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Adventure Sports Podcast

Ep. 589: Life Lessons from an Outward Bound Instructor - Mark Michaux Brown

Adventure Sports Podcast

Curt Linville

Science, Health & Fitness, Sports, Nature, Fitness, Wilderness

4.6579 Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2019

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Every lesson that needs to be learned in life can be taught by nature. When we get out there we have time to breathe, to think, and to reflect on the beauty before us. It teaches us so much. No one knows that better than life-long Outward Bound promotor, Mark Brown. His life journey has taken many turns and his connection with the outdoors has fueled that life of adventure. 

After spending his entire career in Outward Bound, he recently published a book titled Outward Bound Lessons to Live a Life of Leadership that interviews some of Outward Bound’s most prominent alumni. They include Luis Benitez, one of the foremost mountaineers in the world, former US Senator Mark Udall, The Home Depot co-founder and current Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank, and Kohler Co. VP Laura Kohler. The book identifies the impact of Outward Bound in the world as told through the stories of former instructors and participants who have gone on to make a difference in the world. The lessons focus on what was learned in the wilderness and how it applies to being a powerful, positive leader in any setting.

You can find Outward Bound Lessons to Live a Life of Leadership here: markmbrown.com

outwardbound.org

His LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mark-brown-me-cpcc-b723104/

Faceboook: @markmbrownauthor

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incredible instant coffee the things that you thought were so stressful aren't anymore

0:46.0

the things that were making you angry or it kind of they just they shift and it doesn't take a lot

0:52.8

to me you don't have to go deep into the wilderness to get that boy

0:55.8

I could tell you deep into the wilderness is a beautiful place too I it does a soul good this is the

1:04.2

adventure sports podcast trying to help you find adventure every day in any stage of life you're

1:09.8

going to hear from explorers, adventures,

1:12.7

business owners, and anyone living their life a little more out of the box than usual.

1:32.6

Where I grew up in Florida, we had these big live oaks. If you've ever seen a southern live oak, it is huge. They're like the size of large homes, if not bigger. They're just massive,

1:39.3

massive trees. And we had, you know, dozens and dozens on our property. And I remember picking up an acorn one time and looking at it and thinking, man,

1:47.7

if I could tell this acorn that one day, it could be as big as that tree,

1:52.2

like I would find that pretty hard to believe as the acorn.

1:56.6

And it taught me right then, like, patience.

2:00.3

Every day grow a little bit. and then within, you know,

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