grow in an Instagram right now The secret influencer ecosystem where everyone wins New ways to over-deliver value to collaborators The specific flow of new customers from Zach’s Instagram to a Forbes article to a lead magnet to a chat to a Facebook group How to create a value stack of multiple offers If you should buy an Instagram account with lots of followers Quotes “If you want a high growth business, you have to make people feel loved and respected” – Zach Benson “Giving gifts to people with big audiences saves money and makes money”- Zach Benson “I try to find other people that are way better than me”- Zach Benson “I work from ‘How can I complete blow these hotels away and have them say WOW, you have done your homework?”- Zach Benson “Help people that are another level above you”- Zach Benson Continue the Adventure Assistagram Zach on Instagram Other Episodes You Will Love How Instagram is Changing the Way People Travel AOA 164 | Elise Darma | Driving Your Business With Instagram

It’s easier to be epic than it is to be average. I want to tell you that it is easier to be world class, it’s easier to do big, challenging, and amazing things than it is to simply be average. Look at people like Richard Branson. They jump out of an airplane before breakfast, and then they make a billion dollars. They make it look fun and easy- that could be what it would be like for you too! Because of our school system, we are all trained to simply know how it takes to pass. As a result, you think inside of the box– one that was set by other people for you. Until you start thinking outside the box, you’ll never start thinking outside of the box. When you start thinking bigger and taking on much bigger challenges, you’re going to get the fire and motivation inside your belly. You are going to get so much momentum. You will start seeing things happening, things that you never would have expected to happen if you stayed with the normal, average course. “The universe is conspiring to help you.” – Paulo Coelho Take for example, Oliver White. He is a fishing guy who, all of a sudden, decided that he wanted to explore rivers and fish that have never been caught by fly fishing before. Not only that, he wanted to teach the local people how to create a sustainable lodge and a fishing industry for themselves. Nobody has ever thought of doing that before! But now, he is featured all over media. People are behind his mission, and he created so much momentum. There was a time I wanted to raise money for my birthday, so I approached the organizers of a local mansion party. I told them that I wanted them to host this party for me and raise money for charity. They said yes, and it was the biggest party that they had ever thrown, and the most successful for all of us. As soon as you start thinking unreasonably – outside the box – amazing things start happening for you. While everybody else is competing for the same average slice of pie. My friend Chase Boehringer just set the world record for highest motorcycle. He had more than 75 people and businesses who sponsored this expedition. He asked them for help, and they were on board. They were excited to support this big, world record project. How can you start thinking bigger? If you have been thinking average your whole life, start with this line of thinking: What would I do if I had the support of celebrities, or billionaires, or all my friends? What would I do if I knew that I couldn’t fail? What would I do if somebody gave me a hundred million dollars to make this thing a reality? What would I do if I stopped being reasonable? It takes some time to change your thinking. It takes time asking the right questions to open your thinking. It’s a creative process. Even then when you come up with a big, exciting, scary, audacious idea, your ego is going to tell you not to do it to try to keep you safe. The Australians have this thing called “tall poppy syndrome”. It’s going to tell you not to grow above the crowd or you will get chopped off. Keep your head down, work hard, and stay in your lane. This is backwards thinking – we all know people who work hard for a long time and have anything to show for it. And this used to be me. So, start changing the questions you are asking to yourself. What happens if you don’t start taking big and bold actions? You are just going to be right where you are. More and more people are going to try and do the same thing competing for scarce resources, and trying to be average. You are going to lose momentum and run out of steam. Your business is going to hit these plateaus. How long will you be able to sustain that? You are going to be limited by the constraints of being average. Start being unreasonable. Start practicing thinking outside the box. Start changing the questions that you ask for yourself so that you can expand the challenges that you can take on. Go from zero to one, as Peter Thiel said in his book. It is creating something from nothing. Go so big and so new that it gets exciting and people get on board and have a mission, and then use your resourcefulness and see what you are really made of and you are going to experience the full meaning of what it is to be you. Start changing your questions. Let yourself think bigger. Let yourself know that you can handle it. You can take on big challenges. It is going to be exciting. You have what it takes.

“Really asking yourself ‘what do I want?’ is super important.” – Darcy Gaechter Today’s guest on the Art of Adventure podcast is the athlete, kayaker, author, and businesswoman, Darcy Gaechter. Darcy is the first woman to kayak the Amazon source to sea. She shares this great adventure in her book, Amazon Woman. In this episode, Darcy shares how she got into kayaking and where her constant “yes” to whatever she is offered has brought her. She tells us how she started- from her business, getting fired from it, and eventually getting back, to her taking the alternative path and finding true happiness in kayaking at the same time breaking free from the pressure of conformity. Darcy gets to share with us her the struggles and preparation leading to their 148-day epic adventure kayaking through Amazon with her boyfriend Don and their client, Midge, who himself has an interesting background. Darcy also tells us how writing the book was the hard part, and she gives us insights as to why this was so. What you’ll learn in this episode: What is it that allowed Darcy to keep choosing what she wants to do versus what other people are expecting. Where Darcy gets her drive from. What it was like for Darcy growing up. Whether Darcy’s identity changed the way she sees herself. What led Darcy to stick to kayaking and her relationship with this potentially lethal sport. What it was like writing her book How Darcy’s trip to the Amazon changed her life. Quotes: “Part of this whole process for me was trying to force myself to be comfortable with my life because I am happy about it and my only unhappiness from my life choices stems from what I perceive to be other people’s judgments of it and so I have been making a real effort not to worry about them.” – Darcy Gaechter “I prioritize my own happiness.” – Darcy Gaechter “If you know what you want, you should consider yourself lucky.” – Darcy Gaechter “Really asking yourself what do I want is super important.” – Darcy Gaechter “Just really working hard on finding peace with what you want to do and chasing after it, is going to be the most fulfilling way to go through life because if you do everything you are supposed to do and at the end of the day realize that you didn’t do one thing that you wanted, it’s not going to make for a happier fulfilling life.” – Darcy Gaechter “At the end of the line, if I can say like I follow my true path even though I let others down because I didn’t do what they expected I would do, I think I would be happier for it.” – Darcy Gaechter “I encourage you to figure out what it is that you want and chase after it at all costs” – Darcy Gaechter Continue the Adventure: Darcy Gaechter Facebook @darcygaechter Small World Adventures Facebook @smallworldadv Kayak the Amazon Other Episodes You Will Love: Paul Kuthe | Sea Kayak Surfing Pioneer Johan Ernst Nilson | The Activist Adventurer Sean Conway | Adventurer Extraordinaire | Adventure is a State of Mind

Today’s guest on the Art of Adventure podcast is the channel and medium, Jackie Van Campen. As a medium, Jackie can talk with those who have transitioned over, or who have passed on. As a channel, she gets information from beings from higher dimensions. Jackie also happens to be my cousin-in-law. We were sitting next to each other at a family reunion recently and I got really excited about her work as a channel and wanted to bring that experience to you! In this episode, we dig into the world of channeling. To those who are unfamiliar, the practice of channeling is when a person’s voice/mind/body is allowed to be a vehicle for another conscious being – in Jackie’s case, Beings of Light, for the purpose of communication. Here, Jackie takes us through an actual channeling and you to experience it with her. We get to listen to the message about stepping up, finding our purpose and doing our part, and the value of empathy towards others. If you haven’t experienced channeling, then this is going to open your eyes to a new world of possibility. This is a very fascinating episode. In the first half, Jackie will walk us through what it was like for her to start experiencing channeling and how she accepted that these other beings are able to interact with and speak through her. In the second half, we are going to hear Jackie go into her channeling state. What you’ll learn in this episode: How Jackie describes channeling. How Jackie began channeling and what her influences were that led to her channeling. The ways to learn channeling and how many people out there are also channeling. What happens when Jackie channels. What it is like to be the person who is channeling. A message and conversation with the Beings of Light that Jackie channels. Quotes: “I think we all have this ability, it’s just a matter of, are we open to allow our self to channel.” – Jackie Van Campen “Become curious about your role. What are you being asked to do at this time? Sit with this question every day.” – The Beings of Light “This is an opportune time to step up and to stand in your power.” – The Beings of Light “Let go of your small thinking. Let go of the fear that you are not enough to make a difference.” – The Beings of Light “The ultimate truth is that human beings are being called to dispel the cloak they’ve been wearing, the cloak that keeps them hidden from their own potentiality.” – The Beings of Light “It is important to be aware of what is to come so that you can position yourself in ways to help your fellow human beings.” – The Beings of Light Continue the Adventure: Jackie VanCampen Facebook Instagram Illuminating Souls – Laurel Bleadon-Maffie

“You have to think outside the box, you can’t think like everybody else.” – Debbie Arcangeles Today’s guest on the Art of Adventure podcast is the creator of The Offbeat Life, Debbie Arcangeles. Debbie has a podcast of the same name and is also a best selling author. In this episode, we will dig into how Debbie was able to achieve a rapid success as a travel influencer. She shares with how she was able to monetize her podcast really quickly, how she partners with brands, her collaborations and partnerships, and how she thinks outside the box. Debbie is persistent and she is good with finding opportunities where you normally wouldn’t see them. She is a constant learner. She goes for something that she is not good at and then she wants to be really good at it and then think how she can make herself be better. In the future, she sees herself creating more online products and giving people more information, not just podcasting but with their business. Debbie always tells people in remote work to go into different streams of income. She shares her experience with her work and how she got to work with different brands. She reveals to us her ninja skills for finding the right brands to partner with, including her strategy with Facebook ads. Debbie also lets us in to a story about that pivotal moment when she finally decided to be where she is right now. This is really a fun episode where you will learn a ton of things that you will be able to take and use directly in your business.   What you’ll learn in this episode: Debbie’s streams on income and how much, in terms of percentage, she earns from these. What Debbie realized when she started her remote lifestyle. Why Debbie is picky with accepting different work and who she collaborates with. How Debbie got to work with brands and how these brands reached out to her. How the marketing Debbie did for herself helped her extend her reach to different people. Debbie shares impressive details about her strategies, from her routine and her pitching. Debbie’s objectives for her business and her progression. How Debbie came up with the idea of turning free into money. Quotes: “Be super persistent. A no is not a no, it’s just maybe later. So, take those no’s and go with it, cause they’re awesome!” – Debbie Arcangeles “If you are not feeling productive, it’s okay. Give yourself space and time to do that.” – Debbie Arcangeles “Nothing in the beginning comes easy. We all go through our struggles, even the people who look super successful.” – Debbie Arcangeles “I had to turn something off in order to get everything I want.” – Debbie Arcangeles “Although my dreams were coming true, the other part of it, which was my relationship to the people I love, also had to come along with it in order for me to be truly happy. Without one or the other, it just wouldn’t make me complete as a person.” – Debbie Arcangeles “Always create a package for yourself.” – Debbie Arcangeles “You have to think outside the box, you can’t think like everybody else.” – Debbie Arcangeles “It’s about connecting. It’s about giving value to other people. It’s about win-win for everybody.” – Debbie Arcangeles “I always think about these No’s as a learning experience.” – Debbie Arcangeles Continue the Adventure: The Offbeat Life Instagram How to Create a Podcast

Sometime I can’t believe Billionaires will go on a podcast with a shirtless guy on the cover… We are celebrating Episode 300! When I first started this podcast, I said I was going to make 300 episodes. Now, it has been about six years, and I can hardly believe that it’s finally here! What I have Learned From 300 Episodes My identity and the identity of this podcast have been intertwined when I first came up with the name, The Art of Adventure. It started with the blog. I talked about it with people and they started associating me as “Mr. Adventure“. That forced me to become more adventurous. This show has evolved and progressed. Back when I started, I was trying to learn how to travel the world, live abroad, and earn a living- basically live a life of adventure. The podcast started with me, interviewing my friends, and eventually developed a cohesive model and created a well-defined show with guests who talk about adventure, metaphysics, peak performance, and business. In the beginning, I did not really know how to interview, how to produce a podcast, and how to find the right guest. I had to learn as I went. If you track the changes in the world and the changes in my life, and you overlay that on the podcast, there are all these different phases of life that I experienced while we had this continuity of a podcast through 300 episodes. You might be able to see where I’m coming from as the host, in what questions I ask, and the kind of guests I’m bringing on the show. What is cool is that I don’t really know what I’d get from these podcasts. I have taken so many ideas from guests. I am now a business coach, because of the influence I had from a guest. From a cycling coach, to a podcast coach, I finally decided on expanding to be a business coach. A guest also suggested that I turn the ideas I get from the podcast and turn them into a book, which, eventually became the Superconductors. Right now, I am working on a book with adventure stories, taking some of the greatest and wildest adventure stories from the podcast. I have grown my Instagram account from ideas I got from guests, too. I also learned to ask more and more audacious things and make “unreasonable requests” in asking for big things. These guests have brought so many ideas that I have incorporated in my life, travels, business, family, and relationships. It has been such an amazing access point, as the host. I hope it has been as well, for you, because when you apply these ideas, such big and dramatic things happen for you and your life. The really important part is that you don’t have to get it perfect, but you do need to go and try it. You can learn these concepts, but until you go and try using them, you don’t really know the knowledge, or understand how everything works. Right until you go through the experience, you can’t ever know what it’s like until you do it. Now I can say, I’m a podcaster and I’m not planning on stopping. This is one of the best parts of my business and of my life. I am motivated to continue improving the show and getting these guests on. I want to take this a step further and look at what kind of collaborations and win-win scenarios I can create with my guests. Most of my guests have some mission trying to make the world a better place in their own unique way. If we approach with the idea of how can we co-create together and look at creating win-win scenarios, then I think that is really what is going to help progress our planet, us as humanity, and really looking at how I can help and serve other people. The podcast shapes my identity, but my identity is what allows me to keep podcasting. The Original Podcast Cover Art When We Launched in 2014 When we started this show, what we discovered is the four pillars which I rely on when I coach entrepreneurs. The metaphysics, which is the spiritual side and the newest pillar. Then there’s the business skills, where we dig into the minds of the thought leaders and learn the business skills needed. Then we look at this overarching theme of what allows these people who set world records or billionaires be the best in the world, that is, the mental and psychological aspects of what they are doing. I call this the Leap Methodology. This is a move towards what I call Quantum Entrepreneurship, that is harnessing not just business skills but alignment with the greatest good for yourself and the universe to create businesses that both teaches you the lessons and allow you to progress right through your own hero’s journey. Cover Art Number 2 – I did not like this one – not adventurous enough! Entrepreneurship and adventure are such amazing tools to really have these range of experiences to grow and develop as yourself. They are also perfect outlets where one can contribute to the benefit of the rest of humanity. What drives this podcast is my interest in the best information, stories, ideas that are going to help humanity move away from this ego-driven I-need-to-grab-everything-that-I-can to an economy, culture, society, of service to other people. Also, in a way, I hope that we find joy and move towards things that we really want to be doing that really light us up. We also get to find what we are called to do- what our mission is and what we really feel we want to change in the world. When we find that sweet spot then it is so easy to wake up in the morning and pour our energy  into our projects, our business, and into making the world a better place. I want to thank you for listening and for the amazing guests that have come on the show. It’s really a pleasure to know that the people are out there and take value from this content. To more episodes! Let’s all go out there, and be adventurous. This was a great movie about podcasting?

Today’s guest on the Art of Adventure podcast is a spiritual business coach, and my good friend, Beth Weinstein. Beth is of the leaders in the world of plant medicine and psychedelics - and how we can use these to anhance our lives and business. She is the founder of the groundbreaking conference, “Psychedelics, Sacred Medicines, and Purpose”, along with the world experts on the field. In this episode, Beth talks about the huge exploding potential and rebirth of psychedelics. She shares how she was able to start talking more publicly about her trips and experiences and get to freely share about the medicine path. She also dives into how she helps people utilize her spiritual knowledge and experiences for their business growth. Beth will also take us through her personal journey – how she first became an entrepreneur. She was in the design world, and her first business had nothing to do with coaching at all! Beth is a great storyteller and you are going to love her perspective on how her life and career progressed and evolved as she opened up and followed her spiritual path. What you’ll learn in this episode: How Beth started as an entrepreneur.How Beth knew that it was time to publicly speak about psychedelics and plant-based medicine in her business.How Beth helped other find their true purpose and thrive in their business.Beth’s experiences before she accidentally fell into coaching.Beth’s memorable travel experience on dieta in the jungles of South America Quotes: "If you don't change, the universe will do it for you""The way it works is that the medicine gives you what you need""There is no more reason to hide behind a mask" Continue the Adventure: Beth WeinsteinFacebookInstagramTwitter You Will Also Like: Ashley Wiegand | Using Neurofeedback for Peak Performance Robert Waggoner | The Wild World of Lucid Dreaming

Today’s guest on the Art of Adventure podcast is the founder of Nomad Cruise, Johannes Voelkner. Johannes started travelling when the term digital nomad did not even exist yet. He is the founder of the very first digital nomads Facebook group that still exists and grows at present. In this episode, Johannes shares what digital nomadism is and where it is going as movement or a trend, and how it has affected the planet and humanity as a whole. He then takes us to the Nomad Cruise, how it started, why it was created, the organization behind it, and what goes on inside the cruise. Johannes also opens our eyes as to the reality of being a digital nomad and the importance of having a community where you can run home to after all the travel. He tells us that if we want to try being a digital nomad, go ahead, but don’t overcomplicate and don’t change your entire life before going anywhere! On the Nomad Cruise What you’ll learn in this episode: What digital nomadism is and where it going as a movement or a trend. How Nomad Cruise started and why it was created.What happens inside the Nomad Cruise. Johannes’ other business aside from the Nomad Cruise.What digital nomads need.How Johannes spends his time in between cruises. The skills needed to rebuild a network quickly in a new place.The amazing possibilities when living a digital nomad life and the wild preparations involved.How he runs his businessHow digital nomadism is changing the way work gets done. Quotes:  "In the beginning, being a digital nomad felt very lonely because not many people were doing it"- Johannes Voelkner"Almost every person has benefitted economically from being on the Nomad Cruise"- Johannes Voelkner"Now, I believe it is important to have one base - to be a part-time digital nomad"- Johannes Voelkner"I predict people will leave the cities and move to smaller towns because they can work from anywhere"- Johannes Voelkner"Every day on the cruise, you notice how community builds"- Johannes Voelkner Continue the Adventure: Facebook Global Digital Nomad Network Nomad Cruise Nomad Cruise on Facebook Nomad Cruise on Instagram You will also love these episodes: Estela Kun | Creating Freedom X Fest – How To Organize a Major International Festival Eleven Rants and Lessons from Four Years as a Digital Nomad Five-Minute Friday | Digital Nomad Progression

"What better adventure could you possibly have than speaking WHO you want to BE into existence.” – Garrison Cohen Today’s guest on the Art of Adventure podcast is the amazing storyteller and master speaker, my friend and returning guest, Garrison Cohen. Speeches and stories can be judged by the impact they make on their audience. Garrison helps his clients stand on stage and feel the power of their truth - and speak in a way that other people can see and receive that powerful message. Garrison works with CEOs to craft speeches that really capture who they are, why they are doing what they are doing, how they see their work is impacting the world in a positive way. In this episode, Garrison takes me through part of his process - asking questions, as he digs into better ways that I could tell my origin story. Garrison creates stories with such depth and he also brings a team of so many experts who assist in this story-telling process, which is completely unique. Garrison has created a whole system which can be used not just for speaking but can also be applicable to many entrepreneurs, marketers, and thought leaders. What you’ll learn in this episode: Garrison’s first public speaking experience.How Garrison created his business. How Garrison's business is structured around helping people create better stories. How to tap into who you are to effectively convey your personal story.Garrison’s Rocketship system.The skills required and what it takes to be a good speaker Quotes: “I realized I had the ability to tell someone’s story far better than they ever could.” – Garrison Cohen “It takes all the stepping stones that we’ve traversed in our lives that brings us up to who we are now and illuminate them in a way that allows us to see what our path has been. It allows us to see where we came from, where we are, what got us there, and who life is designing us to be.” – Garrison Cohen“What better adventure could you possibly have than speaking who you want to BE into existence.” – Garrison Cohen“The answer is not to add more things to who you are, but it is about letting go of more things in the way of who you are.” – Garrison Cohen“It’s not about being the best, most proficient speaker in the world. It is about knowing how to speak from the deepest level of authenticity of yourself. And that’s actually what makes some of the best speeches ever.” – Garrison Cohen Continue the Adventure: Garrison Cohen Garrison on Facebook

Today’s guest on the Art of Adventure podcast is the astrologer, teacher, and sojourner, Dara Dubinet. Here, Dara talks about astrogeography or astrocartography – the astrology of a place on the planet. Dara also shares about the north node and how you can find your purpose in life by learning about it. Dara explains that each person has their own astrology. Wherever the planets are, they affect us at the moment of our birth. These astrological bodies also affect us wherever we are. Intuitively, there are times that you don’t want to go to a certain place. With the study of your own astrogeography, you will understand why you have that feeling. Conversely, you will also understand why you always dream of going somewhere. Now you know that a certain place holds a specific energy for you. In this episode, Dara reads my astrogeography. Through this, she will enlighten us that each person has his or her own astrology and when combined with your exact location on the planet, you are going to experience a different set of vibrations. It is actually a map or record of what you would be experiencing as you pass through different fields on the planet. What you’ll learn in this episode: How astrology works and the science of astrologyAn introduction on astrogeography and how it worksHow we are affected by astrology and our specific locationWhat the north node isThe application of astrogeography on the things that you want to achieve Continue the Adventure: Dara Dubinet Instragram Youtube

Today’s Interview on the Art of Adventure podcast is part of our series on cutting edge modalities, health metaphysics, and peak performance. Our guest is the founder of the Neurotherapy Center of St. Louis, Dr. Ashley Wiegand. According to Dr. Wiegand, her brain-based approach on counselling addresses the underlying biological patterns related to the individual’s concerns, while also looking at habits, perception, and interpersonal environment. Dr. Wiegand uses the specialized treatments of biofeedback and neurofeedback to help shift away from stuck patterns towards better functioning, growth, and change. Neurofeedback can be used for performance enhancement in healthy individuals, but it can also be used for dealing with dysfunctions like PTSD, anxiety, and EDD. It basically helps your brain spend more time in a desired state. In this episode, you’ll hear about my experience with Dr. Wiegand because I recently went to have a visit with her. We picked a protocol that I could use to enhance my performance. Right now, we are in a point where we are starting to understand the brain more and we are developing this technology in monitoring the brainwave activity and being able to pinpoint what’s going on in there. What you’ll learn in this episode: What neurofeedback and biofeedback areThe exact protocol we used when I was in Doctor Wiegand’s laboratory.What my experience was with neurofeedback and the resultsHow you can apply and take advantage of neurofeedback and biofeedback How to achieve peak potential, push your limits, and optimize your brain, applying this modality Quotes:  "Neurofeedback will help you shift into a state as desired" - Dr. Ashley Wiegand"Fire flickers in a delta frequency - that is why it is so calming" - Dr. Ashley Wiegand Continue the Adventure: Neurotherapy Center of St. Louis Muse Headband (what I used) Mynd Lift Neurofeedback training software (What I used) Psychology Today

The Morning After The Snowstorm This is the story of what I learned from getting caught in a snowstorm when things could have gone seriously wrong. The sun has just set, it’s a snowstorm. We’re at 10,000 feet, it’s getting dark, the snow is sticking to our skis. We don’t have a map and we were still several miles from the fire tower that we are supposed to be staying for the night. We are in the middle of the Montana wilderness and we have just dug ourselves out of another hole because we have fallen off the trail into neck-deep snow. This was about ten years ago in Montana and the reason we were caught in this situation in the first place was because of a comedy of errors. They say accidents don’t happen because of one mistake, but it is usually a series of little mistakes that lead to a big catastrophe. We were very close to a big catastrophe! We had to drive a couple of hours into the mountains. We rented skis and found that they had given us two right boots. It was far too late to head back to town to return the boots and come back to the trail head and head to the fire tower. We were committed to making it to the fire tower so we decided to go ahead with the mismatched boots. We took the 15-mile route to the mountains. Everything started off great. When you are in shape and a seasoned outdoor person, sometimes you overestimate your abilities and you don’t come prepared. I was not prepared! We didn’t have a map and we had the wrong equipment. I far overestimated our ability to get to the top. I estimated, three to four hours, with breaks, to get up there. But, after six hours, we were still halfway! We also knew that the fire road was going to end and we were going to have to do the last three miles across open terrain to get to this fire tower. This perfect storm of bad things started happening. One, the snow was coming down. It was causing our skis to become sticky with snow. All of a sudden, the skis became heavy. So, we had to take them off and walked on the snow but it was not a good solution. We slowed down to one mile an hour. The sun was setting and we couldn’t see the trail anymore. Luckily, snowmobilers had gone and packed down the surface of the snow a week or a day prior. So if we stayed within this narrow three-foot wide path, we wouldn’t collapse down into the snow. And if we took one step off, we’d fall down into this deep powder, which was exhausting. It was very treacherous. It was very dark, and things were getting really dicey. Here’s what was going through my head that time: whenever I would think about getting stuck out there, we could build a snow cave or we could just wait it out until morning. Or what happens if one of us gets injured, or if we would run out of food and water? I was starting to get worried. So, I forced myself to not worry. It helped showcase my thought pattern in a really treacherous situation. I often refer back to this thought patterns when I am testing myself and taking risks, whether in business, or socially. I’m thinking back on that really tough physical challenging situation. I knew that I was fit and well-trained as an athlete, so I was confident that my body could keep going if only I could manage my energy well and I kept a positive attitude. So I was consciously directing my thoughts to keep myself in the present moment and that really was just keeping one foot after the other trying to stay on this little trail. On the way up, we downloaded this app, so we had a GPS of the series of trails. But because we were out too long, the batteries on our phone started to drain. So what we would do, was, in the dark, we would take out the phone, power it on really quick and check the trail and quickly power the phone back off and keep it in our jackets, to keep the heat. We would then poke our way through this trail. Finally, after several hours, we see this light and we know that this was the fire tower. Our friends were there

Today’s guest on the Art of Adventure podcast is the author, coach, endurance athlete, and co-host of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Molly Hurford. Her latest book, the Shred Girls, is a series which encourages young girls to enjoy and be interested in the world of biking. She is also the creator of The Outdoor Edit. In this episode, Molly shares ideas on how to get sponsorships. She explains the importance in choosing the right sponsorship fit for you, and the ways how to get them, and eventually create a good relationship with these sponsors. Her book, The Athlete’s Guide to Sponsorhip, discusses the issues on how to successfully get sponsors that are actually worth having. Listen and learn from Molly as she opens about her own experience, not only in sponsorships, but also with her coaching and her passion for writing as well. What you’ll learn in this episode: How to establish relationship with people that could give sponsorships in the futureHow to get sponsorsThings you should and should not do in order to get sponsorshipsChoosing the right sponsors fit for you Molly’s personal experiences in getting sponsorships Quotes: "Sponsors don't care about what you need, they care about what you can help them with" - Molly Hurford"What value do you bring to a sponsor?"- Molly Hurford"Be careful when a brand approaches you - would you actually buy their product?"- Molly Hurford"Do your homework - who are you trying to get in touch with?"- Molly Hurford"I was getting frustrated with the sponsorship mistake young athletes were making"- Molly Hurford"There has never been a better time to be a woman getting sponsorship"- Molly Hurford Continue the Adventure: The Outdoor Edit The Consummate Athlete Podcast Instagram Facebook

Today, on the Art of Adventure podcast, we have a returning guest, the professional adventurer and founder of The Bucketlist Lifestyle, Chase Boehringer. In this episode, Chase gets to share the full story of his adventure on how he went on to break another Guinness world record in Chile. He takes us through the entire process of what it took him to set this world record – from the beginning, when he was keeping it a secret, up to the final push, plus all the crazy stuff in between. It was a true test of resourcefulness for him. As a kid, Chase loved motorcycles. Growing up, he discovered his passion for travel. Travelling and motorcycles therefore were two of his most favorite things in the world, so he found it really fitting to embark on this adventure. He initially thought it was going to be easy, but after getting the permit and gear, 30 days before the trip, he still had nothing he really needed! It was not looking good. Still, he had a deep knowing that it would really work out. He asked for help from friends and their connections, and in the next two weeks, he was set! Today, we celebrate with Chase as just days ago, Guinness confirmed that he now holds the world record for highest altitude by stock motorcycle at 19,324 feet on the world’s highest volcano. What you’ll learn in this episode: Chase’s adventure tripsWhy Chase decided to attempt to break another world recordWhy Chase initially kept everything a secretHow Chase prepared for the journeyChase’s resourcefulness in finding the right connections to support him in his attempt at the world record Quotes:  "I asked at least 75 people for help to make this expedition happen" - Chase Boehringer"There was no option - either ask for help or not make it"- Chase Boehringer"If you are not 100% excited about what you are doing, you will fail"- Chase Boehringer"Self esteem comes from doing the hard thing"- Chase Boehringer"Pain, suffering, and failure are the greatest things to happen to a young person"- Chase Boehringer Chase in Action Continue the Adventure: The Bucketlist Lifestyle Chase Boehringer on Facebook Chase Boehringer on Instagram

Today’s guest on the Art of Adventure podcast is an avid journaller, comedian, writer, and mountaineer, David Mauro. During his adventures climbing the seven summits, David kept daily journals. A compilation of his journals eventually led to his fun and quirky book, The Altitude Journals. The way he puts it, it is a seven-year journey from the lowest point in his life to the highest point on earth. David has summited all the Seven Summits but does not really consider himself a climber. He was not born a mountaineer. Interestingly, David is a financial planner and he used to be part of a comedy improv where he has worked with some of the best in the business. David also shares about how a recurring dream had led him to a great decision in his life. In this episode, and in his book too, David’s storytelling is well woven, and you will get to see the quirky comedy writer that he is. You will also get to learn deep life lessons from a mountaineer who has climbed all the tallest mountains and how David sends a message that we should all find joy in the little things. What you’ll learn in this episode: David talks about relationships with yourself and with othersDavid’s view on love and natureHow setting goals and thinking about these and being in the moment can affect youHow to deal with risk and painHow David started his climbing adventures and eventually writing his book Quotes: “Fear of failure holds us back in a lot of things, big or small, all throughout your life.” – David Mauro “When you literally feel that you have nothing left to lose, you are bulletproof!” – David Mauro “You have to go into the experience with an open mind and heart and jus trust that it will make sense at some point.” – David Mauro “Love is not a creation of the man-made world; it is a creation of nature and you’ve got to play by nature’s rules. Which means, if you are going to experience the fullness of beauty or love, you’re going to have to accept personal risks.” – David Mauro “Nature says that the return is commensurate with the risk. And if you risk yourself completely, the reward will be on a scale that is unimaginable.” – David Mauro “Sometimes it takes someone outside the problem to understand it.” – David Mauro “Shared experiences are the most valuable.” – David Mauro Continue the Adventure: David J. Mauro The Altitude Journals Twitter Other Episodes You Will love: Johan Ernst Nilson | The Activist Adventurer Jeff Shapiro | Wingsuit BASE Jumper, Paragider, and Climber | Chasing Your Bliss

Today’s guest on the Art of Adventure podcast is a friend and fellow travel podcaster, Ladan Jiracek. Ladan hosts the long-time podcast, Travel Wisdom, which brings in guests and discusses how travelling makes you wiser. He has been to more than a hundred countries and we met in some of these. We started our podcasts in about the same time, and in our shows, we interview guests as we learn about their adventures. This time, Ladan and I decided to interview each other. In the first episode from this series, we catch up and give updates on each other’s lives. Ladan is a laboratory technician in the University of Florida and currently taking up his Ph.D. He is also the creator of the Neural Implant Podcast, wherein people from different fields share about the topics and breakthroughs in the field of brain implants. As he says it, discovery and research are parts of what he must do in order to stay sane! Ladan and I have traded courses together, lived together, and travelled together. Now, he is slowing down his travelling. We decided to have this hero’s journey episode and share the reasons why we are slowing down on travelling and the lessons we learned along the way.   What you’ll learn in this episode: How and why we decided on taking up our Ph.D.’sWhat Ladan’s current project is aboutWhat Ladan’s realizations are after years of travelThe similar interests Ladan and I shareA discussion on past lives, dreams, and the subconscious Quotes: "I will believe anything you say you have done" - Me to Ladan Continue the Adventure: Travel Wisdom Podcast Facebook Twitter Derek and Ladan in Bali - Our 4th Country!