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Passion Portrait: Aubrey Marcus. #besomebody

Besomebody is the fastest growing Motivational Movement in the world, with passion-centric content reaching over 4 million people in over 180 countries. Together, we're creating the World's Platform for Passion: http://besomebody.co #besomebody. Our Passion Portraits showcase people across the world who've committed to go ALL IN on their passions -- doing what they love and inspiring others along the way.

I am a traveler on the path of human optimization and I invite you to join me. I am committed to uncovering the tools, technology, and ethos to live life at the bleeding edge of our potential. From the great successes to the unmet challenges, I promise to share the naked truth. Thank you for coming with me on this quest. Para el bien de todos.
— Aubrey Marcus

Aubrey has been a major influence of mine through the past few years and continues to inspire me each week. He has done so much in following his passion and creating one of the leading nutritional brands, successful podcasts and many other elevating ventures. This clip showcases his mindset and his enriching perspective on life. I highly suggesting giving him a follow and checking out his Podcast if you haven’t already. 

http://aubreymarcus.com/

Warrior Poet Project Podcast

Total Human Optimization Podcast

Embracing Life’s Uncertainty

How much time do we have? Does it really matter? Do you want to know? Facing a sobering, fateful medical assessment, Hayden Peters abandoned life in the city to be where he most feels himself — along the ragged, vivacious interplay of sea and land. This beautiful, meditative short raises lots of questions, gives no answers, and affirms that not knowing is just fine. - Adventure Journal

A little bit more than the Ice Bucket Challenge.

This is the impossible true story of how Sgt. Rob Jones, a bilateral above the knee amputee, biked across the country in one of the coldest winters on record in order to raise money for veteran charities. You can still contribute to Rob's cause! http://www.robjonesjourney.com/donations.html or e-mail Tina Felix at stamatinafelix@gmail.com Narrated by Gary Sinise: http://www.garysinisefoundation.org/ Music by BrokeforFree http://brokeforfree.com/ View the original documentary about Rob's recovery process: Survive. Recover. Live. 

I am always searching for new sources of inspiration. People that are pushing the limits of the human spirit beyond what common people consider possible. Today I stumbled upon Rob Jones, now this guy is a legend.

“Oh, man, what a stud. U.S. Marine Rob Jones lost both his legs above the knee in Afghanistan, but he’s not the kind of guy to take stuff like that lying down. In the London Paralympics, he won a bronze medal in rowing, and then, you know, because why stop there, he decided to learn to ride a bike again. It took him nine months.

His prosthetist, Zach Harvey, helped him succeed, watched Jones lift his bike above his head in triumph, and thought that was the end of it. No. Jones wanted to do “something big,” so he decided to raise a million dollars for veterans like himself and set off from Maine to ride his bike across country, supported by his little brother driving an old U-Haul truck with a couple of cots in the back.

You have 13 minutes? Trust me, you have 13 minutes to watch this.” – The Adventure Journal

Make the Most of your #otherhours

I often get asked: “Do you still have a job?” “Do you ever sit still?” “Where are you going next?”

I do have a profession that affords me an awesome lifestyle. I spent many years grinding to get to this point. I have put in late nights and put up with many stressful situations. I live life fast and a plan to experience as much as possible in my short physical existence on this planet. While some people are confused how I get so much done, I feel that it’s not even close to what I need to and can do.

Cam Hanes came on my radar a few weeks back and has gotten me pumped up to “Keep Hammering”. This dude has a full time desk job, is a involved father, has a popular TV show, trains harder than anyone I know and spends a ton of time in the woods. This dude is for sure my recent man crush and has gotten me motivated to train harder and focus more on doing what I love. 

This is a recent edit from Jeff Brines that inspired me to write this post. “Work. Its a fact of life. This is a tribute to those hours outside of work and the day to day business of life. A tribute to the ‘other hours’.” Jeff works a typical 9-7 desk job and still spent “140-plus days on skis, 160-plus days on a bike, many days on the river, and countless gallons of coffee.

Work. Its a fact of life. This is a tribute to those hours outside of work and the day to day business of life. A tribute to the "other hours". Jeff Brines shot this over the last year in his free time away from the 9-7 grind as a financial analyst and co-running Earlyups. 100% of this was shot on GoPro. The drone is a DJI Phantom 2 with gimbal. Editing was done in Premier Pro, color in SpeedGrade. The numbers are as follows - Over the year Jeff skied ~140 days and rode his bike 160+. Snowfall shredded north of 500". Human powered vertical ascended (and descended) was close to the 1 million mark (bike and ski combined). After all that, the high five count was eclipsing 1,000 by even the most conservative estimates. Isn't this the most important metric of anyone's life? We think so... We'll do our best to make more of these as time goes on! Places - Jackson, WY - Kicking Horse, BC - Fairy Meadow, BC - Santa Cruz, BC People - Tom Runcie (skier under drone), Tucker The Dog, My High Fivin' Friends Insta JJ_0909 and throw up the hashtag #otherhours on the gram so I too can get stoked on other people's stuff!

None of us have Trust Funds or can quit it all to become a Vagabond but we can maximize the hours we do have. Make the most of your Other Hours.