E220 Laird Hamilton - Catch Every Wave: How to Face Your Greatest Fears, Get Fit and Do Big Things

Laird Hamilton is best known as an American big-wave surfer and pioneer in the world of action water sports. In addition to his affinity for the water, Laird is labeled as an inventor, author, stunt man, model, producer, TV host, fitness and nutrition expert, husband, father and adrenaline junkie. Over the last decade, Laird has transcended from surfing to becoming an international fitness icon and nutrition expert. In 2016, Laird and Gabby Reece launched XPT – Extreme Performance Training. 

Catch every wave in real estate and life! Tyler and Laird discussed why you need to foster and optimize your relationship with fear to do big things, how to improve and maintain your fitness, why you need to connect with your instincts and more.

Highlights include:

• Blind faith, commitment and acknowledging that you don’t only kind of catch a wave
• Recognizing that you can’t react to what hasn’t happened yet
• Laird’s long-standing relationship with fear and why he believes fear is amazing
• How to strengthen your relationship with fear, and fear's effect on your body
• How Laird navigates the fine line of balancing the challenges and stressors on your body and mind
• How Laird is able to be a high-performer in his fifties
• What the ocean has taught Laird
• Laird’s advice for people trying to do things that have never been done
• Connecting with nature
• The power of reading fiction books

Connect with Laird:

Website & XPT: http://lairdhamilton.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lairdhamiltonsurf/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LairdLife/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laird-hamilton-684204bb/

The following books and resources were mentioned in the show:

Liferider by Laird Hamilton and Julian Borra
Force of Nature by Laird Hamilton
Fuel Up by Laird Hamilton
Dune by Frank Herbert
Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Natural Born Heroes by Christopher McDougall
The Art of Fear by Kristen Ulmer
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