Redefined Life Aaron Mead
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Have you always dreamed of creating a more fulfilling life but haven't taken the first step yet? Redefined Life interviews people every week who have created the most interesting lives in the world. We break down how they created their lives and the businesses that make them sustainable. Our guests are entrepreneurs, musicians, athletes and adventurers. Despite the differences in what they have chosen to pursue, they have all created lives of their own design. Don't let their success fool you. They are not superhuman and they have faced the same obstacles as you. During our conversations, we talk about what has made them successful and how they were able to overcome the obstacles, pressures and challenges in their way.
www.redefinedlife.com
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RL14: Fernanda Carcamo on starting an organic food business and entrepreneurship while pregnant
Complete show notes can be found at redefinedlife.com/14
Fernanda Carcamo left a secure job to start a company while she was pregnant with her first child. Surprisingly, she believes this was the perfect time to start a business.
Fernanda grew up in Honduras, went to school in the United States, Denmark and Spain, and has settled in Belgium. Recently, she left a secure job with great benefits to pursue her dream of owning her own company. She turned her dream into reality when she started the food company, Nutrabel. Currently, Nutrabel specializes in gluten free and organic biscuits and crackers but has plans to expand their product line in the future.
In this conversation we talk about key experiences that led to her success, her most valuable lessons, and her outlook on starting a business and a family at the same time.
If you would like to give Redefined Life a virtual high-five, please consider making a donation to First Descents. Every little bit helps in a big way.
Thanks!
Links
Nutrabel Website
Nutrabel Facebook
La Maison de l'Entreprise (Fernanda's Business Coaches)
Contact Fernanda: mf.carcamo@nutrabel.com
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RL13: Gavin McClurg on training for the most dangerous adventure race in the world and his adventures in entrepreneurship
Complete show notes can be found at redefinedlife.com/13
Gavin McClurg is a 2014/2015 National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, world record holder, paraglider pilot, Red Bull X-Alps 8th place finisher, entrepreneur... the list goes on.
This was a fascinating interview full of stories about how Gavin started his first businesses and how his entrepreneurial pursuits evolved, about his adventure that earned him the nod as a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, and how he trained his body and mind for the X-Alps adventure race.
Gavin McClurg on Facebook
Follow Gavin on Instagram
Gavin's Cloudbase Mayhem Podcast (He interview's Jeff Shapiro in episode 3. Listen to it. Seriously.)
Gavin McClurg's blog post about training for the Red Bull X-Alps
Kelly Starrett Books
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RL12: The You Only Always Design Studio on being artists, traveling the world and living the lover's lifestyle
Complete show notes can be found at redefinedlife.com/12
You Only Always is a design studio comprised of the husband and wife team of Pan Trinity Das and Kyrie Maezumi. They travel the world producing meaningful street art for NGOs and non-profits.
They describe their work as "spiritual pop art" and it often represents topics such as love and environmental consciousness.
In this episode Pan and Kyrie discuss how they were empowered to live differently, the impact of their art, their lover lifestyle, life in an RV, stories from traveling the world and much more.
Links to You Only Always
Pan's Instagram
Kyrie's Instagram
Facebook
Tumblr
YouTube
Recommended Books
Tao Te Ching
Trust Me I'm Lying
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
Biocentrism
The Star Rover
The Exquisite Risk
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RL11: Brad Ludden on founding First Descents, finding happiness and supporting friends with cancer
Complete show notes can be found at redefinedlife.com/11
Brad Ludden is the founder of First Descents, an organization that empowers adults with cancer through outdoor adventure experiences.
Brad was a young professional whitewater kayaker at the top of the game when he decided to start First Descents. He knew he wanted to start the program but had no idea it would turn into a career.
Watch this video to see just how much of an impact the programs at First Descents have on the participants. Please consider volunteering your time or making a donation to First Descents. Every little bit helps in a big way.
In this episode Brad shares:
Why he started First Descents
What effect First Descents has on participants
What is happiness
How he weighed the decision to start First Descents instead of going to college
How he was able to start First Descents with no prior business experience
The biggest challenges he faced when starting First Descents
How he finds good people
What he found to be the key to fundraising success
The power of vulnerability
How to interact with a person with cancer
How to talk about cancer
How First Descents has grown beyond just kayaking
How you can help by volunteering or donating to First Descents
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RL10: Chris McNamara on entrepreneurship, minimalism and living for adventure
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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RL9: Tom McElroy on wilderness survival, primitive skills, and creating a fulfilling life
Complete show notes can be found at redefinedlife.com/9
Tom McElroy is a wilderness survival expert and the founder of Wild Survival. Growing up in a wealthy town, he dreamed of escaping the common path in order to live the hobo lifestyle. He decided to learn wilderness survival skills to enhance his ability to make it on his own and he discovered his life passion in the process.
Tom has has taught wilderness survival skills to more than 10,000 students over the past 20 years. He developed his knowledge by spending a year living off the land, becoming an instructor at the most famous tracking and survival school in the country, hunting with blowguns in the Amazon with the Huaorani tribe, running through Copper Canyon with the Tarahumara (Raramuri), and living with a tribal shaman in a palm thatched hut a hundred miles off the coast of Sumatra. His diverse experiences have given him an extensive toolkit for survival in nearly any location that he now passes on to his students.
In this episode Tom shares:
How nobody in high school believed he could live in the woods for a year instead of going to college.
What he learned during his year living in full survival.
How living off the land turned changed him from a bad student to a great student.
How he trained his brain for success.
Why we need to experience nature and how primitive skills can enhance that experience.
What he learned from living with indigenous people around the world.
How he feels about his experience as a cast member on Naked and Afraid.
What advice he would give to someone looking to lead a more fulfilling life.
More Information
Wild Survival
Wild Survival Facebook
Tom's Videos
Find all his videos here.
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