Rich Roll sits down with legendary surfer Garrett McNamara to talk about the mindset and spiritual tools that help him surf some of the biggest waves in the world. To read more about Garrett and peruse the full show notes, go here👉🏾http://bit.ly/richroll734 ✌🏼🌱 - 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, DAN DRAKE & MARGO LUBIN https://www.blakecurtis.net/ https://www.dandrake333.com/ 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:59 - Nazaré, Portugal / the initial email 00:12:14 - What makes this wave so special? 00:12:37 - Nazere Canyon 00:18:59 - ‘The Irishman’ - unlikely successful surfer and his team 00:20:58 - What does it take to be a Tow-in surfer (waverunner) driver? 00:22:20 - Anderson Cooper's Description of Garrett 00:23:10 - Garrett’s instinctual use of visualization and manifestation 00:25:00 - A second year of scouting the wave 00:27:24 - How do you measure the height of a wave? 00:29:33 - WSL / the politics of surfing 00:31:37 - Controversy and dismissiveness from the surfing community? 00:34:31 - A third year back in Nazaré 00:35:27 - Maya Gabeira: (world record: largest wave surfed by a woman) near fatal accident at Nazaré 00:37:43 - Garrett’s relationship with fear 00:45:55 - The ‘100ft wave’ phenomenon 00:49:45 - Upbringing / backstory … Born in Massachusetts, raised in Berkeley, CA 00:53:24 - processing or compartmentalizing a traumatic upbringing? 00:54:07 - Garrett’s book: “Hound of the Sea: Wild Man. Wild Waves. Wild Wisdom.” 00:58:33 - psychedelic therapy / medicine 01:02:51 - Getting to ‘Cement City’, HI 01:03:59 - Cutting School Frequently 01:07:11 - Where does surfing first come in? 01:08:27 - Garrett’s younger brother Liam was a surf-star… 10 years winning many competitions 01:11:11 - How does Garrett ‘catch up’ and eventually ‘pass’ Liam as a pro surfer? 01:13:55 - Traumatic experiences with water 01:14:49 - Owned Epic Sports Surf Shop / MMA on North Shore of HI 01:15:54 - Giving up the dream 01:18:02 - Garrett’s tipping point. 01:18:35 - Have to get back to surfing… How? Prize money! EDDIE & JAWS! 01:25:45 - Wins the JAWS competition at 35 years old 01:31:39 - Embracing self promotion: carving out a career as a surfer 01:34:54 - Carving out a niche 01:35:55 - First marriage dissolves: lack of trust. Lack of support. 01:36:41 - Smoked pot from 12yrs old to 22 yrs old. Small bout with cocaine. 01:40:00 - Nicole. Love at first sight. 01:41:27 - Lived out of a suitcase for three years. 01:43:03 - Books: ‘The Secret’ & ‘Seven Spiritual Laws of Success’ 01:44:35 - Advice for goal setting, projection and manifestation 01:51:37 - Practical tools for manifestation 01:53:04 - The alchemy of their (Garrett & Nicole)’s relationship 01:53:47 - “It’s never too early or never too late to chase your dreams” - Nicole 01:55:25 - When did director Chris Smith / the doc team approach you? 01:57:33 - When did a doc film turn into a docuseries? 01:58:18 - Season 2 premieres in Jan. 2023… “better than the first”! 01:58:56 - Human design: generators and their auras 02:03:22 - How do you prepare to drop in on waves of that size? 02:05:34 - Forrest Yoga - Ana Forrest 02:07:22 - Ana Forrest's Book: Fierce Medicine 02:09:59 - Holotropic breathwork 02:12:48 - Maintaining a connection with childlike wonder and joy 02:14:21 - Advice - Figure out what you love… 02:17:30 - P.C.P. = Present, Connected, Protected. 02:19:55 - Closing * * * * * 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