Harnessing Passion, Drive & Persistence for Lifelong Success | Tony Hawk

In this episode, my guest is Tony Hawk, the legendary and
pioneering professional skateboarder, video game and skateboard
industry entrepreneur, and founder of the Skatepark Project, whose
philanthropic mission is to help underserved communities create
safe and inclusive public skateparks for all youth. We discuss his
career, how he helped popularize and evolve the sport of
skateboarding, and his role as an ambassador for skateboard
culture. We also discuss where he derives his intrinsic drive, how
he sets and evolves goals and how he has made remarkable and
continual progress throughout his career. We also discuss Tony’s
ability to overcome what would otherwise be career-ending injuries.
For anyone seeking to find or pursue their passion and make
lifelong progress while serving the larger world, this episode with
Tony Hawk ought to be of deep interest. For show notes, including
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https://livemomentous.com/huberman Timestamps (00:00:00) Tony Hawk
(00:03:32) Sponsors: LMNT & Waking Up (00:05:55) Childhood
& Self-Concept (00:11:08) Early Skateboarding & Skateparks
(00:16:58) Adolescence, Skateboarding (00:23:10) Turning
Professional, The Bones Brigade (00:32:01) Sponsor: AG1 (Athletic
Greens) (00:35:27) Trick Development & Evolution (00:40:33)
Visualization, Dreaming (00:47:09) “Feeling” While Skateboarding
(00:51:15) Drive & Discipline; Injuries (00:58:46) Injury
Recovery Practices (01:06:52) Healthy Life Practices &
Skateboarding (01:15:03) Video Game Development (01:23:00)
Financial Investments, Birdhouse (01:30:16) Professionalism;
Hobbies (01:35:43) Kids, Parents & Skateboarding (01:44:15)
Music; High School (01:49:28) Females in Skateboarding (01:56:04)
Inspiration, Kids, Bones Brigade (02:01:18) Memorabilia, Autographs
(02:05:50) Skatepark Project (02:08:14) Future Goals &
Aspirations (02:13:08) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify
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