The Stuff That Matters with Karen Rinaldi and David Romanelli

Wild Ideas Worth Living

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🗓️ 6 May 2019

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Karen Rinaldi is the author of It’s Great to Suck at Something, a book about the joy she found in pursuit of surfing, a sport she says she’ll never be good at. David Romanelli wrote Life Lessons from the Oldest and Wisest when he started to realize that elderly people often have some of the best advice. David and Karen talk about why sucking at something can be awesome, how to let go of our egos, and focus more on the relationships we have, the way we make people feel, and the energy we put into the wo

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0:00.0	When I started this podcast my hope was that by listening to the stories of other people going for it
0:07.7	you would have the courage to go for it whatever it was for you. I wanted to encourage you to go for it because when I went for it,
0:15.2	it completely changed my life.
0:17.4	If you listen to episode 104 with Waterman Brian Kallana,
0:21.2	you've heard a little bit about my story that started back in 2009. I had an awesome
0:25.8	job, but I wanted to do something totally different. I was in a five-year relationship that I
0:31.1	wanted out of, and I was searching for the courage to actually
0:34.4	do something about my situation.
0:37.1	So I started freelance writing on the side and hearing stories of adventurers pursuing their
0:41.4	passions, taking risks, and going for it, I started to gain the
0:45.8	courage to pursue the life I wanted. I built up the courage to end the relationship, to
0:50.8	quit the job, and to embark on a whole new career.
0:54.0	I've gotten some feedback from listeners who've said that some of the things that guests come on here and talk about seem unattainable.
1:00.0	And I totally get it.
1:01.0	This show isn't about dangling off of cliffs
1:03.8	or dropping into 50 foot waves or running ultra marathons,
1:07.2	though if it inspires you to do any of these things,
1:09.7	more power to you.
1:11.2	But it's really about getting some inspiration to start infusing a little more adventure into your day-to-day life, to choose
1:17.5	to start living with intention, whatever that means for you. I'm Shelby Stanger
1:21.7	and this is wild ideas worth living. In this episode I've brought
1:26.4	on two experts talk about the important things in life and the art of being more
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