Roz Savage rowing across the Pacific from San Francisco to Honolulu
About Roz Savage
Roz Savage is a total Badass! She has rowed the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Indian Ocean’s alone. She started rowing for a cause, to save the environment. Roz has written three books, and her most recent book is the Gift of Solitude. Roz provides so many actionable steps to be a Badass in this episode!
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Three Takeaways from the Episode
1) The gifts of solitude that you can find during Coronavirus.
2) Think of the worst possible outcome in a situation that you are fearing and write it down. It may not be as bad as you thought it was.
3) Roz was rowing for a cause (to save the environment). What can you do for a cause that’s important to you?
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Intro
4:00 Roz answers if she is ordinary or Badass.
8:43 Write two versions of your obituary. As a result of writing your obituaries you will be able to imagine what you want out of your life and work towards it.
12:35 What Roz faced when she wrote down her obituary and saw her dream life. She talks about how fear initially got the best of her.
17:50 Roz came up with the idea of rowing for a cause. She said to herself “Use your adventures to raise awareness for environmental issues.”
22:55 The brain is a great servant, a faithful servant, but a terrible master.
28:08 A friend told Roz how she considered the worst case scenario and wrote it out.
32:22 Roz focused on her vision of rowing for a cause by using two lenses. One lense was the long distance vision and the other was what she needed to do in the moment.
38:40 How Roz’s mindset has led to her Badassery.
43:00 The gift of Solitude is a book Roz wrote based on her time alone on the oceans.
47:06 Roz says to give fear a name. For example, you can say, right now I’m feeling _____ about the Coronavirus.
Check out Roz’s book the Gift of Solitude.
Contact Roz on her website at www.rozsavage.com or www.thegiftsofsolitude.com
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If you liked “Rowing for a Cause,” then make sure to check out this episode “Fearless in the Face of Adversity” with Kathrine Switzer.