Paddling Taiwan! - “Have a plan and aggressively chase it, but not clanging to it” – “you can do anything, if you just make a plan” – “plan, commit, and find the right person!” – Laura’s song: https://youtu.be/xCnnco4GrV4 - Insta: @laurazulligerBy cyrilderreumaux

“Now is always the right time. Don’t believe later is better, because you’ll keep pushing it out” - “I want to make everybody laugh. How do I brighten this person’s life?” - “you’re dealt some bad cards, you’re dealt some good cards, and that’s ok” – “my motto?: no regrets. And – These are the good old days”- “I wanted something harder, I chose Cha…

“It doesn’t make too much difference which way you’re walking, the important is to keep moving” – “The search is what anyone would undertake, if he were not sunk, in the everyday-ness of his own life” – “The biggest thing that holds me back is fear of failure. I have to convince myself that even if I fail, it’s still gonna be worth while. That’s a …

“The best use of a life time is to take committed actions and purposeful choices that are well reasoned and incorporate both good intent and your inner voice” – “A man’s reach should exceed his grasp: don’t be afraid to fail 10% of the time” - “The concept of incrementalism: it’s ok to do things in little increments” – “Do small steps, when you thi…

"Spread the tobacco? What do you mean by Spread the Tobacco?” – “Sometimes those things that make us feel uncomfortable, are those times when we need to do it, and that’s when the growth is going to happen” – “When we go against the flow, it’s hard and rough. But when we go with the flow, it’s easy and it’s love” – “that’s why we are here, we are h…

“I’m the boss of my own self” – “This is what I want to do, How am I going to get there, What are the ways I’m going to measure my progress on this goal, then reflect on whether I accomplished what I wanted to do. Then what could’ve I done better?” - “What drives me? I can’t do something unless I’m really passionate about it!” – “Passion works! Pas…

“Build accountability to yourself. One way that works for me is measuring. I measure where I am, and see if each day I’m getting better. I want to be accountable to myself, and map out the tomorrow: this is what I’m going to do, and I’m going to measure, and report back to myself” – “Being accountable internally makes a big difference” - “Let’s do …

Amazing first podcast for these two best friends: 11-year old Finn and 12-year old Carter talk to us about Kite-surfing and following their passion. “Whatever you’re doing,…, surround yourself with positive people that do it and can help you” - “Surround yourself with people. Doing something on your own is much harder” – “Try and do it as much as p…

“Our limits are minimal. We can do whatever we want to do. We just need to accept the difficulties that come along with it” - “Being nice goes a long way. Being kind and being interested, and caring for other people, gives so much back to you” – “I am the dad that my parents weren’t. I’m very involved. What I was lacking I didn’t want my kids to la…

“Stop planning, and DO!” - “#TeamNoExcuses: The more you have excuses, the less you are effective in life” – “Don’t let your life run you, Run your life” – “Motivation is the fuel, but discipline is the fire” - “I remember my dad saying: “I don’t care what you do in life, whether you are a clown, a mountain climber, an engineer, but do it with pass…

“if you want to do something big, you’ve got to be ok with failing” - “I can work hard, how hard can it be?” –“it was the most fun I’d never want to do again” - “I wanted to row across an ocean because I thought it was a cool idea, and I couldn’t take it out of my head” - “I’m a very enthusiastic, passionate person, but in terms of getting a projec…

“Enjoy! Follow your heart! Follow your dreams!” - “Water! Water makes it work for me. I’m bad on land” – “Paddle sports to me is as much about community and personal health and growth as it is about specific goals” - “What could go wrong? It’s about getting comfortable with the situation, with risk” – “The best teachers will support your needs, wha…

“I am a mighty, fearless warrior, loving and supporting myself, truly accepting who I am now” – “People put limits on themselves without even trying beforehand. Even if you have to do the work with a team, you can go around any obstacle. Just get out there and try things that are new to you. You might be surprised about what you learn about yoursel…

“Life is about moving forward without really knowing the destination. Life is about discovering the path as we go. Not wandering blindly, but in truth, none of us really knows where it will end up” – “We learn so well when we are slightly uncomfortable, when we’re being pushed by a good coach, or mentor, or when in situation that have the potential…

“You are exactly where you need to be” - “If you don’t do it now, when??” - “Do right, be right, and pay it forward” - “You’ll have more money, but when do you think you’ll find more time?” – “There are a lot of things that you can replace in this world, but people and time are not one of them” – “If you’re listening, that’s when your opportunities…

“I do get overboard at everything I do. I do everything flat out, or don’t do it“ – “You’ve got it, it’s up to you, to actually realize, that you can make yourself whatever you want to be” - “You can’t let the pain overtake the brain. The brain’s got to be in charge” - “I love to teach! I’ll teach you, even if you don’t want to. I’m a perfectionist…

“The answer is within” – “Starting meditation, and looking inside, was the changing point. I could see how my thoughts were bad, how destructive they were. I had been looking outside the whole time and now it is time to look within. And I knew I was going to meditate for the rest of my life. Continuously looking it, and I knew this was the answer” …

“Endurance isn’t just for sports, it’s for Everything in your life” – “If you’re not happy in your life with whatever you’re doing, whether it be work or your relationship or anything, or if there’s something you want to do, don’t limit yourself, don’t keep making excuses. You’ve got to make it happen. You’ve got one life, and life is precious” – “…

“You have to realize that sometimes stubbornness can be a good thing. Not wanting to give up on it, wanting to continue on it” – “Open yourself up. Be willing to put yourself in an uncomfortable situation, and learn from it. Trust that if it’s still interesting to you, then it’s worth pursuing ” - “You can’t necessarily look at an end goal and thin…

“Sometimes I could do something that I didn’t think I was capable of, and that was magic to me. Wow, that’s a feeling that I love. I love that feeling of achievement: you go for something that is just out of reach, and you not only reach it, but you over-reach it. You’ve got the feeling of peace, because you’re doing the right thing, you’re doing y…

"Why not me? When you see people be great, and achieve a lot of success, at some point they said, “why note me”, so if you can’t believe that you’re going to be successful, you can’t expect anybody else to believe that” – “Everything in life is connected, every little thing is connected, so I think that when things happen in your life, if you look …

"Get up, get it done, and repeat” - “If you really want something, really really want something, it takes work, it takes sacrifice, it takes effort, you have to get out of your comfort zone”By cyrilderreumaux

“I saw that if you want to do something, get the right equipment, put the time in, you train several times a week, you can start winning some of these things” – “There was a period in my life when training and competing was number one” – “no matter what happens, just keep going, do your best, don’t worry. If I’m seventh I’m gonna try to get sixth, …

“I’m always trying to move things forward” – “I really want to do this so I’m just gonna do it!” – “My limitation is my own mind, and really if you break any task down into smaller task it becomes so much more manageable and then it’s just small things to cross off a list to get to your big goal” – “Don’t limit yourself, you can think big, and you …

“I’ve never been afraid of hard work in my life, in fact I relish it, if there’s a project to manage or something to do, I’m ready to tackle it, so my only reaction to what “Star” (Ian’s wife) told me was “he** yeah bring it on, let’s do this, whatever I need to do, if there’s something I need to do let’s do it” – “I developed this philosophy that …

“my nickname was the baby that feels no pain” – “things can change really fast, you need to pay attention” – “the motto that stuck with me over the years is Have a purpose, not a plan. The purpose is what you are trying to achieve, the plan is how you achieve it” – “Life is short, whether you take it or you get hit by a bus, anything can happen any…

“I was in the race. It was all about the future. It’s not about the past or the present moment. I was chasing the future, thinking that when you get to the future, everything would be perfect.” – “kids only know one language, and that language is called love” – “If I’m not happy doing this thing, why should I do it? Why would I make myself suffer? …

“First lesson: Just say yes. Say yes to something, even if you don’t know what to expect from that decision. Saying yes always brings something to you” – “I wanted to discover something that others didn’t know about” – “I’m a very regular guy, I’m not a huge guy, I don’t have the crazy endurance and everything, but if I decide something and if I re…

“I always thought that the best coaches were tough, but very fair. They weren’t asking something you couldn’t do, they were just pushing you to a new level that they knew you could get to”, “I find that I can become a little bit lazy if I go (asking advice) to too many people and ask too many questions”, “whatever you’re doing, whatever you pursue,…

"Ultimately, you are always competing with your own expectations", "Don’t be afraid to put your goal out there, tell people about, tell people what you’re gonna do, so then you are accountable, and that could be a good motivator". And more.By cyrilderreumaux

In this episode, I chat with Soraya who brings us great pieces of advice such as "Travel is the one thing you spend money on that makes you richer', "It’s audacious to believe in yourself!", "There’s something in you that is talking back. The more you listen to it, the easiest it is to hear", "Just say yes and go, truly with no clear plan at all".…

In this episode, I chat with Dailey, who brings us great pieces of advice such as: "Our creativity is the gateway to a deeper wisdom (...), it is a doorway to cosmic connection to everything", "I trust what my heart tells me", "We can have just about anything if we're willing to learn what we don't know and put real effort and focus into cultivatin…

In this episode, I chat with David who brings us great pieces of advice such as "Anything worth doing is worth having fun doing", "You don't have to know how to do it in order to begin it", "Nothing works without lubrication", and the most important one: "you have to first show up".By cyrilderreumaux