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Episode 115 - Laird Hamilton - Big Wave Surfing Legend

Category: Health
Duration: 00:45:36
Publish Date: 2017-03-14 02:35:26
Description: Our special guest is Laird Hamilton. Laird is widely considered the greatest big wave surfer of all time. He is an innovator in board sports, creator of tow in surfing and is largely responsible for the rebirth in stand up paddle boarding. He is a contributing editor for Men's Journal and has been featured on Oprah, 60 minutes and The Ellen Degeneres Show. You will learn plenty from Laird Hamilton in episode 115 of The Vision Board Podcast. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE: 4:52 - we welcome Laird Hamilton 5:55 - why he was drawn to big wave surfing 7:35 - his comfortability with danger 8:58 - important life lessons recent learned 10:15 - patience and perseverance 11:31 - advice to overcome the fear of the water 13:20 - Mick Fanning and his shark encounter 15:25 - innovation and big wave surfing 17:02 - feedback from haters and naysayers 20:02 - how often he gets to surf 21:02 - the monumental moment of Tahiti 22:17 - why he never competed on the pro circuit 24:35 - the origins of his success mindset 27:05 - an insight on his personal philosophy of success 27:32 - "Take Every Wave" 29:23 - what his latest mission statement reads like 31:05 - lessons recently learned about health and fitness 33:11 - his daily outlook on life 35:02 - his reverence to his sponsors 35:21 - business tips 36:10 - who's in his inner circle 37:56 - what one person would he like to interview and what would he ask them? 38:41 - what posters were on his childhood bedroom wall 39:08 - what would his three closest friends say about him 39:38 - advice on having bad days 40:02 - what five people would he invite to a dinner party Episode brought to you by ONNIT - Use coupon code VISIONBOARD at checkout to receive 10% off at https://www.onnit.com/?a_aid=Visionboard Get your FREE copy of CONVERSATIONS WITH CHAMPIONS, an inspirational quote book of all the guests from the podcast Simply visit http://www.thevisionboardpodcast.com/ebook Get in touch with Jonny and Tristan at info@thevisionboardpodcast.com
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