Entering New Territory:
Interviews with Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things
Your average person can do extraordinary things when they allow themselves to enter new territory. When you embrace uncertainty, the world lies at your feet!
Have you done something extraordinary? Let me know!
Achievement: Lost 110 pounds because he decided to walk when he played golf and eat a bit better. And he just kept making small changes.
What you’ll learn: Start with a small goal.
Best quote: Regarding all his lifestyle changes: “It's not any one of these things by themselves because if you look at it as one thing, if that thing falls away, you’ll put the weight back on or you’ll be unhappy with yourself because you'll feel like you’ve failed, whereas when you have a bunch of different blocks that you've put together, if one crumbles a little bit, another one will hold it up for a while, while you're fixing the one that's not working so well.”
Length: 12 minutes. Interviewed by Julie on November 1, 2012.
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Achievement: Went from "0" to nationals in triathlon after two bouts with breast cancer and one with skin cancer.
What you’ll learn: You have to live life.
Best quote: “I waited for someone to show up. And there was never anyone to show up. In the end it’s still you. You are responsible for you. No one else can make it better.”
Length: 13 minutes. Interviewed by Julie on October 19, 2012.
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Achievement: Tried a new sport after college and became an Olympic triathlete.
What you’ll learn: You don't know your potential until you try.
Best quote: “You can only control what you can control. I had to remember that and once I got back in the race, I was able to regain focus and finish strong.”
Length: 9 minutes. Interviewed by Julie on September 13, 2012.
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Achievement: Came back from a severe bike/car accident to do triathlons.
What you’ll learn: Never give up.
Best quote: “Once you’ve lived through your biggest fear, there isn’t a whole lot more fear.”
Length: 11 minutes. Interviewed by Julie on September 6, 2012.
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Achievement: Shed 187 pounds.
What you’ll learn: Set small goals. It doesn't happen overnight.
Best quote: “The hardest thing for me was just knowing that you had to depend on yourself. I could not depend on someone to be at the gym for me or at the pool for me. You have to be responsible for yourself. No excuses.”
Length: 14 minutes. Interviewed by Julie on June 8, 2012.
Achievement: Skied to the North and South Poles and scaled Everest, all in one year.
What you’ll learn: Understand your needs.
Best quote: “As someone who has never been the strongest, fastest, [or] smartest, there are certain skills that you can learn, practice, and refine that help you create whatever path you want.”
Length: 14 minutes. Interviewed by Julie on December 12, 2010.
Achievement: Learned to swim and control panic to compete in the Danskin triathlon.
What you’ll learn: Believe in yourself.
Best quote: “I have the curiosity of a four-year-old and tied with that, I have no sense of shame."
Length: 9 minutes. Interviewed by Julie on March 31, 2010.
Achievement: Has competed in 8 Ironman triathlons while juggling a night job and kids.
What you’ll learn: Maintain your own identity.
Best quote: “Without challenge you don’t have change, and without change, you don’t have growth.”
Length: 13 minutes. Interviewed by Julie on March 25, 2010.
Achievement: Became a four-time Olympian in three different sports.
What you’ll learn: Put your ego aside for the beauty of pursuing your goals.
Best quote: “Sometimes we want too much and expect it to happen, instead of just taking everything we’ve got--our sprit, our strength, or mind--and using it every day. And the results will be what the results will be.”
Length: 15 minutes. Interviewed by Julie on March 31, 2010.
Achievement: First woman to ski solo and unsupported 745 miles to the South Pole.
What you’ll learn: We all have dreams. The way to reach them is the same: step by step.
Best quote: “Every that happens on an expedition happens in all organizations. We have to know what we want, how to communicate, risk management. All this is in private life ... in work ... in sport and on expeditions.”
Length: 13 minutes. Interviewed by Julie on April 19, 2010.
