Episode
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Mental and Physical Toughness with Dustin Diefenderfer of MTNTough
Dustin Diefenderfer join Adam and Miriam to share the journey that led him to founding MTNTOUGH - discussing the power of the outdoors, entrepreneurship and finding fulfilling work.
In this episode we discuss:
- His spirit of adventure: rejecting a corporate career and seeking work that inspires.
- The core of MTNTOUGH’s mission: transforming lives and learning in nature.
- What he has learned from the ever-evolving journey of entrepreneurship.
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Interview excerpts:
The uncertainty inherent to the outdoors is vital for reconnecting with ourselves.
I think that the unexpected unknown, that being outside with your team throws at you is where that real leadership shines, because taking a team outside and then a blizzard rolls in... it's like these leaders emerge that you weren't even sure were there.
MTNTOUGH have grown a culture based on teamwork, support and communication.
We do a lot of team workouts, where you're counting on your team members... and so because we're working through adversity together as a team, it makes working through adversity on a project, much easier. All great teams know that the team gets stronger through adversity and us just being able to do that day in and day out has been really, really special.
Life is constant education - never stop learning.
There's no failure if you're always learning, it's that falling forward concept. It's never a failure if it's just: ‘Hey, what can we learn from this?’ And apply those learnings moving forward and just testing and adapting and learning and testing and adapting and learning.
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