#33 - Laura Try - Less Things, More Experiences

In this episode, I’m talking to Laura Try, a business founder who left it all behind to become an extreme adventurer. Having owned a beauty salon for nine years, Laura made the decision, aged 29, that her values no longer served her, and she wanted something different. Very different. The hunger for experiences and challenge meant firstly entering multi-day adventure races, then rowing 1,800 miles around Great Britain and, most recently, an attempt to be the fastest women’s boat rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean.

In our conversation, Laura discusses 

- What she means by Type-2 fun,

- How you get around different personalities in a boat race,

- And what she learned from trying to ignite a Bow Drill fire.

 

Outline📍
00:00 Intro
02:38 How would you describe your relationship with pressure?
03:40 Why did you feel the need to stretch your "pressure muscle" for everyday learning?
06:57 What compelled you to change your life path?
14:44 How would you describe your relationship with your "expansion muscle" now?
20:00 What was the worst moment of pressure for you?
25:29 Insight 1: Lessons learned
28:21 The power of other people keeping you going
33:20 How do leaders apply that lesson when you engage in conversations with them?
35:00 What's a key step you take to regain focus and get back on track now?
38:29 What fuels your positive and energizing momentum?
42:31 Insight 2: Lessons learned
45:14 The power of the ocean
51:40 What is next in terms of your relationship with pressure?
57:35 What would be your advice to people, on how to be better under pressure?
01:03:25 Outro