MicroAdventures with Al Humphreys

10/17/24 • 69 min

Do you like the thought of heading off on an adventure but don't really have the time to see it through?

They're smaller, achievable, won't break the bank and will go a long way to scratching that itch you might never have reached anyway.

In this episode we speak with the charming and inspirational Al Humphreys about adventures in his life, before focussing on the smaller, more achievable things we could all fit into our busy lives to keep our thirst for fun, physical activity and spiritual reward truly quenched. Al is the author of 14 books to date, is an accomplished and entertaining public speaker, podcaster and general all-round good guy. Our conversation is packed full of ideas for things you can do from your own doorstep that will ensure you have some great stories (and maybe photos) to share with friends and family - in fact, why not share your MicroAdventures with them too?

I know for a fact that since this conversation, Tommy climbs a tree near his office once a month during his lunch break!

Amongst many topics, we talk about the character traits of someone who enjoys adventure and adversity, what drives us to seek adventure and the legal & moral wrangling of responsible wild camping.

Get in Touch

How important is adventure in your life?

Do you have examples of your own MicroAdventures?

Let us know:

email us: [email protected]
OR leave us a voice note

Reference Links

In this episode we also reference:

Custom Made Ordnance Survey Maps
The Fun Scale podcast episode
Small Little People TRIZ Tool podcast episode
The book "As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning" by Laurie Lee
Example of a simple Bivvy Bag
How to find the halfway point between you and others to define the perfect place to meet.

All music on this podcast is provided by the very talented Franc Cinelli.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you like the thought of heading off on an adventure but don't really have the time to see it through?

Why not try a MicroAdventure?

They're smaller, achievable, won't break the bank and will go a long way to scratching that itch you might never have reached anyway.

I know for a fact that since this conversation, Tommy climbs a tree near his office once a month during his lunch break!

Amongst many topics, we talk about the character traits of someone who enjoys adventure and adversity, what drives us to seek adventure and the legal & moral wrangling of responsible wild camping.

Get in Touch

How important is adventure in your life?

Do you have examples of your own MicroAdventures?

Let us know:

email us: [email protected]
OR leave us a voice note

Reference Links

In this episode we also reference:

Custom Made Ordnance Survey Maps
The Fun Scale podcast episode
Small Little People TRIZ Tool podcast episode
The book "As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning" by Laurie Lee
Example of a simple Bivvy Bag
How to find the halfway point between you and others to define the perfect place to meet.

All music on this podcast is provided by the very talented Franc Cinelli.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Previous Episode

The Basic Colour Wheel (with Lucia Fraser)

Colour.

Life wouldn’t be the same without it.

But there are so many to choose from, how do we know which is the right colour?

eg. What colour car would you buy? What colour shoes? What colour paint for the new feature wall in the kitchen?

Sometimes you just instinctively know what colour(s) to choose. It’s a vibe thing.

Other times, it’s nice to get a bit of help. And in this episode we speak with celebrated artist and ceramicist Lucia Fraser about the Basic Colour Wheel: Bringing a bit of structure and dare we say it, science to proceedings to help understand how colours relate to and complement each other.

We also discuss how colour can affect and reflect our emotions.

I particularly enjoyed our discussion about how brand logos are different to art when it comes to colour and that the colours chosen often have clear functions to play.

Get in Touch

How important is colour in your life?

Have you ever used the colour wheel to help make a decision on something?

Let us know:

email us: [email protected]
OR leave us a voice note

Lucia Fraser profile

Lucia studied for her Honours degree in Fine Art at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. She has since exhibited her work in galleries across the UK and has collaborated with iconic British design brands such as Hobbs and Heal’s Furniture.

Lucia is a friend of mine, and I’m very proud to say that I have a few bits of her work in my house, like this gorgeous landscape-inspired ink canvas.

For more information on Lucia's work visit LuciaFraser.com

And you can follow her antics on Instagram.

Reference Links

In this episode we also reference:

The iconic Gulf Oil racing livery
Jono's Sketchplanation on Atmospheric Perspective

All music on this podcast is provided by the very talented Franc Cinelli.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Next Episode

Human Risk with Christian Hunt

On the morning of your company's massive online shop launch, the only person who knows the crucial password misses their alarm, sleeps in and everyone's left waiting.

Oh dear.

In this episode we speak with the tireless behavioural scientist and Human Risk expert, Christian Hunt who tells us about the fundamental elements of human risk and how to avoid it; with plenty of juicy examples to bring this topic to life. Whilst the majority of the episode focuses on Human Risk in the professional environment, we also talk about how we all experience it in our day-to-day personal and family lives too; in Christian's own words, we all do stupid things every now and then.

When Christian talks with companies about their Human Risk and how to mitigate it, he talks about "getting people to do what you want without p*ssing them off" - which we do reference a fair bit in the podcast. [potty mouths].

Get in Touch

You will definitely have examples of Human Risk in your own personal or professional lives, and we'd love to hear about them. Anonymous submissions very welcome :-)

email us: [email protected]
OR leave us a voice note

Reference Links

In this episode we also reference:

Jono's sketch on Phishing
Absolute carnage at the Oscars when the wrong film was read out for Best Picture. Kinda funny. Hugely awkward.
In our Listener Comments at the end of the episode we reference an awesome inforgraphic on "The Emotion of Colour" in reference to our episode with Lucia Fraser on The Basic Colour Wheel. It's well worth a look.

Guest Profile

Christian Hunt has over 27 years of experience in Financial Services, working in Investment Banking, Asset Management and a Family Office.

His work benefits from the unique perspective of having held senior roles as both a Regulator and Risk & Compliance Officer.

You can find more information about Christian and his services and his book, Humanizing Rules at www.human-risk.com

You can peruse his collection of amusing "Compliance in the Wild" spotting on LinkedIn.

You can also listen to the Human Risk Podcast.

All music on this podcast is provided by the very talented Franc Cinelli.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.