EP087: Achieving the Impossible & Challenging Your Limits of Performance, Potential and Experience

I met Matt Dawson through a mutual friend and it didn't take me long to realize that we were cut from the same cloth. Like me, Matt is trying to achieve a goal that some would deem "crazy". And I knew I needed to get him on the podcast to talk about it. Matt’s journey started much like my own – as an athlete. Following his athletic career, he then entered the fast-paced world of investment banking – where he worked 80-100 hour work weeks and created a lot of success for himself. But life, as it so often does, threw him some curve balls which led him to discovering his purpose and the creation of two endeavours: the Dawson’s Peak Organization, and Project Seven for Soldiers; when he will attempt to break seven world records with all proceeds going to charity. Matt's goal is both simple and inspiring: to make a positive impact on others. In this episode of the podcast we talk about how taking on your own personal challenges can help you create the best version of yourself; while elevating those around you. This is an inspiring and impactful episode that is a must to listen to if you want to get fired up about achieving the peak of your performance. With that said, let's go. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 1. What led Dawson’s from sports to investment banking – where he became a high performer 2. Why despite Matt's success as an investment banker, he felt something was missing in his life – which led him to find purpose 3. What made Matt decide at the age of 37 to take on the challenge of breaking world records in mountaineering, along with some other wild records 4. What purpose means to Matt and what he believes you should do as an individual and as a business 5. Creating Dawsons Peak and inspiring transformations through pushing the boundaries of human capability 6. The personal mountain you must climb to achieve a transformation in your life. We talk about the limits that we impose on ourself, our goals and dreams, and how to break through them 7. The importance of creating social impact aside from profits (or making money) in your life 8. How you redirect your fears to make you as successful as possible 9. What you can and can’t control and how to drop your stress and anxieties so that you can achieve the impossible 10. Why the hardest thing for most is to sit quietly with themselves and why the mountains and adventure can help you be alone and discover yourself 11. Traveling and how it changes you from the inside out (ie. giving up control and working on things you can control) 12. Why as a society we’ve become too comfortable and how we can truly feel our best when we’re pushing and challenging ourselves 13. What “Bathing in the fire” and “Getting the evil out of me” mean and how it can help you become your best 14. And so much more. LINKS AND RESOURCES: Dawson’s Peak: https://dawsonspeak.com/ Matt Dawson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dawsonspeak/ Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance: http://www.vigorgroundfitness.com/ Vigor Life Podcast (iTunes): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vigor-life-podcast/id1180256583?mt=2 Luka Hocevar YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ29YcBh-g6onRujX3wD_XA?view_as=subscriber Luka Hocevar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/