Sometimes, when I have conversations with people about some of the amazing things my guests have done, I hear a common refrain. In fact, I sometimes think the same things – they are inspiring and instructive stories, but they do things that I cannot quite do because they “don’t have [insert obstacle, constraint, complication]”. One of the things mentioned is a family – or more specifically, the responsibilities and constraints that having a family entails.
Meet Caspar Craven. Caspar is an entrepreneur and an adventurer. He challenges conventional thinking. He has run and sold companies, competed in round-the-world yacht races and (here’s the family point), he sailed around the world for two years with his wife and three children – aged 9,7 and 2 at the time.
This all started with a realisation that he wasn’t spending enough time with his family as he pursued the demanding career of an investment banker. What started as an idea borne out of a conversation eventually became reality. Caspar joins me to talk all about it.
In this episode, we explore:
- Caspar’s background;
- Life at the extremes;
- Practicalities of sailing around the world:
- Financial;
- Family commitments – e.g. his kids’ schooling;
- Logisitics;
- The risks associated with this endeavour and how Caspar and his family managed them (e.g. storms, medical emergencies, piracy);
- Difficult moments / when things go wrong;
- The importance of values and purpose;
- Much more!
Show notes:
Caspar’s website
Caspar on:
Pre-order Caspar’s book Where the Magic Happens on Amazon
The Science of Luck by Bong Chandra
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Among the things we like to do here, is speak to people who look at phenomena from slightly different lenses. Today, that phenomenon is evolution and my guest is Perry Marshall. Perry is an entrepreneur, an engineer, an expert on online market, and someone who has very thoroughly looked at the science of evolution. He has written a book entitled Evolution 2.0 - Breaking the Deadlock Between Darwin and Design.
Evolution 2.0 aims to look at evolution in a way that is different to what advocates of Intelligent Design and Neo-Darwinism believe. Perry's insights are fascinating and thought provoking. Regardless of whether you are and Atheist-Agnostic like me, a hardcore Atheist, religious, or simply spiritual, I think you will find the discussion extremely interesting.
Perry and I cover:
- His background and how he got into studying evolution in the first place (Perry is the son of a pastor and grew up as a devout Christian);
- How he got himself "unstuck" in his research (and the links between evolution and internet algorithms);
- Randomness and gene adaptation;
- Intelligent design versus neo-Darwinism;
- Symbiotic life;
- Bacteria;
- CRISPR and gene editing;
- Loads more!
Show notes:
Perry's site Cosmic Fingerprints;
www.PerryMarshall.com;
The microbiome;
Ted Talk - "How Bacteria Talk";
Barbara McClintock's "Jumping Gene";
Radiolab "From Tree to Shining Tree"
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This is an episode about play, fear, power, and in fact “super powers”. My guest is Tonya Recla. Tonya is a former US counter-intelligence agent. She and her husband own a company that specialises in online reputation and risk management. She is also the Executive Director of something called “Super Power Experts” which helps people achieve enlightened self-actualisation. This involves helping people develop things that one might as “intuitive abilities.”
I have to admit, I have some cognitive dissonance around some of these concepts, as you’ll hear. One the one hand, I strongly believe in being open to possibilities and embracing uncertainty while on the other, being wary of things not backed by science. One thing is clear however, and that is that Tonya has a great way of helping people become more open to possibilities they did not know existed, and making them aware of power they did not know they had. She’s also very engaging and was a pleasure to have her on as a guest of the show.
We had a great conversation covering:
- Tonya’s background and becoming a counter-intelligence agent;
- The concept of “super powers” and why Tonya believes anyone can develop them;
- The limitations of a Newtonian world;
- Managing risk and uncertainty;
- Power and recovering from sexual assault;
- Play and possibilities;
- Loads more!
Show notes:
Tonya’s Power Up Podcast
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