The Art of Awesome

Today I got to sit down in person with friend, paddler, coach and physical therapist student, Chris Wing. Chris shares his story of how paddling has taken him from competing to coaching to business a…

On todays Friday Fire I talk about how we can sharpen our mind by putting ourselves in uncomfortable situations. One of the best tactics I've used to get mentally strong is to train yourself through …

Today I got to talk with Mark Deming, the Chief Marketing Officer at NRS, as he shares the story of NRS and founder Bill Parks. Bill was a business and finance professor who took a rafting trip down …

On todays Friday Fire I talk about trying new things. In my honest opinion, trying new things is the only way to learn and grow. It is how we all learned to crawl and then walk. So try new things in …

Today I got to sit down and talk with recent Jr. Women's World Champion, Abby Holcomb. Abby shares her story of how facing her fears in paddling has built her confidence and taken her to a World Titl…

On todays Friday Fire I talk about how it is OK to not feel OK. Though when you are in times like this, what is not OK is to stay and wallow in this feeling, you need to reach out and seek help wheth…

Today I got to sit down with Will Richardson again. This time we focused our time discussing nutrition for a healthy lifestyle and reaching peak performance.

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On todays Friday Fire I talk about Fear. Fear stands for False Evidence Appearing Real, while Danger is something real. So figure out what is a tangible danger, how to mitigate or eliminate the dange…

“Change is inevitable growth is optional.”

Today I get to sit down and speak with both Corey Reed and Mike Maina from Mountain Wellness as we discuss reaching for the pinnacle of human performance wi…

"Your reality becomes that parts of your imagination you hold onto the longest."

Today I get to sit down and talk with Kevin Palmieri from the Next Level University. Kevin shares his story of having …

Today I get to speak with the latest King of the North Fork, Hayden Voorhees. We talk about his story of getting into the sport of kayaking. Hayden also shares about his latest win at the North Fork …

Today I get to speak with personal finance author and speaker Gordon Stein. Gordon shares many of his personal stories and advice for putting money back into your pocket. Gordon calls these money tip…

Today's Friday Fire I talk about dealing with willpower and how it is finite and hard when we rely on our willpower to do something like wake up early and workout, or not to binge eat that ice cream …

Today's Friday Fire I talk about dealing with defeat. I am at the 2022 World Championships in Nottingham England, and didn't make it past the quarter finals. So I thought this would be an ideal time …

"I just want to have some flow, have fun on the water, I don't what to put too much pressure but I just want to have fun at this Worlds."

Today I get to sit down and talk with reigning C1 World Champ…

Today's Friday Fire I talk about "The Matrix Mentality" which dives into the concept from the movie The Matrix, where Neo is told "Stop trying to hit me, and hit me already." The idea being that we n…

Today's Friday Fire I talk about how it is all about your perspective on life that creates the results. We can both have the same scenario though different outlooks. If we simply change the way we lo…

“You will always have problems and you’ll always have to find solutions to problems no matter how much money you make."

Today I am pulling out an interview from our archives from the conversation wit…

“Humble Enough to prepare and confident enough to preform.”

Today I have the opportunity to learn and discuss the intangibles in athletics, coaching, parenting and life with Coach Evan Burk. Evan was…

Today's Friday Fire I talk about how with a big enough 'Why' any you can overcome any 'How'. So figure out your 'Why' in life and you can overcome any obstacles, doubt or disbelief.

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