Episode 80: Tina Dahmen - Tina Travels

Name: 80 Tina Dahmen Life Athletes, hello and welcome to episode 80 of the Life Athletics Podcast! Today’s guest Life Athlete is Tina Dahmen. Tina travels the world, working, studying, and helping others to do the same. She enjoys the hell out of life and focusses her being at doing just that. She traffics in stories and she wants to share yours on her site, here she shares some of hers.

Habit of Thought:

Live in a state of wonder.

“When I have a negative thought in my head... I’m able to punch this voice in the face and to kick it out of my head.”

Habit of Action: Always have a challenge.

Greatest area of strength: To make people happy and comfortable.

Training for this area:

Ask others to talk about themselves and to be positive.

Book:

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich - Timothy Ferriss

The Art of Happiness - Dalai Lama 

Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist - Brian L. Weiss

Contact:

www.takeatripwithtina.com www.worldstudytravels.com Twitter: @tiiinatravels Instagram: take_a_trip_with_tina Facebook: Take a trip with Tina

Episode 79 - Greg Smith: Guapo

Name: 79 Greg Smith Life Athletes, hello and welcome to episode 79 of the Life Athletics Podcast! Today’s guest Life Athlete is Greg Smith. Greg Smith is an english professor living and working in South Korea. I first met him as the best Ultimate frisbee player in the league where I was introduced to the sport. Over the years I got to know a man who strived to be his best self in all things. On the field, yes, but also and especially off of it. Watching how he and his wife have been raising their children, actively using the Ultimate frisbee community, was and is an inspiration. Greg joined me as he walked his dog one night in the hills of Daejeon South Korea.

Habit of Thought:

I’m curious and always looking to learn.

If something doesn’t work I’ll change it.

Habit of Action: I like to cross things off of lists.

Greatest area of strength:

I’m good at simplifying concepts and communicating challenging content.

Training for this area:

Find a way to understand it yourself.

Book:

Jitterbug Perfume - Tom Robbins

Kurt Vonnegut 

Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor E. Frankl 

Contact:

franksandbeans@gmail.com

Facebook : Greg Smith

twitter : @tesolsmith

Episode 78: Dr Hania Armengol ND - Ka Amaru

Name: 78 Dr. Hania Armengol ND Life Athletes, hello and welcome to episode 78 of the Life Athletics Podcast! Today’s guest Life Athlete is Dr. Hania Armengol ND. She has been practicing Naturopathy for more than 26 years and she specializes in cases where the western medical profession has given up on the patient. She does truly astounding work and I’ve watched her career closely as she’s also my mother. This is episode 78, and as I was born in 1978 and we are recording on this on my birthday I can’t think of anyone I’d be more proud to present to you now.

Habit of Thought:

When I hurt somewhere I think “This too shall pass.”

Habit of Action: Yoga, Qi Gong, eating good food.

Greatest area of strength: I don’t take no for an answer.

Training for this area:

Find the limiting beliefs that you have and release them.

Book:

You Can Heal Your Life - Louise Hay

Contact:

http://www.kaamaru.ca/contact-contact.html 

Episode 77: Andréa Paige - Live For Vitality

Name: 77 Andréa Paige Life Athletes, hello and welcome to episode 77 of the Life Athletics Podcast! Today’s guest Life Athlete is Andréa Paige.  Andréa  is a Bali-Based Naturopath, redefining health as living with maximum vitality. With depth, fire, unconditional presence and an unwavering commitment to life, Andréa takes life on with her whole self. From astrology, to nutrition, to living our maximum potential, this yoga teaching health-guru takes us for a wild ride!

Habit of Thought:

“Saying ‘yes’”.

“Anything is possible.”

“How can we make this work?”

“How can I help you?”

“How can I love you more?”

“Washing away the doubt.”

Habit of Action: Breathing into the centre of my chest. Into my heart.

Greatest area of strength: My purpose in this lifetime is my voice. I communicate clearly and logically.

Training for this area:

Remove yourself from yourself and see the bigger picture.

Book:

Paths to God: Living the Bhagavad Gita - Ram Dass  Web Resource:

www.Soilandhealth.org

www.Liveforvitality.com

Contact:

https://www.facebook.com/cleansewithandrea/?fref=ts

Episode 76: Kate Middleton - Freediver

Name: 76 Kate Middleton Life Athletes, hello and welcome to episode 76 of the Life Athletics Podcast! Today’s guest Life Athlete is Kate Middleton.  Kate is a Canadian, competing for New Zealand in the sport of Free Diving. She holds multiple national records and won a silver medal at this year’s world championships. She and her boyfriend run a free diving school and yoga studio in the Gili Islands. Here we talk about life as well as balancing the desire of being a calm yogini as well as a competitive athlete on the world level.

Habit of Thought:

A habit of gratitude in general.

First thought of the day: “This is a great day to...”

Habit of Action: Sitting every day, and inviting in how I want to feel that day.

Greatest area of strength: Trust. Trust in the universe and the elements to support me in what I’m doing.

Training for this area:

Allow the feeling of connection.

Book:

Meditation for the Love of It: Enjoying Your Own Deepest Experience - Sally Kempton With Winning in Mind - Lanny Bassham  Web Resource:

http://www.daniellelaporte.com

Contact:

http://www.giliyoga.com 

http://www.freedivegili.com 

Episode 75: Jeremy Gray - Scale the Sycamore

Life Athletes, hello and welcome to episode 75 of the Life Athletics Podcast! Today’s guest Life Athlete is Jeremy Gray. He’s been living and teaching in South Korea while also pursuing his love of writing. Jeremy is a playwright, and is about to launch his first book.  Here we talk about his love of learning as well as his views on moving forward with your passions even when the surrounding circumstances might seem like a distraction. Habit of Thought:

Stay receptive and open to criticism and new ideas...I’m a huge fan of lifelong learning.

Habit of Action: Cold baths in the morning.

Greatest area of strength: Seeing the strengths of others, being genuinely interested and amplifying their passions.

Training for this area:

Keep your eyes open and your mind open so you can see and recognize ambition. Amplify it if you can. Don’t try to take over but ask if there’s something you can do to assist in moving the idea forward. Do everything you can to help cultivate it.

Book:

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom - Don Miguel Ruiz

Contact:

Facebook - Jezza Grey

Episode 74: Mayke Niestadt - Inner Beauty Retreats - Buck Models

Name: Mayke NiestadtLife Athletes, hello and welcome to episode 74 of the Life Athletics Podcast! Today’s guest Life Athlete is Mayke Niestadt. Mayke is the founder and owner of two companies, Buck Models, in Amsterdam and The Inner Beauty Retreat in Bali Indonesia. In both businesses Mayke endeavours to focus on having the inside shine outwards. This interview was recorded a few days before Mayke joined me as part of a panel discussion I moderated on ethics in business at Outpost, a coworking spot in Bali.

Habit of Thought:

Be as conscious as possible as you can to catch negative thoughts or fears before they set it.

Habit of Action:

Yoga. Be in nature. Read Books.

Greatest area of strength: Communication and energy.

Training for this area:

Reconnect with your essence to know what you want to communicate and why.

Book:

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment - Eckhart Tolle

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose -Eckhart Tolle

Contact:

http://buckmodels.nl/en/contact/

https://www.facebook.com/theinnerbeautyretreat

Episode 73: Pascal Wagner

Name: Pascal Wagner Hello and welcome to episode 73 of the Life Athletics Podcast! Today’s guest Life Athlete is Pascal Wagner. Pascal is a world traveling author, adventurer, real estate speculator, seasteading enthusiast and all in all Life Athlete. This is the longest episode to date and had we not gotten hungry, we’d still be talking. He is constantly looking to level up and he shares a plethora of tips and habits that you can take into your life.

Habit of Thought:

Being angry doesn’t help me and so I quickly get over it by reframing the situation. “What is an action I can actually take to change the situation”

Habit of Action: Get clear on the 20 of the 80/20 and do those actions.

Greatest area of strength:

Just doing. Training for this area:

Really thinking through what your fears are around taking whatever action.

Book:

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! - Robert T. Kiyosaki 

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich - Timothy Ferriss 

The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary - Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Hardcover - Greg McKeown Web Resource:

www.jamesclear.com

www.makeawesomeshithappen.com

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/11084742-pascal-wagner

Contact:

www.pascalwagner.com

Episode 72: Kyle Parsons - Indosole

Name: Kyle Parsons Hello and welcome to episode 72 of the Life Athletics Podcast! Today’s guest Life Athlete is Kyle Parsons. Kyle is the founder of IndoSole, I spoke with his business partner Kai all the way back in episode 11.  Kyle talks about the inspiration and formation of the company as well as some of the personal loss that came from originally starting the company with a girlfriend. It’s an open and honest conversation that I enjoyed being a part of and I hope you enjoy listening to now!

Habit of Thought:

Always looking ahead to the next day.

Carry optimism and look to the next step.

Habit of Action:

Smiling.

Openness.

Listen to peers, advisors, people on the way .

Greatest area of strength: My ability to connect with people. To level with people, to hear them out and to be flexible. Training for this area:

Be resourceful and pay attention to what’s around you.

Book:

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference - Malcolm Gladwell Web Resource:

http://www.theinertia.com

Contact:

Kyle@indosole.com

Episode 71: Chuck Wang - MVP Marketing

Name: 71 Chuck Wang Hello and welcome to episode 71 of the Life Athletics Podcast! Today’s guest Life Athlete is Chuck Wang. Chuck is a marketing expert, a podcaster, and a connector. He is the head of MVP Marketing Consulting, the host of the MVP Marketing Podcast as well as the host of the Inspired Works podcast. Bringing most valuable processes into a Life Athletics discussion adds an element that you can use to level up your game.

Habit of Thought:

I think from the future and work backwards

Reverse engineer solutions working from the future to now

Habit of Action: Taking imperfect action

Greatest area of strength: Hand holding - assisting people through processes.

Training for this area:

Ask questions until it hurts to see what blockages people might have and to allow them to clear it.

Book:

Outwitting the Devil - Napoleon Hill Web Resource:

MVP.consulting

Contact:

http://mvp.consulting/contact 

Episode 70: Gunnar Garfors - 198: How I ran out of countries

Hello and welcome to episode 70 of the Life Athletics Podcast! Today’s guest Life Athlete is Gunnar Garfors. Gunnar Garfors is a journalist, and author who set a world record for traveling to 5 continents in the same day and then another record by visiting 19 countries in 24 hours. Previous to that last record he had travelled to every country in the world at a much more relaxed pace, while keeping his full time job. Habit of Thought:

“I seize the day based on what’s around me.”

“Why not? I might as well try it.”

“I only have one life”

“Easy is boring”

“Planning too much can ruin your experience”

Habit of Action: “I go running at least a couple of times a week and I do a lot of thinking during those times.”

I have to think ahead... to keep costs down... but I try not to plan TOO much.

“I only travel with hand luggage”

“Always travel with a suit jacket” (The

Greatest area of strength: “I don’t give up when I’ve decided to do something.”

Training for this area:

First of all, it’s about not panicking.

We will figure out a way to handle this.

Always have a plan ‘B’

Book:

198: How I Ran Out of Countries - Gunnar Garfors

Shantaram: A Novel - Gregory David Roberts Web Resource:

www.garfors.com

Contact:

http://www.garfors.com/2013/01/contact.html 

Episode 69: Keidi Pushi and Nick Ward - Higher Love

Name: Keidi Pushi and Nick Ward Life Athletes, hello and welcome to episode 69 of the Life Athletics Podcast. Today’s guest Life Athletes are is Keidi Pushi and Nick Ward. Nick and Keidi have created a commitment to live inside of a consciously committed relationship with each other which has grown who they are and has inspired those around them to the point that they’re now sharing their process with others who want to take their love higher with their program higher love.

Habit of Thought: K -What am I committed to at a deeper level with this person.

N - When your partner just needs to get some stuff off their chest. Give them their space and don’t take it personally.

Habit of Action: K I look at this person as a Galaxy. I take on asking “how can I explore another dimension of him” N - Reminding myself that I’m okay and that my partner’s moments of upset don’t reflect an “always” point of view.

Greatest area of strength: 

K - Communication, Listening, Patience. N - My ability to recover. To take a situation that might be a little unpleasant and to transform it into something exciting. 

Training for this area:

K - If you start judging someone ask “where have I done something similar” and build empathy.

N - Do mirror work. Experience yourself for a few minutes and then start generating yourself. Really start to believe that this day is going to be the greatest yet.

Book: The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

Rumi

Seven Valleys Paperback - Baha'u'llah Web Resource:

HigherLove

Rise up

Contact:

HigherLove

Episode 68: Laura Thomas - Happy Sugar Habits - Tribe Wanted

Life Athletes, hello and welcome to episode 68 of the Life Athletics Podcast. Today’s guest Life Athlete is Laura Thomas. Laura a digital nomad who has dedicated her life to free people from two of her past addictions: Sugar and the traditional path. Her website http://happysugarhabits.com will assist you in reframing your relationship with Sugar and her role as the head of Tribe Wanted Bali assists entrepreneurs in living and working on their terms.

Episode 67: Penny Livingston -Regenerative Agriculture, Permaculture, and Life

Name: Penny Livingston Life Athletes, hello and welcome to episode 67 of the Life Athletics Podcast. Today’s guest Life Athlete is Penny Livingston. Penny is a regenerative agriculture and permaculture specialist. She has focussed her life on how we can we design a more resilient future. Penny was in Bali to work with Maria and Orin at the Kul Kul Farm next to Green School. Habit of Thought:

“If something comes along that is stressful one of the first things I ask is ‘is it worth it to my nervous system to deal with this?’”

Habit of Action: “Starting out the day with some kind of gratitude.”

Greatest area of strength: I’m a good storyteller. I make beautiful gardens. I’m good at working with the plants. I’m good at bringing the hidden forward. I’m good at seeing the microcosm and macrocosm. I’m a good medicine woman. I’m good at trusting my intuition. I’m a good teacher.

Training for this area:

To trust the intuitive is to surf the edge of the least familiar.  Where you feel like you have no ground to walk on that you can rely upon.

Book:

The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, & Miracles - Bruce H. Lipton 

The Fifth Sacred Thing - Starhawk Web Resource:

http://www.regenerativedesign.org

Elora Hardy TED talk 

Contact:

regenerativedesign.org

Episode 66: Steve Munroe - CEO and Cofounder of Turnpoint and Cofounder of Hubud

Name: Steve Munroe Life Athletes, hello and welcome to episode 66 of the Life Athletics Podcast. Today’s guest Life Athlete is Steve Munroe. Steve is the co founder and CEO of Turnpoint and a cofounder of Hubud, a co-working hub in Ubud Bali. He left a career at the UN for a life on his own terms. He advocates putting more life into your work and doing so with a bit of flair and a bit of fun.  A good life. A really, really, good life.

Habit of Thought:

Getting my ego out of the way using mantras

ex:you will not mine

Habit of Action: The Stephen reeducation campaign

Things like brushing and not forgetting to floss. I have a sign that says “don’t forget to floss.”

Greatest area of strength:

I’m very good at making people feel good about themselves. Training for this area:

Honing the ability to look someone in the eye.

Book:

Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor E. Frankl Web Resource:

http://matadornetwork.com

Contact:

Steve@hubud.org

Episode 65: Gabriela Andreevska - Volunteer Coordinator / Activist

Name: Gabriela Andreevska Hello and welcome to episode 65 of the Life Athletics Podcast. Today’s Guest Life Athlete is Gabriela Andreevska. Gabriela is a volunteer coordinator, assisting with refugees crossing through Macedonia. She is also an activist, fiercely opposed to old rules that dehumanize and justify the brutal treatment of those in need by those in power. I saw a video of her on Facebook and I decided to reach out. She graciously took time, found a cafe with wi-fi and spoke to me about her role in these current events.

Habit of Thought:

To stay optimistic, no matter what. Habit of Action:

Greet, welcome, hug, and maybe even kiss, the refugees.

Greatest area of strength: “People say that I’m a good listener.”

Training for this area:

“I would try to put them in these kinds of situations, crisis situations and try to develop empathy in them.”

Book: Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution - Peter Harry Kropotkin Web Resource:

"Help the Refugees in Macedonia:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/help.mk.refugees/?fref=ts

 

NGOs - 1) LEGIS (nvo_legis@yahoo.com), deals with humanitarian relief, lobbying

             2) Leftist Solidarity Movement (ld.solidarnost@gmail.com), focus on pro-refugee campaigns, protests, marches of solidairty, lobbying

http://www.solidarnost.mk/

Here's how people could get involved: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=176484436018616&id=100009711819721

 

In solidarity beyond borders,

Gabriela"

Contact: Face Book 

Episode 64: Steffen Stäuber - Creating Meaning in Business

Name: Steffan Stauber

Steffan is a marketing whiz who escaped the traditional road and opted for the path less travelled. He is traveling the world in an effort to create meaning inside of the businesses he works with and you can follow his journey on the appropriately named website: www.createmeaning.com 

“A business is the personification of the people” 

Habit of Thought:

“I’m very, very visual so I like to create a picture of the desired outcome.” 

Habit of Action:

“I start and end my day with the most important task at hand.”

Greatest area of strength: Having ideas and a clear idea of what this emerging future might look like and then I’m very motivating.

Training for this area:

I think you need to reconnect with your inner self and get the pictures out. Allow yourself to have the ideas that you might not think are possible to achieve. 

Book:

Theory U: Learning from the Future as It Emerges - C. Otto Scharmer

Web Resource:

http://cowbird.com 

www.createmeaning.com 

Contact:

steffan@createmeaning.com

Episode 63: Janelle Jones - Queen of the Side Hustle

Name: Janelle JonesJanelle is the owner of a tutoring company in Atlanta Georgia but that is just the tip of the iceberg. She has more going on than most people. She’s the “Side Hustle Queen” of the “Hustling Hotties”. She helps women and men build up side hustles. Businesses they can build that allow them to make the extra money that can make the difference in the modern world.

Habit of Thought:

“I keep a positive mental attitude.”

Bonus action from Janelle: Be very selective with the people you surround yourself with. Have them be people who lift you up and don’t pull you down.

Habit of Action:

Keep lists.

Greatest area of strength: I’m able to help with so many areas of life. I’m a resource. “People call me google”.

Training for this area:

I would suggest coursera.com

Book:

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere - Timothy Ferriss Web Resource:

https://www.coursera.org

Contact:

www.Janelleajones.com

Episode 62: Claudia Eslahpazir - Cause an Effekt

Name: Claudia Eslahpazir Today’s guest Life Athlete is Claudia Eslahpazir. Claudia is a marketer whose passion is to help smart, and driven entrepreneurs catapult their businesses to success  She’s on a quest to demystify, simplify and empower by bringing focus on what to do next. She left the hustle and bustle of New York but stays busy in Bali. She apparently also likes to sing off-colour songs at Karaoke.

Habit of Thought:

Asking, “How can things be: new, better, or different?”

Habit of Action:

“I’ve moved from living a life of get up with the alarm, get ready, go to work, dive into action, you’ve got to be ready for action from the moment you wake up; to more of a slow, gentle, lazy, entre into the world, that has allowed me the space to be more creative.

Greatest area of strength: Being able to look at a situation holistically.

Training for this area:

It’s really an investigation. It’s like solving a mystery. There always is an answer but you sometimes have to dig for it.

Book:

Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World - Lama Surya Das

Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill - Matthieu Ricard

Contact:

hello@claudiaeslah.com

Episode 61: Talayna Fortunato - One of the Fittest Women on the Planet

Name: Talayna Fortunato Today’s guest Life Athlete is Talayna Fortunato. Talayna is one of the fittest women on the planet and one of the chillest. Here we sat down during a rare spare moment at Ninja Camp in Bali to talk about life and training while a palm tree smacked the roof. I had the opportunity to do workouts that she put together and led and I also got to

Habit of Thought:

“I just try to be productive. I plan my days out well. I try to get everything done that I need to get done.”

Nik’s take: “You’re pretty chill”

Habit of Action:

“I always have an agenda. I always have a plan of what I have to get done. I plan my social life around that. First it’s my work and then my workout and then everything else comes around that.“

Greatest area of strength: “Maybe being chill, like you said”

Training for this area:

“I ask people, why is that a big deal? Why do you want that? and then you make a plan and do the plan every day... I don’t know why some things bother people more than others. I just let things go.”

Quotation:

“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.

Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it.

Something inside of me just said 'Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,' and I just took off.

I'm going to work so that it's a pure guts race at the end, and if it is, I am the only one who can win it.

I run to see who has the most guts.”

Steve Prefontaine

“How you do anything is how you do everything.”

Book:

The Secret - Rhonda Byrne Web Resource:

http://talayna.com

Contact:

talaynafortunato@gmail.com

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