John Beede has scaled the highest mountain on each of seven continents. His mountain climbing stories are full of adventure, excitement and inspiration, yet John’s purpose in life reaches for something higher than the peak of Mt. Everest — the noble work of making a difference in others’ lives. Whether speaking to a group of young people, authoring a book, or engaged in conversation, John’s experiences have generated lessons that apply to all of our lives. John has also found tremendous worth and value in the work that great teachers do, and he shares with us who his favorite teacher was, and why. Show Notes include links to more information about John Beede - mountaineer, public speaker, and author extraordinaire. (Note: a bonus minute follows the outro at the end of the episode.)
SHOW NOTES
John’s background via audio clips and an intro (0:55)
The connection between mountain climbing and public speaking (3:55)
The origin of interest in mountain climbing – scouting (4:55)
The beginning of John’s writing (6:10)
Goal setting, choose your summit, go! (6:40)
Feedback from readers (7:00)
My purpose in life (7:15)
Why is kindness mentioned first in the title? (8:20)
There’s always more strength (8:40)
Lessons from the mountain (10:20)
Greatest obstacle as a writer (11:25)
An accomplishment when working with young people (12:20)
A significant surprise on the journey (13:45)
Turning back (15:00)
Identifying one’s battle crew (16:05)
Failure and current circumstances are not the end (16:35)
Stepping up (17:15)
Warrior Challenge – the book – call to action (20:00)
The mountains (21:45)
Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia, and warring factions (22:00)
Malaria (24:20)
Kindness in the classroom (27:10)
Courage in the classroom (27:55)
Grit in the classroom (28:30)
John’s favorite teacher (29:15)
A final word – a call to action reemphasized (32:00)
Contact information (33:00 and Show Notes)
After the closing music – place of learning (34:10)
John’s contact information and book information:
Twitter at @johnbeede
Instagram at @johnbeede
Online at johnbeede.com
Music for Lead. Learn. Change. is Sweet Adrenaline by Delicate Beats
Podcast cover art is a view of Altmünster am Traunsee, Austria, by photographer Simon Matzinger, published on www.unsplash.com
Professional Association of Georgia Educators: www.pageinc.org