48: Jeff Salz: Helping Others Live More Adventurous Lives

The Life Purpose Advisor Podcast with Angie Swartz

In this episode, Jeff Salz discusses global adventure travel, studying the culture and learning deeply from the locals, the similarities between religions, and how adventure transcends all aspects of our lives.

“We don't have to depend on circumstances to derive our happiness. Who we are and our love and appreciation for life comes from something other than our good or bad fortune.”– Jeff Salz

About Jeff Salz

Dr Jeff Salz has been called "America’s leading anthropologist/adventurer". A member of the prestigious National Speaker Association Hall of Fame, he is an author, actor, playwright and business guru who is equally at home sharing stories with gauchos around a campfire in Patagonia… leading C-Suite executives around a boardroom table in Silicon Valley … or coaching young speakers on a stage in his home town of Encinitas, California.

....In this show….

Jeff Salz's Life Purpose

• Helping others live more adventurous, joyful lives on the planet, and helping the planet sustain these people for a longer period of time.

Life Purpose Ah-Ha Moments

• In his early teen years, Jeff Salz would travel from his home in New Jersey to explore New York City. During these adventures, he would come to find there was a much bigger world that existed- geographically, intellectually and spiritually. By 17, Jeff Salz began traveling the world to expose himself to new and unique cultures.

Major Life Events that Hinted at Your Life Purpose

• Being in cultural deprivation for the first 16 years of his life in New Jersey caused him to want to explore more.
• During the time when Jeff Salz was traveling for work making about half a million dollars a year, he was seduced by the fame and materialistic rewards rather than his wife and kids which eventually lead to a divorce, loss of their four story home, and his car.
• Jeff Salz spent 10 years in the Himalayas, during which, he trekked uncharted territory with friends, met Tibetan refugees, and was exposed to traditional Buddhism. Getting to meet people who had escaped genocide, along with living in minimalist conditions, Jeff learned that circumstances do not determine happiness and it is always possible to maintain joy.

Spiritual Belief

• Between Jesus, Jahova and Buddha, he believes in "Allah" (All of) the above.
• All religions have a supreme power
• Jeff Salz takes from multiple religions to create a collective wisdom that he follows

Recommended Personal Growth Resource or Practice

• Jeff Salz goes to the gym daily
• Practice compassion and spirituality
• Spend time in nature to get back to "who we really are".

Jeff Salz's Wisdom on Igniting Life Purpose and Personal Growth

"I'm discovering now, in this later part of my life, that adventure continues. It's essential to live a life of passion and purpose, and to insist that everything is adventurous. It involves risk and it opens our hearts and minds to new possibilities."

Interview Links and Special Offers from this Episode

• Jeff Salz's website
• Jeff Salz's books
  • The Way of Adventure
  • Coming Soon: Into Thin Hair
• Recommended Read
  • Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

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