The Art of Awesome

“Start before you're ready, if you wait until you're ready, you're never going to really feel like you're ready and you're never going to start. ”

Today we are joined with Author, Podcast Host, and R…

“I believe the easiest way to financial security and financial freedom is to simply pay yourself first.”

Today we take on the discussion behind the taboo topic of Money. Have you been taught about mo…

“If you’re motivated and you’re passionate about this you’ll be able to make it work and eventually the money will find you, though it won’t be easy”

Today we are joined with Professional Kayaker, F…

Newton's first law of motion states that an object at rest remains at rest and an object in motion remains in motion with the same velocity unless acted upon by what we call an unbalanced force.

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"Find whatever you may be passionate about, whatever that may be. It could be running, it could be kayaking, it could be biking, it could be writing music, it could be drawing, whatever it is, and ju…

Today I discuss the thought of deciding and determining just WHO YOU ARE. We go deep into the realization that you can BE, DO and HAVE anything you could possibly desire in life once you make the dec…

"You've only got one body and one life at the end of the day. In my opinions I just like, why wouldn't you look after it?"

Today we are joined with Brandon Hepburn, a British National Freestyle kayak…

“Your time is LIMITED, so don't WASTE it living someone else’s life." - Steve Jobs

Today I tried a different approach to our Friday Fires as I broke down the Steve Jobs commencement speech to the 2…

“There's a lifestyle that exists and a way to pull it off, and I'm pursuing a lifestyle now more than anything else, and I'll find a way to pull it off.”

Nick is joined with the legendary big water k…

“Sometimes you need to say NO to some opportunities to be able to say YES to other opportunities in life.”

Today we talk about the power of saying NO, and how saying YES to all opportunities is alway…

"For most people, nutrition is actually weighted higher than physical practice in terms of health."

On this episode Nick is joined with World Champion SUP paddler Seychelle. Seychelle is an energetic…

Can you do better in your relationships, your work, your physique? Are you reaching your full potential in everything you do in life? Or do you have more to give?

"I'm not certain whether I can reach…

"Stop letting other people dictate whether, yes or no, you can do something. You can do it. I don't care who you are; black, white, orange, green, big, little, it doesn't matter. You can do it. You j…

"The Hack to Happiness is quite simply to be grateful and thankful for everything that we already have."

Nick breaks down the shortcut to happiness and living a joyful life. As we first need to be gra…

"I have found the best way to deal with those really high stress situations is to have people around to distract me from the demons, because if I just sat on my own they would flood into my head and …

What is your biggest Fear? Are you afraid of the dark, or heights or maybe talking in front of an audience?

In this episode Nick talks about and explains the difference between FEAR and DANGER. As we…

"I have a great ambition of dying exhausted rather than bored."

Nick is joined with Rafa Ortiz. Rafa has lit himself on fire, swam an inflatable pool toy off a 70ft waterfall, as well as paddled the h…

Are you looking for massive action? Has it ever crossed your mind that small steps might be the answer to big results?

In this episode Nick talks about taking small consistent action to create moment…

"1+1 isn't equal 2, 1+1 is 3 and it becomes bigger numbers because these personalities and people mesh."

Nick is joined with Eddie Stone, the founder and CEO of Touchstone Essentials. They discuss hea…

Do you ever find yourself drifting without a purpose, or know what to do?

In this premier episode of The Art of Awesome, Nick Troutman talks about finding your happiness and using the four pillars of…