1 hr 19 min
#15- Mike Falcon- "Following Adventure" Part 1 The 6AM Mindset Podcast
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- Self-Improvement
Today’s guest is Mike Falcon. Mike was the creator and former host of “The Adventure Show,” a radio program profiling the world's leading athletes, the science behind elite human performance, the gear they used, and the adventures they went on. Mike covered a wide range of sport in his interviews. Hosting guests such as American big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton, Free climber and alpinist Dean Potter, Extreme Skier/ Base Jumper Shane McConkey, Formula 1 Champion Mario Andretti, and Boxing legends George Foreman and Mohammed Ali just to name a few. If you know anything about me, it’s fairly obvious that Mike and I got along quite well, and we chatted for hours. Therefore, I’ve broken the interview up into two parts, with two main themes that run throughout. The First will be the unbelievable stories that Mike has from his interviewing days, and the second half will focus on the wisdom he’s gained over the course of his adventurous life (and okay, maybe a little bit of a therapy session for a younger, self-conscious ME.) This interview is sort of a trip down memory lane for Mike, and I’m excited to share with all of you his wisdom, his charm, and his passion for adventure that has inspired me. I hope it inspires you too.
1:55 Start of Interview
3:31 Mike Career Path
14:15 Original Influencer
16:11 The Labatt Story
22:43 Mike’s Mornings
25:10 The Hustle
27:40 Mt. Rainier Story/ More Adventures
33:15 Dean Potter Stories
42:05 Anatoli Boukreev/ Mt. Everest
45:05 Shane McConkey Stories
47:34 What Makes These Athletes Different?
53:53 Mike’s Heart Arrhythmia
59:18 Arnold Schwarzenegger and Franco Columbo
1:03:14 What It Takes to Be at The Top
1:09:46 George Foreman Vs. Muhammad Ali
Golden Nugget of Wisdom:
Ultimately, what I think I’ve always been searching for in these podcast interviews, and especially the golden nuggets of wisdom, is guidance on how I want to live my life. I want to take in the mistakes, the regrets and the lessons of others in order to shape the path I’m on, and minimize future regrets. I think Mike Falcon made me realize the importance and the subtleties of adventure in life. That "following adventure" can mean doing something physically difficult like scaling a mountain in the midst of a storm and learning more about what you’re capable of. But that it can also mean something as simple as a chat with a random person, and exploring the conversation further with endless curiosity, instead of wrapping things up because you have somewhere to be. After all, that’s how this interview came about.
Mike speaks with such enthusiasm, gratefulness, and joy when reminiscing on how he's lived his life, as if he can’t even believe how it all went down. And it’s not like it was all planned out by him, it all comes down to him following his curiosity, and following adventure. And I think that’s the perfect way to minimize my regrets moving forward.
Music:
FLAWD SOULS: Spotify / Instagram / SoundCloud
Today’s guest is Mike Falcon. Mike was the creator and former host of “The Adventure Show,” a radio program profiling the world's leading athletes, the science behind elite human performance, the gear they used, and the adventures they went on. Mike covered a wide range of sport in his interviews. Hosting guests such as American big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton, Free climber and alpinist Dean Potter, Extreme Skier/ Base Jumper Shane McConkey, Formula 1 Champion Mario Andretti, and Boxing legends George Foreman and Mohammed Ali just to name a few. If you know anything about me, it’s fairly obvious that Mike and I got along quite well, and we chatted for hours. Therefore, I’ve broken the interview up into two parts, with two main themes that run throughout. The First will be the unbelievable stories that Mike has from his interviewing days, and the second half will focus on the wisdom he’s gained over the course of his adventurous life (and okay, maybe a little bit of a therapy session for a younger, self-conscious ME.) This interview is sort of a trip down memory lane for Mike, and I’m excited to share with all of you his wisdom, his charm, and his passion for adventure that has inspired me. I hope it inspires you too.
1:55 Start of Interview
3:31 Mike Career Path
14:15 Original Influencer
16:11 The Labatt Story
22:43 Mike’s Mornings
25:10 The Hustle
27:40 Mt. Rainier Story/ More Adventures
33:15 Dean Potter Stories
42:05 Anatoli Boukreev/ Mt. Everest
45:05 Shane McConkey Stories
47:34 What Makes These Athletes Different?
53:53 Mike’s Heart Arrhythmia
59:18 Arnold Schwarzenegger and Franco Columbo
1:03:14 What It Takes to Be at The Top
1:09:46 George Foreman Vs. Muhammad Ali
Golden Nugget of Wisdom:
Ultimately, what I think I’ve always been searching for in these podcast interviews, and especially the golden nuggets of wisdom, is guidance on how I want to live my life. I want to take in the mistakes, the regrets and the lessons of others in order to shape the path I’m on, and minimize future regrets. I think Mike Falcon made me realize the importance and the subtleties of adventure in life. That "following adventure" can mean doing something physically difficult like scaling a mountain in the midst of a storm and learning more about what you’re capable of. But that it can also mean something as simple as a chat with a random person, and exploring the conversation further with endless curiosity, instead of wrapping things up because you have somewhere to be. After all, that’s how this interview came about.
Mike speaks with such enthusiasm, gratefulness, and joy when reminiscing on how he's lived his life, as if he can’t even believe how it all went down. And it’s not like it was all planned out by him, it all comes down to him following his curiosity, and following adventure. And I think that’s the perfect way to minimize my regrets moving forward.
Music:
FLAWD SOULS: Spotify / Instagram / SoundCloud
1 hr 19 min