Episode 119: A Little Adventure is Life's Antidote with Shelby Stanger

Adventure is the drug that helps catapult you to the next level.
— Shelby Stanger

In this episode, Shelby Stanger, creator and host of the podcast, Wild Ideas Worth Living, an REI Co-Op Studios production and author of, Will to Wild, joins us to share her story and talk about soul seeking, second chances, and success that we can find through a little adventure as life’s antidote. Shelby also discusses:

  • 2:05 - Are you gonna go?

  • 10:00 - Her call and connection to surfing

  • 12:05 - Deciding to go or not and what that feels like

  • 17:50 - What is the Will to Wild

  • 19:40 - Did writing this book help her get unstuck

  • 21:00 - Doing things that scare you

  • 22:40 - Pushing through fear

  • 25:45 - Her perspective on awe

  • 28:40 - The connection between awe and flow

  • 31:10 - Listening to your intuition, heart, and gut

  • 33:40 - Self-awareness in her journey

  • 35:30 - Finding validation

  • 37:15 - What she has learned from her life’s journey

  • 39:05 - Sharing other’s stories and inspiring them

  • 43:40 - Advice for people who are inspired by her story

  • 45:10 - The best way to connect with her

  • 46:20 - Who would play her in a Hollywood movie about her life

You can learn more about Shelby by following her on Instagram @ShelbyStanger or her website ShelbyStanger.com.

Be sure to tune in to her podcast Wild Ideas Worth Living and pick up her latest book Will to Wild Adventures.

See below for photos Shelby shared from her adventures.

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