Grammy-nominated hit maker Mike Posner on walking across America, summiting Everest, creating art, and surpassing self-imposed limits. To read more about Mike and peruse the full show notes, go here👉🏾http://bit.ly/richroll645 ✌🏼🌱 - Rich LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rrpitunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/rrpspotify Google: http://bit.ly/rrpgooglepods Meal Planner: http://meals.richroll.com Voicing Change Book: http://richroll.com/vc Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RichRollPodcastClips Newsletter: http://bit.ly/rollcallemail CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - http://richroll.com​ ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - https://richroll.com/all-episodes/ ✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/richroll/ ✩ Twitter - https://twitter.com/richroll ✩ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richrollfans ✩ Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/14443?oq=rich ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/finding-ultra/ ✩ Meals - http://meals.richroll.com​ ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-signed/ ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - https://www.richroll.com/shop/books/the-plantpower-way-italia-signed/ ✩ Support - https://www.patreon.com/richroll FILMED AND EDITED BY BLAKE CURTIS https://www.blakecurtis.net/ 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:07 - Wide Open 00:03:45 - Catching Up Since Mike's Previous Time on the Pod 00:09:00 - Recap of Mike's Walk Across America & the Rattlesnake Bite 00:16:07 - 3 Weeks to Recover from the Snake Bite 00:19:52 - The Origin of the Walk Across America 00:23:43 - Mike's Daily Exercise of Discipline During the Walk 00:24:36 - Catching Up Since Mike's Previous Time on the Pod 00:28:09 - There Are No Finish Lines 00:32:10 - Mike's Mental Tools of Visualization and the Law of Attraction 00:35:48 - Traversing the Navajo Nation 00:42:40 - Going Deep and Inward 00:49:44 - Tapping into a Sense of Peace and Presence in the Everyday 00:54:36 - Charlie - When the Mind is Quiet, What's Left? 01:01:19 - Thich Nhat Hanh: Retreat is about re-entry. You should come back better. 01:03:23 - Transcending the Ego 01:08:54 - Training to Summit Mt Everest 01:18:13 - Going Out to Poland to Train with Wim Hoff 01:23:05 - Mike's Close Call with an Avalanche 01:30:38 - Dealing with the Lack of Oxygen on Everest 01:32:32 - Reaching the Summit of Everest 01:38:16 - Reflecting on the Experience 01:41:56 - You Can't Transmit What You Haven't Got. 01:47:32 - Spending Two Months at Everest Base Camp 01:52:48 - How Does Mike Take All of These Experiences into the Studio? 01:56:28 - What's Mike's Process for Writing Songs? 02:00:49 - There's No Next 02:05:46 - Closing Thoughts 02:08:02 - Redemption Song * * * * * NEW TO RICH? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: http://bit.ly/otillonyt http://bit.ly/vegansglam I LOVE MAIL! SEND IT HERE: 29617 Agoura Rd. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 #richroll #richrollpodcast