{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"What is a Good Life?","title":"What is a Good Life? #6 - Building an expedition mindset with Paul Gleeson","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4293,"description":"On the sixth episode of the “What is a Good Life?” podcast, I am joined by Paul Gleeson.\n \nIn his lifetime, Paul has rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, cycled across Australia, rowed the Northwest passage in Canada, participated in an expedition to the Artic, amongst many more adventures.\n\nPaul runs his own coaching and consulting practice, Turas Consulting, he has authored a book about his experience of rowing across the Atlantic, Crossing the Swell, and is currently writing a book about building an expedition mindset. \n \nWhat’s more, Paul is a great mate of mine who I find to be one of the most effortlessly inspiring people I know, with no airs, graces, or pretences about him.\n\nIn this podcast we discuss his experiences of fearing for his safety and handling uncertainty while crossing the Atlantic Ocean, finishing his ride across Australia despite being knocked down twice, and what lessons he has learned about himself, his mind, performance, and life, through these adventures.\n\nRunning Order:\n00:00 Introduction\n01:35 Podcast begins\n03:37 First inspiration for adventure\n05:37 Are we getting too comfortable?\n10:13 Satisfaction in discomfort\n13:00 Motivation for cycling across Australia\n15:57 Getting knocked down \n20:47 What you running from?\n23:12 3 lessons from cycling across Australia\n26:17 Getting knocked down a second time\n30:17 The importance of nature\n33:27 Deciding to row across the Atlantic Ocean with little rowing experience\n36:02 Two lessons from preparing to row across an ocean\n40:02 Handling fear\n42:32 The motivation for rowing across the Atlantic Ocean\n45:32 Handling uncertainty and risk\n48:47 Fearing for his life crossing the ocean \n51:42 Seeing land for the first time in 85 days\n56:17 embracing Family after crossing the ocean\n59:47 Reconnecting with something primal\n1:02:17 Tips for finding your own expedition\n1:05:37 What is a good life for Paul?\n\nFor further content and information check out the following: \n- For the podcast's YouTube page:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/bmT8FMFAsdpL8YpCcl1-OrgjJf3IhVZ_KJftDu8Wgy8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM3NDg2LzE2NzI4/MzUxMDgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}