Free yourself from external validation: unschooling, outdoor adventure and That Mountain Life - Erich Leidums | S2E13

Erich Leidums is the content creator behind That Mountain Life, where he documents his family's outdoor adventures and parenting journey in a small mountain town in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. We discuss the importance of building a fulfilling lifestyle that aligns with your values.

Key Topics:

• The importance of building a fulfilling lifestyle that aligns with your values, freeing yourself from the need for external validation
• Erich’s experiences growing up in Canada and his squiggly career journey through outdoor education, adventure tourism, paramedicine, and becoming a full-time content creator.
• Being an unplanned dad and the challenges and rewards of combining parenting and adventure
• Embracing risk and the power of giving someone a supportive nudge when they are at their edge of their comfort zone
• Why playing poker is a form of meditation, and the one book Erich read in high school that forever changed his life

Full Show Notes
Visit the Grokkist podcast hub for a full digest of this episode including highlights and links to stuff we discussed: https://grokk.ist/stillcuriouspodcast/s2e13-erich-leidums/

Recorded 3 August 2022

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Music: Kleptotonic Swing by Tri-Tachyon