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Inge Solheim on Fighting Off Fear and Breaking Bad Habits

Time Sensitive

2019/10/16
Time Sensitive

Time Sensitive

2019/10/16

Shownote

Inge Solheim is a free spirit, a new-age explorer, and a wilderness guide-guru whose sense of freedom hinges upon not caring, at all, about what other people think of him. Leading trips to the most remote places in the world with diverse groups—ranging fro...

Highlights

In this episode, Andrew Zuckerman and Spencer Bailey engage in a deep conversation with Inge Solheim, a Norwegian Arctic explorer and polar expert. Solheim shares his unique philosophy on exploration, which he redefines as an inner journey of personal potential and psychological discovery, rather than just physical conquest. He discusses his nomadic lifestyle, his challenging childhood, and his transition from a finance career to full-time adventure guiding, including leading expeditions for Prince Harry and blind explorer Mark Pollock.
00:01
Inge Solheim guided Prince Harry to the North Pole
02:23
Freedom is owning your own time.
22:07
He celebrated the people who supported him.
32:41
Fear, not time, is the main limiting factor.
47:55
We are all interconnected.
1:05:01
Life is a process, not a destination.

Chapters

Intro
00:00
Step by Step
02:23
Great Expeditions
14:59
No Pain, No Gain
22:29
Environmental Concerns
44:38
Broad Overview
54:03

Transcript

Andrew Zuckerman: Hi, I'm Andrew, And I'm Spencer. And we're here at The Slowdown's New York headquarters. You're listening to Time Sensitive, a podcast where we profile curious and courageous people in business, the arts, and beyond, who have a distinct p...