RL10: Chris McNamara on entrepreneurship, minimalism and living for adventure Redefined Life

Complete show notes can be found at redefinedlife.com/10

Chris McNamara is an ex-wingsuit BASE jumper, big wall climber, author of 10 books, founder of the American Safe Climbing Association, SuperTopo.com, OutdoorGearLab.com, and RentSouthLake.com.

He has built his life around chasing his passions and following them until the next big adventure calls.   He has enabled this lifestyle by building several businesses based on these passions.

In this episode Chris shares:

The appeal and adventure of high speed travel.
How an electric skateboard changed his life. 
How owning a rental property added to his freedom.
Why it’s important to open yourself to being grabbed by passions.
How big wall climbing gave him direction in life.
The story of how he accidentally graduated college in 7 years.
Why college is a great thing to do until you find something better. 
Why it can be a good thing to keep your day job.
The key to having a beginner’s mind. 
How he decides what business ideas to pursue.
How he got into wing suit BASE jumping and why he got out.

Chris' Companies

American Safe Climbing Association
Outdoor Gear Lab
Super Topo
Rent South Lake

Chris' Writing
Why I Quit Wingsuit BASE

ChrisMcNamara.com

Chris Recommends
Good To Great by Jim Collins

Einstein: His Life and Universe

Chris' Travels

7 Wonders of the World in 13 Days

The Free Euro Electric Skateboard Weekend

 

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Music from this episode can be found here: http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/unreal_dm/33850