Videos
Patrick Sweeney with Marcus Luer – The Sports Entrepreneurs Podcast
Patrick Sweeney’s, fellow YPOer, recent best selling book “Fear is Fuel” and his life experiences are perfect for the current state and level of “Fear” globally. We take a deep dive into Patrick’s sports career, his entrepreneurial success and off course the “brick” that hit him when he was 35 years old and changed his life. The…
Read MoreGoal Setting – How to make the Journey count
A 16 Second Habit That Will Change Your Life
I first began using this technique when I was training for the Olympics. As I’ve studied neuroscience over the past five years for my book “Fear is Fuel”, I realize how impactful this little routine is, and how it can literally change the quality of decisions you make every single day. It will make you…
Read MoreFive step morning routine for success & courage in 2018
Here are the five things I do each morning, and the neuroscience behind why I do them. Start your morning off right, don’t be addicted to the dopamine fix of getting right to your phone. You have a small window each morning when your brain and body are completely clean slates – a proper morning…
Read MoreSt. Patrick’s Lessons in Courage
St Patrick was a slave around 400 AD who used fear as fuel to power a daring escape from slavery and eventually to change the world. There are some things about his courage, bravery and intelligence you might not know, and at least one thing about St Patrick’s day you can use to win a…
Read MoreRiding a Fat Bike Across Alaska is Terror at -35 degrees
People often as me if I get scared at all. Many of you have asked after my Keynote Speeches what it was like. Here’s the five webisode series that received over 5 million views on EpicTV world wide – enjoy!
Read MoreRisk vs Fear motivational keynote speech
Here’s a six minute excerpt from Patrick’s keynote speech to 1,000 real estate professionals at the Realty ONE summit in Las Vegas, May 2017.
Read MoreTAME Fear and Live the life of your dreams
There are many levels of anxiety, fear and terror – learning the science behind what is happening physiologically is critical to making the most of the incredible energy fear can generate. The first step is to adopt the B.A.S.E. method when you feel your body or mind getting scared – increased heart rate, faster breathing, sweaty…
Read MoreGreat advice from the coolest place on earth
Happy Paddy’s day! My Grandfather Charlie Sweeney gave me this great piece of advice over 20 years ago – it changed my life and might change yours as well.
Read MoreAn Adventure Weekend in Portugal
Betty Boop wanted to take me someplace I’d never been before – so we went to the birthplace of Brazil – Portugal. It was a fun-filled weeknd of surfing, drinking, and lots of food…and a workout from Shape magazine for middle aged moms that kicked my ass after the flight!
Read MoreAdventure in your OWN backyard. plus 50 in 50
You don’t have to travel to the Alps or Alaska to find adventure; everyplace on Earth has something fun and exciting to challenge yourself, your friends, and your family. Here’s a great example as I tackle a new challenge over the next 50 weeks: 50 summits. Maximize your adventure time with these tips.
Read MoreFour steps to getting great in less than 10,000 hours
Malcolm Gladwell popularized the 10,000 hour rule, and others claim natural ability and genetics trumps training. The truth is both are wrong according to the latest research. K. Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool have researched masters in many fields from Chess to Athletics and they found it’s got nothing to do with talent. Watch the video then…
Read MoreLesson 3 – A white out in the Alps, danger, fear and this lesson
I’m deep in the Mount Blanc massif – dozens of deaths a year tragically occur here and it reminds me of a great lesson that can change your life. You need to learn it without nearly dying so take three minutes and find out this secret to being happier than you ever have been.
Read MoreLesson 2 – After 48 hours riding & 2 hours of sleep; I’ve got advice
From the middle of the Italy Divide 500 mile self-supported bike race between Rome and the Swiss-Italian border I get a deep thought. Sleep deprivation forces me to take a few minutes to get it out, but it’s a good one especially in times like that!
Read Morea week in the life of patrick sweeney and howie mandel (optimized for iphone)
A week in my life, typical travel scene for once a month I go from Geneva to Portland, Maine, to Boston to Miami to New York City. I do some personal development, rock climbing, hanging out with Howie Mandel and finally speaking to a corporate retreat about using fear to gain strength. A pretty typical…
Read MoreBiking up & Down Kilimanjaro: African Adventure
Here’s another great video from our #BikeKili project – produced by Red Bull Media house and shot on Red Epic cameras by some great videographers!
Read MoreExpedition Update Elbrus – the world’s Most dangerous downhill on a fatbike
Here’s the preview of what happened on Mt Elbrus in Russia. It’s short and sweet, and gives you an idea of some of the amazing adventure we shared in the middle of nowhereski.
Read MoreBusiness lessons from an ocean rowing adventure
An ocean rowing adventure that shows you how to succeed in business. That’s finding the adventurer within!
Read MoreMental Training Techniques from US Olympic Training Center
Breakthrough to your best performance ever, by training your mind. Here are the secrets from the Olympic training center that can get you there!
Read MoreExpedition update – cycling the 7 summits – russia
Europe’s highest peak is next on our team’s list. It’s extra special becase my 11 year old son has been training all summer to join us. Here’s our update from “training camp.” Let me know what you think!
Read MoreThe key to raising Smart, Successful, Happy Kids
There is one quality that we can instill in our children that can helps ensure that they will be less likely to lie and cheat, that will help them avoid depression and is a primary trait of successful people everywhere. In this short video I show how triathlons can help you do that! Please SHARE…
Read MoreA week in my life from Geneva to NYC
This is a pretty typical adventurous week in my life – what do you think?
Read More3 Ways to have an adventure in art
I took Shannon, my 13 year old daughter to Arrt Basel in Switzerland to see if we could find some adventure indoors for a change. We learned three great lessons along the way.
Read MoreCreating a habit that lasts using nueroscience
Three incredibly simple steps you can take today to create a new habit that will stick using the latest research from neuroscience…yeah…in fact this is brain surgery.
Read MoreLesson 4 – What to do when the weather is bad
Rain, wind, snow, what are you going to do when it’s time to adventure?
Read MoreExpedition Report – 2016 Italy Divide Unsupported Bike Race
Spring in Italy, what could possibly go wrong? Find out in this recap of the 2016 Italy divide 500 mile race.
Read MoreExpedition Report – #BikeKili Cycling the 7 summits
This was an amazing adventure all the way to the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro for the charity World Bicycle relief. My partner professional mountain biker Rebecca Rusch called it the toughest ride she’s ever done.
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