ICP 061 Sacrifice, Sailing into the Sunset, and Living on the Edge with Emily Penn

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ICP 061 Sacrifice, Sailing into the Sunset, and Living on the Edge with Emily Penn

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In this episode you’ll learn:

Where Emily gets her sense of fulfilment from
Why living simply and reactively is important for a life of exploration
Why having fixed goals can be dangerous
How Emily changed her own life’s direction more than once

Ocean skipper, Emily Penn, can teach you many things about creativity, changing mindset and exploration.

In this episode, you’ll learn why Emily never wanted to get on an aeroplane again and how, having met the Earthrace crew one evening, didn’t come home for another 923 days.

You’ll hear about the biggest sacrifice Emily has had to make, to live the life she loves, creating opportunities to explore mindset, plastics and toxics.

Emily’s oceanic journeys began studying architecture and, with a love for sailing and painting.

Learn what a remote island community taught Emily when faced with a tsunami.

Hear what she learned about mindset from these isolated communities and why winning awards can sometimes miss the point.

“There’s no point looking for opportunities if you’re not in the position to take them…” – Emily Penn

Items mentioned in this episode (quick access):

Early explorations

[0:00:49] Introducing Emily Penn.

[0:01:21] Pangaea Explorations. Critical ocean challenges and changes.

[0:02:36] Emily describes childhood.

[0:04:54] Architecture. Combining art and science.

[0:06:15] Shifting thought, behaviours and feelings.

“There are so many buffers between us and the natural world” – Emily Penn

China and the joy of slow travel

[0:07:50] How a grant application changed her life.

[0:09:00] Why Emily never wanted to get on an aeroplane again. Australia.

[0:09:34] Earthrace.

Living in the moment and with intimate communities

[0:10:58] How the health of our ocean effects life on land. The value of being in touch with nature.

[0:11:45] Sailing and living in the moment.

[0:12:54] Visiting remote communities cut off from the rest of the world.

[0:14:09] Solving problems. The challenges of a Western mindset and a pure outlook on life.

[0:16:00] Tsunamis and rebuilding a whole new world. The power of subconscious messages.

“Eventually everything runs down hill to the ocean…” – Emily Penn

Using technology to close the gap

[0:18:47] Fun and creative ways to solve problems. How Emily sees creativity.

[0:19:57] Sea Dragon. Emily describes a sailing crew of mixed abilities.

[0:21:05] Exxpedition. An all female sailing crew with diverse backgrounds. Toxics and female health.

“To come up with those really creative solutions you need to have someone from every different field” – Emily Penn

The perfect storm

[0:22:30] Finding themselves in a serious storm.

[0:25:11] Emily describes the most challenging aspect of that experience for her.

[0:26].10] Living life on the edge.

[0:26:54] Exxpedition film and website.

[0:28:10] Emily describes a day of life on the ocean and the length of her voyages.

“If you’re in one place, in your head, it’s very hard to keep creative” – Emily Penn

Receiving inspiration with fresh eyes

[0:31:11] When Emily chooses to paint and sketch.

[0:33:40] Why having fixed goals can be dangerous.

[0:35:40] How Emily changed her life’s direction.

“I’m constantly looking for the solutions” – Emily Penn

Shifting goals and sacrifice

[0:36:50] Emily shares the biggest sacrifice she has had to make.

[0:37:52] How Emily feels about being the youngest female recipient of the Yachmaster of the Year award.

[0:38:50] Emily’s proudest moment.

[0:40:45] How Pangaea explorations are funded. Emily describes how crowdfunding helps.

[0:42:00] Applying for a place on Emily’s yacht. Future explorations.

“It’s, very much, living in the moment…” – Emily Penn

Exploring mindset

[0:43:09] Emily describes an explorative mindset. Why living simply is important.

[0:44:30] Where Emily gets her sense of fulfilment from.

[0:45:07] The inspiration behind the name Pangaea explorations.

[0:45:50] What has inspired Emily most recently. Why Emily believes many people are unfulfilled.

[0:47:30] Emily shares the exciting projects she’s working on.

[0:50:00] What Emily is most grateful for today.

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