Resources we reference in this podcast:
1,000 Places to See Before You Die
TED Talk: How to Travel the World with Almost No Money
TED Talk: The Power of Believing You Can Improve
Transcript
Alicia: Alright, Brett, if you could only listen to either Brené Brown or Roman Mars for the rest of your life, who would you choose?
Brett: Oooooh. I’d probably have to go with…
Brett: Welcome to the Discover Your Wilderness Podcast.
Alicia: So we’ve talked about a lot of different principles and concepts, but something that I think our listeners might benefit from would be hearing a little bit about the influences that have brought us to this space. How do you feel about talking about that tonight?
Brett: Sounds great!
Alicia: Now, there are lots and lots of books and podcasts and TED Talks and other videos, etc., that Brett and I have both consumed in addition to the conversations that we’ve had about these topics, etc. But we want to just touch lightly on some of our favorites, some of the ones that have been very influential for us. So, Brett, do you want to share some of your favorite things?
Brett: Sure. We’ll go over books, podcasts, and TED Talks. My favorite book, or specifically book related to travel, was one our parents had growing up called A Thousand Places to See Before You Die and every page is just filled with cool, awesome places near and far spanning the globe that show you about the kind of awesome world that we live in.
Alicia: Is there a specific place you remember seeing in that book that you looked forward to going to or still look forward to going to?
Brett: That might have been the first book to introduce me to the idea of Cambodia. I’ve always wanted, well, since discovering how beautiful and diverse and awesome Cambodia is, that’s always been high on my bucket list. What about you, a book?
Alicia: One of the books that I continue to come back to either to read again or just to reference in conversations with friends, coworkers, etc. is Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead. The principles of vulnerability and courage and “clear is kind”, and those kinds of principles just have made my life and my relationships – especially when traveling or planning for a trip where it is such an intimate experience with friends, either close friends or new friends. And so it’s been a game-changer for me for sure.
Brett: Well, right, with podcasts, one of my favorite ones is Dirtbag Diaries. Mostly because they really talk, when we had gotten into what is your wilderness, it was extending yourself and doing something you’re not fully comfortable with, getting to the edge of your comfort zone and then doing a little more. And Dirtbag Diaries, they often talk about rock climbing, mountain biking, and exploring rafting, kayaking. And it’s aspirational. You hear about other people doing it,
you learn about the culture and community of people who are discovering their own wilderness, so that one has been pretty influential for me.
Alicia: That’s kind of funny because I think you introduced me to that one at one point, but I was already kind of hooked on The Outside Podcast because I remember the first episode, I went way back to their first episode, and it was hauntingly beautiful and just experiencing some extreme outdoor situations. And so I couldn’t get into Dirtbag Diaries as much because I was just so enthralled with the experiences that were being shared in The Outside Podcast, so that’s the one that I went with.
Brett: Nice! As for TED Talks – you and I both love TED Talks. There are good ones that just expand your mind around science and education. Regarding travel, one of my favorite is funny, but also inspirational, it’s called “How to Travel the World With Almost No Money”, where the guy gives tips on how to travel. He also talks about how when you go somewhere, oftentimes people are a lot nicer than what you think they’re going to be, that people are good, and that you can, by traveling, you can witness that niceness and goodness firsthand. What about you, TED Talk?
Alicia: Well, so this is not travel related as much, but I listen to a lot of TED Talks about our minds and how our minds work, and one that I love is Carol Dweck, and talking the mindsets. And she talks about the power of believing that you can improve, and she has several, actually, and I’ve listened to a couple of them, but just this concept of changing your mindset to think, “maybe I can be a different, better person than I currently am.”
Brett: Nice. If you guys have any podcasts, TED Talks, books, articles, websites, blogs that you think that we would benefit from, or that this community could benefit from, let us know, send us a comment in Apple Podcasts, or by going to emailing us, contact at Discover Your Wilderness (all of those words separated with dashes) .com, and visit our website. To learn more, we’ll have a link in the description, but we’d love to hear from you guys.
Alicia: In the meantime, we’re going to take a bit of a hiatus because we want to build up some content and other spaces for you to benefit from, but keep thinking about the framework that we’ve talked about because that’s something we definitely want to build on for future content here and elsewhere.
Brett: Yeah. And share with your friends if you found this helpful. Let us know how we could help you. And stay healthy. Oh, don’t be eaten by a bear.
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