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Devon Lévesque

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513 total appearances

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The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
119. Devon Lévesque: What Facing Death on Everest Taught Me about Living

And I'd love your perspective on this, but the thing with the brain, bigger is better. Yeah. Right? And I believe when you activate your brain in different scenarios, like I said, not the routine. In and out, you're expanding your brain. And I can take that, my brain and things I learn and I see and I push through. I don't start a race until I get to last 10% of the race.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
119. Devon Lévesque: What Facing Death on Everest Taught Me about Living

And I'd love your perspective on this, but the thing with the brain, bigger is better. Yeah. Right? And I believe when you activate your brain in different scenarios, like I said, not the routine. In and out, you're expanding your brain. And I can take that, my brain and things I learn and I see and I push through. I don't start a race until I get to last 10% of the race.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
119. Devon Lévesque: What Facing Death on Everest Taught Me about Living

That's when the real race starts. The first 90% is, guys, we're having fun. This is type one, type two fun. The last 10 is the type... Damn, man, this is a 2.5 fund. This is some shit. Man, my heart's beating. My head's going to explode. I'm dehydrated. I have a blister on my foot. Jesus, man. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I need this to stop. Like, freaking out. That's...

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
119. Devon Lévesque: What Facing Death on Everest Taught Me about Living

That's when the real race starts. The first 90% is, guys, we're having fun. This is type one, type two fun. The last 10 is the type... Damn, man, this is a 2.5 fund. This is some shit. Man, my heart's beating. My head's going to explode. I'm dehydrated. I have a blister on my foot. Jesus, man. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I need this to stop. Like, freaking out. That's...

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
119. Devon Lévesque: What Facing Death on Everest Taught Me about Living

That's when the real race starts. The first 90% is, guys, we're having fun. This is type one, type two fun. The last 10 is the type... Damn, man, this is a 2.5 fund. This is some shit. Man, my heart's beating. My head's going to explode. I'm dehydrated. I have a blister on my foot. Jesus, man. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I need this to stop. Like, freaking out. That's...

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
119. Devon Lévesque: What Facing Death on Everest Taught Me about Living

where you learn about yourself. How can I, for me, handle chaos? How can I handle exhaustion? How far can this body go? And I'll tell you one thing, this body can do a lot. Our bodies are so, so, so, so smart, man. And they can recover fast. They know when they need hydration. They know when they need protein. It knows. And understanding my body on all fours, I wanted to understand it.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
119. Devon Lévesque: What Facing Death on Everest Taught Me about Living

where you learn about yourself. How can I, for me, handle chaos? How can I handle exhaustion? How far can this body go? And I'll tell you one thing, this body can do a lot. Our bodies are so, so, so, so smart, man. And they can recover fast. They know when they need hydration. They know when they need protein. It knows. And understanding my body on all fours, I wanted to understand it.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
119. Devon Lévesque: What Facing Death on Everest Taught Me about Living

where you learn about yourself. How can I, for me, handle chaos? How can I handle exhaustion? How far can this body go? And I'll tell you one thing, this body can do a lot. Our bodies are so, so, so, so smart, man. And they can recover fast. They know when they need hydration. They know when they need protein. It knows. And understanding my body on all fours, I wanted to understand it.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
119. Devon Lévesque: What Facing Death on Everest Taught Me about Living

And I wanted to be as comfortable on twos. I wanted to be as comfortable on literally crawling on all fours as I was walking in two feet. And I wanted to see what's that like. I wanted to be as comfortable on Everest as I am walking around Central Park. I wanted to be just as comfortable. And I want to see how can my body adapt and how far can this body really go?

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
119. Devon Lévesque: What Facing Death on Everest Taught Me about Living

And I wanted to be as comfortable on twos. I wanted to be as comfortable on literally crawling on all fours as I was walking in two feet. And I wanted to see what's that like. I wanted to be as comfortable on Everest as I am walking around Central Park. I wanted to be just as comfortable. And I want to see how can my body adapt and how far can this body really go?

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
119. Devon Lévesque: What Facing Death on Everest Taught Me about Living

And I wanted to be as comfortable on twos. I wanted to be as comfortable on literally crawling on all fours as I was walking in two feet. And I wanted to see what's that like. I wanted to be as comfortable on Everest as I am walking around Central Park. I wanted to be just as comfortable. And I want to see how can my body adapt and how far can this body really go?

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
119. Devon Lévesque: What Facing Death on Everest Taught Me about Living

Not to the point of death, but to the point of like, all right, knocking on that door real quick. And I think I believe in what's helped me in my business career, my personal life, my friendships, everything is when I push my brain a little bit past that uncomfortability, I can handle all those other scenarios so much more easier.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
119. Devon Lévesque: What Facing Death on Everest Taught Me about Living

Not to the point of death, but to the point of like, all right, knocking on that door real quick. And I think I believe in what's helped me in my business career, my personal life, my friendships, everything is when I push my brain a little bit past that uncomfortability, I can handle all those other scenarios so much more easier.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
119. Devon Lévesque: What Facing Death on Everest Taught Me about Living

Not to the point of death, but to the point of like, all right, knocking on that door real quick. And I think I believe in what's helped me in my business career, my personal life, my friendships, everything is when I push my brain a little bit past that uncomfortability, I can handle all those other scenarios so much more easier.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
119. Devon Lévesque: What Facing Death on Everest Taught Me about Living

Like, you know, people are, you know, they flip out about the most basic things. And I'm like, man, like, Have you ever stood on a cliff, man? Like, have you ever, have you ever ran a marathon? Have you ever like really been in a situation where, you know, you know, death's knocking on your door?

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
119. Devon Lévesque: What Facing Death on Everest Taught Me about Living

Like, you know, people are, you know, they flip out about the most basic things. And I'm like, man, like, Have you ever stood on a cliff, man? Like, have you ever, have you ever ran a marathon? Have you ever like really been in a situation where, you know, you know, death's knocking on your door?

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
119. Devon Lévesque: What Facing Death on Everest Taught Me about Living

Like, you know, people are, you know, they flip out about the most basic things. And I'm like, man, like, Have you ever stood on a cliff, man? Like, have you ever, have you ever ran a marathon? Have you ever like really been in a situation where, you know, you know, death's knocking on your door?

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
119. Devon Lévesque: What Facing Death on Everest Taught Me about Living

Cause if not, then put yourself in a position where it's really hard and you need a test, do a Masovi, do something that you don't know if you're going to complete or not 50%, you're going to complete it 50% not and go put yourself out there. Cause that's where your brain's going to expand. I was reading in a book, take a different route home every day from work. Don't take the same route home.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
119. Devon Lévesque: What Facing Death on Everest Taught Me about Living

Cause if not, then put yourself in a position where it's really hard and you need a test, do a Masovi, do something that you don't know if you're going to complete or not 50%, you're going to complete it 50% not and go put yourself out there. Cause that's where your brain's going to expand. I was reading in a book, take a different route home every day from work. Don't take the same route home.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
119. Devon Lévesque: What Facing Death on Everest Taught Me about Living

Cause if not, then put yourself in a position where it's really hard and you need a test, do a Masovi, do something that you don't know if you're going to complete or not 50%, you're going to complete it 50% not and go put yourself out there. Cause that's where your brain's going to expand. I was reading in a book, take a different route home every day from work. Don't take the same route home.