Colin O’Brady on How a 12-Hour Walk Can Transform Your Life EP 171
In today's episode of Passion Struck with John R. Miles, I interview Colin O'Brady about his new book The 12-Hour Walk: Invest One Day, Conquer Your Mind, and Unlock Your Best Life. | Brought to you by Masterworks (https://www.masterworks.io/) promo code PASSION. Colin O’Brady is a ten-time world record-breaking explorer, speaker, entrepreneur, and mindset expert. His feats include the world’s first solo, unsupported, and fully human-powered crossing of Antarctica, speed records for the Explorers Grand Slam and the Seven Summits, and the first human-powered ocean row across the Drake Passage. Colin’s highly publicized expeditions have been followed by millions. He is the author of The New York Times bestseller The Impossible First. * Purchase The 12-Hour Walk: https://amzn.to/3SoQu9e (Amazon Link) * Purchase The Impossible First: https://amzn.to/3oTIBLq (Amazon Link) --► Get the full show notes: https://passionstruck.com/colin-obrady-12-hour-walk-transform-your-life/ --► Subscribe to My Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnRMiles --► Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles/id1553279283 *Our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/passionstruck. Thank You to Our Sponsors This episode of Passion Struck with John R. Miles is brought to you by Masterworks, the first platform for buying and selling shares representing an investment in iconic artwork. Invest in Fractional Shares in Art Earn a Return when the Art Sells. Go to https://www.masterworks.io/ and use code PASSION. What I Discuss With Colin O'Brady about the 12-Hour Walk In our interview, Colin guides us on The 12-Hour Walk, where he asks you to invest one day in bettering yourself. The objective? Transforming your mindset and evolving into your best self. He discusses why through a solitary walk, unplugging from outside distractions, listening to your inner voice, and rewriting your self-limiting beliefs, you can develop a “Possible Mindset”—an empowered way of thinking that unlocks a life of limitless possibilities. The reward: becoming the hero of your own future you.
- How being severely burned on a trip to Thailand helped define who Colin O'Brady is today.
- What went through his mind when the doctors told him he would never walk again?
- The importance of his mother on his journey to recovery.
- His path to becoming a multiple-time world-breaking explorer.
- The steps to finding Your Everest.
- How he came up with the idea for the 12-hour walk and its core tenants.
- How a 12-Hour Walk can transform your life and help you conquer your mind.
- What is a "possible mindset," and how can it alter your life?
- Why is your whole life composed of the will within you?
- How do you develop the belief that anything is possible?
- The importance of the combination of grit and intentionality in pursuing your Everest.
- How our lives are really made through strategy by design.
- Surround yourself with the right environment to influence and support your dreams.
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