QUEST – RISK, ADVENTURE AND THE SEARCH FOR MEANING With John Graham

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Episode Summary – FEEL THE ADRENALINE RUSH ON THE NORTH WALL OF DENALI, THE ALGERIAN REVOLUTION, WAR IN LIBYA AND LESSONS OF A PEACE BUILDER! In the WOW Episode 84 of the Shining Brightly Podcast Show, (links in the comments), titled QUEST – RISK, ADVENTURE AND THE SEARCH FOR MEANING. Please me a true RENAISSANCE MAN, Mr. John Graham. During his world travels from the time, he was 16 he was seeking a life of adventure with many risks and had him fighting for his life in a lifeboat in the middle of the Gulf of Alaska after a typhoon came through and sank the ship. John has perfected the art of storytelling so come along for the ride for an action-packed show. Please listen, download, share and review and check our the GIRAFFE HEROES PROJECT (link in the comments) for people to join his movement to stick your neck out to solve public problems and succeed.

Mentioned Resources –

• Websites: The Giraffe Heroes Project- graham.org;
• Personal - johngraham.org
• His memoir: Quest – Risk, Adventure and the Search for Meaning

Amazon - https://tinyurl.com/yeywn8vr

• Book trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VZygl8Si90
• Twitter / X - https://twitter.com/johnagraham@johnagraham;
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JohnGrahamSpeaker.org
• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnagraham1/;
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johngraham3440/?hl=en
• YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6sCBkfZ6W4_ViCe5njGv2A

About the guest – John Graham shipped out on a freighter when he was 16, hitchhiked through the Algerian Revolution at 19 and was on the team that made the first ascent of Denali’s North Wall at 20, a climb so dangerous it’s never been repeated. He hitchhiked around the world at 22, working as a correspondent in every war he came across. A US Foreign Service Officer for 15 years, he was in the middle of the 1969 revolution in Libya and the war in Vietnam. To the young Graham, adventure was everything, and each brush with death only pushed him to up the ante—and to bury ever deeper the emotional life needed to make him whole. Then it changed, sometimes slowly, sometimes dramatically, including during one night at the height of a battle in Vietnam. At the United Nations he risked his career, crossing his own government to support peace initiatives in South Africa and Cuba. Then came the all-or-nothing bet he was forced to make, fighting for his life in a lifeboat in the middle of a typhoon when his ship caught fire and sank in the Gulf of Alaska. For the last 35 years Graham has been a leader of the Giraffe Heroes Project, a global movement inspiring people to stick their necks out to solve public problems and giving them tools to succeed (giraffe.org). As a peacebuilder, he’s helped end apartheid in South Africa, avert a major strike in Canada, save what’s left of the Everglades and find long-term environmental solutions in the Pacific Northwest. His books include Outdoor Leadership, Stick Your Neck Out–A Street-smart Guide to Creating Change in Your Community and Beyond, It's Up To Us, and a memoir, QUEST: Risk, Adventure, and the Search for Meaning.

About the Host:

Howard Brown is a best-selling author, award-winning international speaker, Silicon Valley entrepreneur, interfaith peacemaker, and a two-time stage IV cancer survivor. He is also a sought-after speaker and consultant for corporate businesses, nonprofits, congregations, and community groups. Howard has co-founded two social networks that were the first to connect religious communities around the world. He is a nationally known patient advocate and “cancer whisperer” to many families. Howard, his wife Lisa, and daughter Emily currently reside in Michigan, and his happy place is on the basketball court.

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