ATG 34: Grizzly Bears and Gill Nets: Discovering what matters most in life with "Alone" Producer Ryan Pender
08/16/21 • 41 min
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You’re completely alone in the wilderness. You only have 10 pieces of gear. If you can tough it out longer than nine other people, you win $500,000. Also, there are bears. And maybe a wolverine here and there. How long do you think you would last?
This is the actual premise of one of my all-time favorite TV shows, Alone. One of the show’s producers, Ryan Pender, joins me this week to tell me the surprising lessons people learn about life and themselves when they’re completely isolated and solely focused on their survival. Even if you haven’t seen a single episode, you’ll love this conversation and how lessons from the wilderness can apply to your life.
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You’re completely alone in the wilderness. You only have 10 pieces of gear. If you can tough it out longer than nine other people, you win $500,000. Also, there are bears. And maybe a wolverine here and there. How long do you think you would last?
This is the actual premise of one of my all-time favorite TV shows, Alone. One of the show’s producers, Ryan Pender, joins me this week to tell me the surprising lessons people learn about life and themselves when they’re completely isolated and solely focused on their survival. Even if you haven’t seen a single episode, you’ll love this conversation and how lessons from the wilderness can apply to your life.
In this episode:
Watch Alone on the History Channel or online!
Follow Jon on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook.
Order Soundtracks, Jon's newest book available wherever you find quality books!
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All It Takes Is A Goal - ATG 34: Grizzly Bears and Gill Nets: Discovering what matters most in life with "Alone" Producer Ryan Pender
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Hey everyone and welcome to the All It Takes is a Goal podcast, the best place in the entire world, including all of Canada, to learn how to build new thoughts, new actions, and new results.
Jon AcuffI'm your host, Jon Acuff and today I'm joined by Ryan Pender. Who's that? I'm so, so glad you asked. Ryan Pender is an executive producer at ITV America, where he's been a lead creative on the History Chan
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