Intrinsic Drive®
88 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThis show was born of a desire to explore and share individual and collective experiences of pursuit, dedication, and growth - transforming discipline into habit, enjoying the process, and actualizing dreams. DO YOU REMEMBER……your lowest moment? What urged you forward? How did you pick yourself up, dust yourself off—and return to your path? Did you long for a roadmap, guide, or mentor? How did you pivot and continue your journey? In this show, we discover the deeper drives and strategies our guests employed to rise in their chosen endeavors. We learn the key decisions and defining moments forging their lives on the anvil. We learn how they commit to the process through a life of embracing their craft. Many have achieved excellence, even mastery. They impart gems of wisdom. During these episodes, we may be able to take away valuable concepts, adopt new mindsets, and implement empowering ways of being. During this podcast, we ask our guests essential questions - we discover their genesis, rise, and fall. We learn how they pivoted back on course, resuming their journey - confiding what they would redo or do differently. We learn crucial decisions forging them on the anvil. During these interviews, stories, and conversations we reveal their Intrinsic Drive™.
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Episodes
A Fearless Life with Zach Stinson
January 12, 2022 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBStepping on a bomb was the last thing Sargent Zach Stinson remembered after insisting on leading his Marine Battalion while serving in Afghanistan. Six days later, Zach woke up at the Bethesda Navy Hospital - both legs were amputated above the knee, his right thumb, and parts of other fingers were also severed. Zach stopped counting surgeries after the thirty-fifth. He then came to realize his attitude and mindset were the only things in his control, the rest was in God’s hands. After two...
Casting for Conservation with Trout Unlimited's Chris Wood
January 05, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBA trip to Alaska to follow the Salmon run changed the course of Chris Wood’s life; upon returning home he resigned from his job working for an ice cream company. Choosing a new path, Chris resolved to dedicate his life to saving endangered fish and waterways. He began his career as a temporary employee with the US Forest Service in Idaho where he quickly realized the power of learning from mentors and teachers in the conservation field. They - in turn - saw his passion, tireless work ethic,...
Casting for Conservation with Trout Unlimited's Chris Wood
January 05, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBA trip to Alaska to follow the Salmon run changed the course of Chris Wood’s life; upon returning home he resigned from his job working for an ice cream company. Choosing a new path, Chris resolved to dedicate his life to saving endangered fish and waterways. He began his career as a temporary employee with the US Forest Service in Idaho where he quickly realized the power of learning from mentors and teachers in the conservation field. They - in turn - saw his passion, tireless work ethic,...
Turning Disabilities into Opportunities with Loretta Claiborne
December 22, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBLoretta Claiborne is the most accomplished Special Olympics athlete of all time. Loretta was raised by a single mother, born partially blind, with an intellectual disability, and clubbed feet. This future marathon champion was unable to walk until the age of four and learned to talk at seven. Loretta’s strong mother had the courage, strength, and fortitude to refuse institutionalization for her daughter. We learn of early teachers, an uncle teaching her to read the paper and count money....
Turning Disabilities into Opportunities with Loretta Claiborne
December 22, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBLoretta Claiborne is the most accomplished Special Olympics athlete of all time. Loretta was raised by a single mother, born partially blind, with an intellectual disability, and clubbed feet. This future marathon champion was unable to walk until the age of four and learned to talk at seven. Loretta’s strong mother had the courage, strength, and fortitude to refuse institutionalization for her daughter. We learn of early teachers, an uncle teaching her to read the paper and count money....
Betting on Yourself with Brett Gotcher
December 15, 2021 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBAs an eighth grader, Brett Gotcher viewed running as a tool to improve his conditioning for basketball. Under the tutelage of Aptos High School coach Dan Gruber, he began to improve, seeing the possibility of cross country and track becoming his new focus. Brett became a dominant force, eying the potential of a way to pay for college. This Watsonville, California native enjoyed a stellar high school career, winning four consecutive SCCAL championships in the 3200m, three in the 1600m, and po...
Betting on Yourself with Brett Gotcher
December 15, 2021 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBAs an eighth grader, Brett Gotcher viewed running as a tool to improve his conditioning for basketball. Under the tutelage of Aptos High School coach Dan Gruber, he began to improve, seeing the possibility of cross country and track becoming his new focus. Brett became a dominant force, eying the potential of a way to pay for college. This Watsonville, California native enjoyed a stellar high school career, winning four consecutive SCCAL championships in the 3200m, three in the 1600m, and po...
Unfollow Your Passion with Terri Trespicio
December 08, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBHow did a self-described nervous kid from New Jersey become a colossal force as a speaker, and author of the new groundbreaking book Unfollow Your Passion: How to Create a Life That Matters to You ( Altra Books/Simon & Schuster). Terri Trespicio is a writer, speaker, and brand advisor who works with individuals and groups to change the way they think about, talk about, and position what they do. She teaches her clients a masterclass in the alchemy of words. In this interview, she shares he...
Unfollow Your Passion with Terri Trespicio
December 08, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBHow did a self-described nervous kid from New Jersey become a colossal force as a speaker, and author of the new groundbreaking book Unfollow Your Passion: How to Create a Life That Matters to You ( Altra Books/Simon & Schuster). Terri Trespicio is a writer, speaker, and brand advisor who works with individuals and groups to change the way they think about, talk about, and position what they do. She teaches her clients a masterclass in the alchemy of words. In this interview, she shares he...
A to Z Running with the Ripleys
December 01, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBZach and Andi Ripley were recruited as student athletes to the same university, where they met, became teammates, and married. In this in-depth conversation we traverse the inception of their competitive drives, race anxieties, and Zach's desire to separate his running identity from the person who just “loved to run” and move in alignment with his faith. We also learn how Andi overcame her fear of failure and expectations by transitioning to running as a meditation, resulting in a drop in...
A Climb to the Top with Chuck Garcia
November 17, 2021 10:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBChuck Garcia was scheduled to give a keynote address at the world trade center on the morning of September 11, 2001, when he was asked to switch presentation times with a colleague. That colleague never made it out of the building when the terrorist planes struck the twin towers on that horrific day. One year later, while on the summit of Mount Rainier, he made a pact to honor his fallen coworkers devoting his life to the service, success, and happiness of others. After a twenty-five-y...
A Climb to the Top with Chuck Garcia
November 17, 2021 10:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBChuck Garcia was scheduled to give a keynote address at the world trade center on the morning of September 11, 2001, when he was asked to switch presentation times with a colleague. That colleague never made it out of the building when the terrorist planes struck the twin towers on that horrific day. One year later, while on the summit of Mount Rainier, he made a pact to honor his fallen coworkers devoting his life to the service, success, and happiness of others. After a twenty-five-y...
Getting After Goals with Olympian Carrie Tollefson
November 10, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MB2004 Olympian Carrie Tollefson, was born and raised in the small tightly knit community of Dawson, Minnesota, where she won thirteen state championships - eight in track and five consecutive cross country titles, a national record that still stands today. Carrie won her first national collegiate title at the 1997 NCAA Cross Country Championships, overcoming stress fractures in her metatarsal and a heel tumor that would need a bone donor and surgery. This Villanova student-athlete super...
Getting After Goals with Olympian Carrie Tollefson
November 10, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MB2004 Olympian Carrie Tollefson, was born and raised in the small tightly knit community of Dawson, Minnesota, where she won thirteen state championships - eight in track and five consecutive cross country titles, a national record that still stands today. Carrie won her first national collegiate title at the 1997 NCAA Cross Country Championships, overcoming stress fractures in her metatarsal and a heel tumor that would need a bone donor and surgery. This Villanova student-athlete super...
Living a Life of Service with Dr. Clarion Johnson
November 03, 2021 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBClarion Johnson received his calling at thirteen years old, falling to one knee on the street near his Brooklyn home and breaking into a cold sweat after reading the biography of a missionary doctor. Clarion had an epiphany, at that moment he felt destined to become a physician. Clarion was mentored by Dr. Haber at the Columbia Teachers College and funded his own education at Sarah Lawrence College, by working two jobs. By the end of his four years in Bronxville, he was class president and...
Living a Life of Service with Dr. Clarion Johnson
November 03, 2021 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBClarion Johnson received his calling at thirteen years old, falling to one knee on the street near his Brooklyn home and breaking into a cold sweat after reading the biography of a missionary doctor. Clarion had an epiphany, at that moment he felt destined to become a physician. Clarion was mentored by Dr. Haber at the Columbia Teachers College and funded his own education at Sarah Lawrence College, by working two jobs. By the end of his four years in Bronxville, he was class president and...
Charting New Adventures with Orienteering World Champion Marten Bostrom
October 27, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBWatching his older brother win the World Orienteering Championships at eight years old Marten Bostrom dreamed he would follow in his older sibling’s footsteps; a silver medal in Budapest Hungary at the World Junior Championships in 2001 showed promise, as well as a Finnish junior record for his marathon debut of 2:25 at nineteen years old. His attendance at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff provided the perfect community to sharpen his track and cross-country skills while studying geo...
Charting New Adventures with Orienteering World Champion Marten Bostrom
October 27, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBWatching his older brother win the World Orienteering Championships at eight years old Marten Bostrom dreamed he would follow in his older sibling’s footsteps; a silver medal in Budapest Hungary at the World Junior Championships in 2001 showed promise, as well as a Finnish junior record for his marathon debut of 2:25 at nineteen years old. His attendance at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff provided the perfect community to sharpen his track and cross-country skills while studying geo...
Season One Reflections
July 21, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 9.7 MBThe speed of life can be daunting. Some days there feels to be a need to pause, reflect, and learn from the experience of those who have transcended their challenges. I find myself returning to key moments from each guest during this first season. I felt like sharing them with you. Ronnie Harris, reframes his disappointment at not competing in the Olympics, thus upholding the standard. Jen Rhines, shows us the pivot which catapulted her to become a three-time Olympian. World famous tap dan...
Season One Reflections
July 21, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 9.7 MBThe speed of life can be daunting. Some days there feels to be a need to pause, reflect, and learn from the experience of those who have transcended their challenges. I find myself returning to key moments from each guest during this first season. I felt like sharing them with you. Ronnie Harris, reframes his disappointment at not competing in the Olympics, thus upholding the standard. Jen Rhines, shows us the pivot which catapulted her to become a three-time Olympian. World famous tap dan...
Finding Joy in The Process with Pan American Squash Medalist Chris Gordon
June 30, 2021 09:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBIn this episode, we follow the journey of professional squash player Chris Gordon - from his relocation from New York to the UK, at the age of fourteen, to study with world-renowned squash coach David Pearson to his world travels on the professional circuit. Chris provides valuable insight into navigating the world of professional squash and imparts an understanding of the discipline and resourcefulness required to create the environment necessary to ascend in the sport. We learn about his...
Finding Joy in The Process with Pan American Squash Medalist Chris Gordon
June 30, 2021 09:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBIn this episode, we follow the journey of professional squash player Chris Gordon - from his relocation from New York to the UK, at the age of fourteen, to study with world-renowned squash coach David Pearson to his world travels on the professional circuit. Chris provides valuable insight into navigating the world of professional squash and imparts an understanding of the discipline and resourcefulness required to create the environment necessary to ascend in the sport. We learn about his...
On The Trail with Ultra Running Champion Patrick Reagan
June 23, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBGrowing up skateboarding and listening to punk rock, Patrick Reagan didn’t focus on running until his senior year of high school, leaving basketball and other team sports behind. He began to traverse the loops of Masontown Pennsylvania, his home on the banks of the Monongahela River. Beginning to show promise his freshman year at West Virginia Wesleyan College, transferring to Slippery Rock University—his new teammates pushed him beyond what he thought possible. Hard training and dedication ...
On The Trail with Ultra Running Champion Patrick Reagan
June 23, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBGrowing up skateboarding and listening to punk rock, Patrick Reagan didn’t focus on running until his senior year of high school, leaving basketball and other team sports behind. He began to traverse the loops of Masontown Pennsylvania, his home on the banks of the Monongahela River. Beginning to show promise his freshman year at West Virginia Wesleyan College, transferring to Slippery Rock University—his new teammates pushed him beyond what he thought possible. Hard training and dedication ...
The First, The Few, The Only with Deepa Purushothaman
June 16, 2021 09:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBDeepa Purushothaman was a senior partner at the world's largest professional services corporation, focusing on women's leadership and inclusion strategies, assisting women of color navigate corporate structures. She was the first Indian American woman and one of the youngest people to make partner in the firm's history. Twenty years of globetrotting, and regularly logging over one-hundred-hour weeks as a corporate athlete left her flatlined. Deepa pivoted during her quest to heal herself, l...
The First, The Few, The Only with Deepa Purushothaman
June 16, 2021 09:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBDeepa Purushothaman was a senior partner at the world's largest professional services corporation, focusing on women's leadership and inclusion strategies, assisting women of color navigate corporate structures. She was the first Indian American woman and one of the youngest people to make partner in the firm's history. Twenty years of globetrotting, and regularly logging over one-hundred-hour weeks as a corporate athlete left her flatlined. Deepa pivoted during her quest to heal herself, l...
Live The Best Story of Your Life with Bob Litwin
June 09, 2021 09:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBPerformance coach Bob Litwin is a two-time tennis World Champion, 25- time US National Champion and was ranked #1 in the world in senior tennis. In 2011, he was inducted into the Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame. He is the first non-tour player to make a list that includes Arthur Ashe, John McEnroe, Vitas Gerulaitis, Don Budge and Althea Gibson. He is currently undefeated since March 2018 and is the #1 ranked 70 and over player in the USA. Bob, lead the USA Senior Davis Cup team in the World Team...
Live The Best Story of Your Life with Bob Litwin
June 09, 2021 09:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBPerformance coach Bob Litwin is a two-time tennis World Champion, 25- time US National Champion and was ranked #1 in the world in senior tennis. In 2011, he was inducted into the Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame. He is the first non-tour player to make a list that includes Arthur Ashe, John McEnroe, Vitas Gerulaitis, Don Budge and Althea Gibson. He is currently undefeated since March 2018 and is the #1 ranked 70 and over player in the USA. Bob, lead the USA Senior Davis Cup team in the World Team...
Happiness Is An Inside Job with Carmen Dell' Orefice
June 02, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBCarmen Dell' Orefice grew up in New York City in the 1930’s during the Great Depression. She was encouraged by her mother to study with the Ballet Russes and then went on to swim at a national class level—nearly missing the US Olympic team. On the bus returning from swim practice, she was discovered and asked to attend a photo shoot, which was poorly received. Despite this Carmen was sent to Vogue Magazine two weeks later, where Carol Philips the beauty editor found her photogenic, landing...
Think Like A Breadwinner with Jennifer Barrett
May 26, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBJennifer Barrett is author of the recently released groundbreaking work Think Like A Breadwinner, A Wealth Building Manifesto for Women, who want to Earn More and Worry Less. She takes us to the beginning of her career in financial journalism - from covering foreign exchange forThe Wall Street Journal, to The Street.com and The New York Times, before landing her dream job at Newsweek, where she worked as a staff writer and editor for seven years--focusing on health and personal finance....
Think Like A Breadwinner with Jennifer Barrett
May 26, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBJennifer Barrett is author of the recently released groundbreaking work Think Like A Breadwinner, A Wealth Building Manifesto for Women, who want to Earn More and Worry Less. She takes us to the beginning of her career in financial journalism - from covering foreign exchange forThe Wall Street Journal, to The Street.com and The New York Times, before landing her dream job at Newsweek, where she worked as a staff writer and editor for seven years--focusing on health and personal finance....
Tapping Into Purpose with Andrew Nemr
May 19, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBAndrew Nemr is an internationally known performer, choreographer, educator, and speaker. Andrew has performed with Grammy award-winning musicians, Jazz icons such as Harry Connick Jr, Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, and the legendary Les Paul. The New York Times referred to Andrew as a "master tapper." Nemr's work has been recognized with a TED Fellowship. Andrew founded the tap dance company Cats Paying Dues and co-founded the Tap Legacy Foundation, along with hi...
Tapping Into Purpose with Andrew Nemr
May 19, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBAndrew Nemr is an internationally known performer, choreographer, educator, and speaker. Andrew has performed with Grammy award-winning musicians, Jazz icons such as Harry Connick Jr, Duke Ellington Orchestra, the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, and the legendary Les Paul. The New York Times referred to Andrew as a "master tapper." Nemr's work has been recognized with a TED Fellowship. Andrew founded the tap dance company Cats Paying Dues and co-founded the Tap Legacy Foundation, along with hi...
BMXer to Three-Time Olympian--Setting and Reaching Goals with Jen Rhines
April 18, 2021 15:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBThree-time Olympian Jen Rhines, shares her remarkable career - from her origins in upstate New York beginning with basketball, soccer, and BMX biking to her transition to track and cross country. She tells the story of her lowest point - after being lapped twice in the Big East Championship her freshman year - to her subsequent pivot. Jen shares her mindset, motivations, and joy of competition--which fueled a love of travel and keenness for adventure. Jen represented team USA in the 10k, M...
About This Podcast/About Me - Phil Wharton
April 18, 2021 15:00 - 3 minutes - 2.15 MBMy path to becoming a musculoskeletal specialist started when I was a young runner. I developed a 33-degree curvature of the spine or scoliosis, which produced constant pain. Through the work I now do, I was able to end the pain, correct the problem, and continue my running career, later going on to run a 2:23 marathon. The objective of the Wharton Process is to take the mystery and confusion out of attaining optimal health, and provide simple solutions to complicated problems by balancing...
Step into the Vortex with RJ 5000
April 18, 2021 15:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBFrom surviving scud missile attacks during his detachment at sea in support of Desert Shield and Desert Storm, to becoming the bronze medalist in the 1996 US Olympic Track and Field Trails 5,000-meter run - In today's episode of Intrinsic Drive™ we welcome retired Navy Lieutenant Commander Ronnie Harris. Ronnie tells us about his beginnings in Rialto, California to earning the Naval Academy's sword of athletic excellence (away from his roommate NBA great David Robinson). He has important a...
Step into the Vortex with RJ 5000
April 18, 2021 15:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBFrom surviving scud missile attacks during his detachment at sea in support of Desert Shield and Desert Storm, to becoming the bronze medalist in the 1996 US Olympic Track and Field Trails 5,000-meter run - In today's episode of Intrinsic Drive™ we welcome retired Navy Lieutenant Commander Ronnie Harris. Ronnie tells us about his beginnings in Rialto, California to earning the Naval Academy's sword of athletic excellence (away from his roommate NBA great David Robinson). He has important ...
BMXer to Three-Time Olympian--Setting and Reaching Goals with Jen Rhines
April 18, 2021 15:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBThree-time Olympian Jen Rhines, shares her remarkable career - from her origins in upstate New York beginning with basketball, soccer, and BMX biking to her transition to track and cross country. She tells the story of her lowest point - after being lapped twice in the Big East Championship her freshman year - to her subsequent pivot. Jen shares her mindset, motivations, and joy of competition--which fueled a love of travel and keenness for adventure. Jen represented team USA in the 10k, M...