Dave Albin knows all the reasons you don't want to walk with bare feet on 1000 degree hot coals–after all, he didn't want to do it either! He was first presented with the opportunity at a Tony Robbins seminar many years ago. But he did it–and soon thereafter was working as the Fire Captain for Robbins. Albin now runs his own company, Firewalk Adventures, where he uses fear-based elements like glasswalking, firewalking, board breaking, arrow breaking, and fire eating to show people what is really possible in life. Albin has seen (thousands of times) how the fears you don't overcome become your limits. Firewalking shows that when you take a first step–don't stop! Keep moving forward.
As mentioned in the episode, here is the link to Oprah Winfrey's firewalk with Tony Robbins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iypdbvsDkOo
In this episode:
- What is a firewalk? (02:05)
- Dave's first experience firewalking at a Tony Robbins seminar (08:58)
- The feeling after accomplishing a firewalk (17:17)
- How Dave began working with Tony Robbins (19:28)
- Branching out on his own with Firewalk Adventures (21:58)
- What corporations/employees get out of firewalking and glasswalking experiences (23:31)
- The long-term benefits of breaking through fear (28:05)
- Dave's past experiences as an alcoholic and how he turned his life around (31:28)
- Main lessons Dave learned from working with Tony Robbins (33:44)
- The role gratitude plays in Dave's life today (40:34)
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Elizabeth Pearson Garr has spent a lot of her life asking questions. A daughter of a professor and a principal, as a kid she loved sitting at the “adult table” during their dinner parties so she could participate in the “real” conversations.
Elizabeth went on to graduate with honors from Harvard with a degree in History and Literature, and promptly attended professional cooking school to become a food writer. That led to various career opportunities, including becoming one of the first employees of the Television Food Network; writing/producing gigs at networks from PBS to E!; anchoring/reporting at the NBC affiliate in Billings, Montana; earning a graduate degree in Documentary Film & Video from Stanford University; and various and sundry other things. The through-line to all this has been curiosity. Elizabeth is a skilled interviewer who loves diving deep into research, finding connections, and telling good stories.
Elizabeth has a husband, two daughters, and a fluffy white dog who rarely leaves her side.
