Dave Cornthwaite - Say Yes More

In this episode, we talk to Dave about:

the importance of articulating a vision when you're working in a teamthe move from graphic designer to Adventurerthe move from adventurer to community leadernot wanting to wait for the bad thing to happen before making changes to his lifebeing a fortunate kidhaving 18 different addresses by the time he was 18 (because his Dad was in the RAF)not needing to make long-term friends because he was going to move onbeing physically and mentally bullied at schoolwhen football isn't enoughplanning his suicide feeling there was something important inside waiting to get outthe deliberate act of escaping home so he could grow upbeginning to understand the importance of long-term relationshipsunderstanding that nobody else cares what you do, you have to make it happenuniversity life becoming a football entrepreneur becoming a writer, storyteller and maker of small filmsteaching himself graphic design so he didn't have to make the trip across townbeing lost/having no directionfeeling there was something more to lifehis 'crossing the threshold' moment the first step being late for workunderstanding he had a negative approach to live starting to say yes instead of nostarting to explore the town in which he livedthe benefits of a cardboard programmerwanting to impress himselfhis habit of not spending very muchthe skateboard that became the turning pointbreaking Jack Smith's world record for the longest journey by skateboardunderstanding it's not what you earn, it's what you don't spendunderstanding that the feeling of being alive comes with higher highs and lower lows and that it's worth itthe importance of taking small steps / one day at a timethe importance of focusing on what you want to achieve NOT what you want to avoidpost-trip book writing depressionthe joy of being in naturefinding the things that bring him joy in lifeturning pub ideas into realityten years living out of a rucksackcombating post-expedition depression with expedition 1000 - having the next thing to look forward topaddleboarding the Mississippi with alligatorswild camping  Yestival, a festival where people share their stories of adventure.how one step leads to anotherwhy an 'existing life' isn't enough

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