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Chris McDougall - Writing Untold Stories about Running and Amazing Human Performance Oct 18, 2017

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Chris’s Wild Idea: To explore the limits of human potential, and to write amazing stories about it.

Chris McDougall is the author of the bestselling books, Born to Run and Natural Born Heroes. His first book spawned the barefoot running movement and altered the running shoe industry forever. It’s also being made into a movie starring Matthew McConaughey.

Natural Born Heroes dives into the history of how every-day citizens and amazing athletes on the island of Crete withstood the German forces during World War II. This is the kind of thing he loves: finding amazing stories about less-known athletes achieving amazing feats, and digging in to learn about their strategies, training, diets, and more, then sharing them with readers.

In 2011, I traded Chris surf lessons for barefoot running lessons. Since then, Chris has become not only a great writing mentor, but also a friend. On this episode, we talked about his life since the success of his books, what techniques he learned while researching them (including movement based exercises used by the Cretans), why he may discourage you from becoming a writer, and why donkeys (yes donkeys) make great running partners. Chris is an amazing storyteller and I think that really comes through in this podcast.

Listen to this episode if:

You’ve read Born to Run or Natural Born Heroes.
You’re interested in the minimal running footwear revolution.
You want to shift your diet and improve your performance.
You’ve thought about moving to the country.
You’re a runner of any distance.
You want to be a writer.
You want to know how the heck he trains with donkeys.

For full show notes, including guest links and books mentioned during the episode, visit: http://wildideasworthliving.com/46

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Kimi Werner - Slowing Down to Have Magical Encounters Underwater Oct 11, 2017

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Kimi’s Wild Idea: To practice sustainable hunting, spread the message about the importance of the ocean and make a living doing what she loves.

If you’ve heard of Kimi Werner, you’ve probably seen the picture or video of her gracefully swimming along, holding onto the dorsal fin of a great white shark. Kimi is fearless, and she’s a force of nature.

Growing up off grid in Hawaii, Kimi’s father taught her to free dive. She gave it up for years, then rediscovered it later in life and went on to become the national spearfishing champion, a chef, an award-winning artist, and sought-after speaker. Her work as an environmental advocate wasn’t always her goal, and her path has taken unexpected turns as she has built a career that combines many of her passions.

Kimi is a great storyteller, and she has some amazing stories to share with us, like her famous encounter with one of the biggest predators of the ocean, the magic that took her on a trip to the Azores, and the fearlessness of standing up for herself in asking for equal pay. Her biggest lessons she wants to share though are the power of trusting your gut, and slowing down in order to speed up.

Listen to this episode if:

You love the ocean.
You are interested in spearfishing.
You believe in equal pay and equal rights.
You want to learn to free dive.
You’re passionate about saving the ocean.
You believe in magic.

For full show notes, including guest links and books mentioned during the episode, visit: http://wildideasworthliving.com/45

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JP Sears - How to Live an Ultra Spiritual Life and Have a Sense of Humor Oct 04, 2017

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JP’s Wild Idea: To use humor to empower people to be the best versions of themselves.

JP Sears is a spiritual comedian, author, emotional healing coach, and a curious student of life. You may know him from his hilarious YouTube videos that feature great underlying messages about relationships, spirituality and how self-righteous we can be as groups -- whether we are yogis, vegans, raw foodies, or even ultra-spiritual people.

It took JP a while to find a way to use his humor for good, and he’s not afraid to make fun of his own lifestyle. His work is intended to empower people to be their best selves, and to live more meaningful lives.

On this episode, JP shares how he uses humor to talk about serious issues, his advice for living wildly, how to make a living using your passions, and the importance of getting out of your comfort zone.

Listen to this episode if:

You love to laugh.
You are in touch with your spiritual side (or want to be).
You like watching hilarious YouTube videos and comedians.
You’re a vegan or a meat eater.
You want to cultivate your own humor and use it for good.
You want to try some nootropics.
You want to become a better human.

For full show notes, including guest links and books mentioned during the episode, visit: http://wildideasworthliving.com/44

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Karen Rinaldi - Why Sucking at Something Can Turn Out Great and How to Publish Stories Sep 27, 2017

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Karen’s Wild Idea: To share bold, brave, wild stories, both her own and by others through books and essays with the world. Also, to embrace surfing at an older age, a sport that’s taught her why it’s so great to suck at something.

Karen Rinaldi is a writer, publisher, and the creator of Harper Wave, an imprint of Harper Collins that has published the work of three past guests: Jaimal Yogis, Mark Lukach and Steph Jagger. Karen has also published books by authors like Dave Asprey of the Bulletproof Coffee movement, Dr. Gundry of The Plant Paradox, and Tony Horton of P90X, to name a few.

In addition to her literary life, Karen is also a surfer. She started at age 40, and recently wrote an essay in the New York Times that every surf writer’s mom sent them (including my own) titled, “It’s Great to Suck at Something.” I loved her story, and all of her essays I’ve read. I also don’t have a lot of mentors that are females, writers, publishers, and surfers, so when I find someone like Karen, I have to share her knowledge.

Karen talks about her perspective on surfing, why it’s important to suck at something, the difference between a good adventure and a great story, how to get published, and the books you should be reading.

Listen to this episode if:

You suck at surfing (or anything, really).
You like trying new things, no matter how good you think you’ll be.
You’re an avid reader.
You want to write a book and get published.
You love the Modern Love column in the New York Times.
Your family is important to you.

For full show notes, including guest links and books mentioned during the episode, visit: http://wildideasworthliving.com/43

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Ari DeLashmutt - Confronting Fear Hundreds of Feet in the Air on a Highline Sep 20, 2017

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Ari’s Wild Idea: To cross canyons and mountains hundreds of feet in the air. To highline at challenging locations, and to apply lessons of life learned in the air to life on the ground.

Ari (pronounced Air-ee) DeLashmutt is a professional highliner, skier, paraglider and an enthusiastic adventurer, who also hosts the How To Adventure Podcast. He lives a dream life, eager to spend most of his time in the air or on the mountains. I met Ari at the OutFound Festival in Oregon, and I love that he thinks outside of the box.

Ari has some incredible perspectives on life, fear, confidence, and failure. These are lessons he’s learned from spending so much time pushing the envelope, doing what he loves, and confronting fear in the face. He shares some of his best lessons learned from highlining, rigging ropes tethered to rocks in precarious locations, why play is so important, and so much more.

Listen to this episode if:

You want to challenge your notion of fear.
You’ve tried slacklining.
You love going on adventures.
You love traveling to beautiful, natural locations.
You want to try highlining.

For full show notes, including guest links and books mentioned during the episode, visit: http://wildideasworthliving.com/42

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Courtney Conlogue - How to be a Pro Surfer and Achieve Tough Goals Sep 13, 2017

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Courtney’s Wild Idea: To become a professional surfer, and to achieve tough goals in and out of the water.

Courtney Conlogue is a professional surfer on the World Surf League, currently ranked towards the top three on the women’s tour. Known for her powerful turns, positive attitude, work ethic, and incredible fitness capacity, she has an amazing ability to set goals and achieve them. Last year, she modeled naked for the Body issue in ESPN Magazine. She also missed a world title by one spot. On this episode, we talk about what you can learn from losing, how Courtney trains and sets goals, what she does when she achieves her goals, and her loves outside of the water.

Listen to this episode if:

You surf.
You want to achieve your goals.
You are interested in training, nutrition and fitness.
You love drinking coffee.
You’re an artist.
Your family is important to you.

For full show notes, including guest links and books mentioned during the episode, visit: http://wildideasworthliving.com/41

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Chris Guillebeau - Taking Your Side Hustle from Idea to Income Sep 06, 2017

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Chris’s Wild Idea: To interview people who have had successful side hustles, and to publish a book and podcast about it.

Chris Guillebeau is the New York Times bestselling author of The $100 Startup, The Art of Non-Conformity, Born For This, and The Happiness of Pursuit. His latest book, Side Hustle, which debuts September 19th, shows how to take your side hustle from an idea to a profitable business.

In addition to being an incredible writer, Chris visited all 193 countries by age 35. He is all about living the life you want, and not the life others expect you to have. He shares why he doesn’t believe you have to quit your job unless you want to, plus his favorite productivity tools.

Listen to this episode if:

You want to quit your job.
You have or have thought about starting a side hustle.
You want to travel the world.
You’ve read The $100 Startup or any of Chris’s other books.
You want to monetize your hobby.

For full show notes, including guest links and books mentioned during the episode, visit: http://wildideasworthliving.com/40

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Caroline Gleich - Climbing Mountains, Conquering Fears and Speaking Up to Protect Where We Play Outside Aug 30, 2017

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Caroline’s Wild Idea: To climb up huge mountains, ski down them, go on amazing adventures, and become an advocate for the environment and more.

Caroline Gleich is a professional ski mountaineer, adventurer, trail runner and activist. Based in Salt Lake City, Caroline recently became the first woman and fourth person to ski all 90 lines featured in “The Chuting Gallery,” a steep skiing guidebook to the Wasatch Range. A nature lover since birth, Caroline has used her voice as an athlete and an ambassador for brands like KEEN, Clif Bar and Patagonia to speak up about social and environmental issues like climate change, clean air, and cyber harassment. She’s graced the covers of magazines like Powder and Backcountry, appeared in multiple Warren Miller Films, and I even recently wrote about her in Outside Magazine.

On this episode, Caroline shares challenges and advice on being a woman in a burly man’s sport, training tips to climbing mountains and getting ready for an ultramarathon, how she handles fear and how she’s advocating for change.

Listen to this episode if:

You want to climb mountains.
You love skiing.
You’re passionate about environmental and justice issues.
You like confronting your fears.
You use social media to connect and be inspired by others.

For full show notes, including guest links and books mentioned during the episode, visit: http://wildideasworthliving.com/39

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Todd Glaser - How to Become a World-Renowned Surf Photographer Aug 23, 2017

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Todd’s Wild Idea: To take amazing pictures of waves and the athletes who ride them.

Todd Glaser is one of the most sought-after surf photographers in the world. As a staff photographer for Surfer Magazine since 2008, he’s earned more than a dozen covers. Today he takes photos on land and in the water with surfs stars like Kelly Slater, Jack Johnson, Rob Machado, and more.

Todd grew up in Solana Beach, California, competed as a body boarder, went to school for photography, and then immediately took his love of shooting his friends in the water, and turned it into a thriving career.

His work has appeared not only in sports publications like Surfer and Outside Magazine, but also in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, and the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Most recently, Todd took photos for the latest Taylor Steele Movie, Proximity, and just came out with a photography book around it that he self-published, and is currently shipping from his mom’s garage.

Listen to this episode if:

You love surfing.
You read surf and sport magazines.
You’re interested in photography and want to know how to take better photos.
You love being in the water.
You consider yourself a shy person.
You want to know how Todd can tread water for eight hours at a time.

For full show notes, including guest links and books mentioned during the episode, visit: http://wildideasworthliving.com/XX

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Zeppelin Zeerip - How to Go Far as a Snowboarder, Activist, and Filmmaker Aug 16, 2017

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Zeppelin’s Wild Idea: To share different perspectives of the public land debate through his latest documentary film, and inspire others to get outside.

Aside from having one of the most badass names ever, Zeppelin Zeerip is a pro snowboarder and activist, the author of Don’t Call Me a Gypsy, a producer and partner of WZRD Media, and co-founder of a grassroots snowboard competition called Occupy Pando.

For his latest project, Zeppelin is traveling around the U.S. to film for his upcoming documentary about the public land debate. He is passionate about preserving this land that everyone has access to, but he also knows the importance of hearing perspectives from all sides. We also go deep and talk about some of the loss he endured in his youth, and how that has affected his drive and motivation today.

Listen to this episode if:

You want to be a pro snowboarder.
You are passionate about the public land debate.
You’ve ever suffered loss.
You try to get outside every day.
You want to surround yourself with inspiring people.

For full show notes, including guest links and books mentioned during the episode, visit: http://wildideasworthliving.com/37

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