{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Britten Ferguson: "Sigue Explorar". Adventures in cycling, intuition, and business.","description":"This episode features Britten Ferguson, a cyclist and explorer who deeply values being a part of 'plot' of any given place he finds while on his bike. He shares his perspective on travel, business, and more.  Check out his company: revolucionrides.com (cycling adventure company). He's also Co-founder of wayfinder-coop.com (co-working for the outdoor-inspired). Read more about Britten below: \u201cI got to this point in the trail where I was not totally sure where to go.  It wasn\u2019t super clear.  There was this old Peruvian man hauling a bunch of firewood back to his home and I asked him, \u201cI\u2019m doing this (hiking) loop\u2026I don\u2019t know if that means anything to you, do you know where to go?\u201d.  He just sort of smiled at me and said, \u201cSigue explorar\u201d or in english \u201cJust keep exploring\u201d.  I took it to mean, your intuition is right.  He continued, \u201cIt looks like you\u2019re headed to the right, just let that happen, you\u2019ll be fine, don\u2019t worry about it\u201d.  That\u2019s all he said and he just kept hiking to his home.  It wasn\u2019t until afterwards, until I took that idea, that sentiment: trust your instincts, follow what is right, your going to be ok.  I\u2019ve tried to make that a big part of how I make decisions and how I live my life.  It\u2019s become a bit of a mantra.\u201d Britten explores the world via bicycle.  He has ridden the length of the west coast of the US, from South to North, prevailing winds and all.  He\u2019s also ridden a bicycle from Colombia to the tip of South America.   \u201cRiding a bike has sort of forced me to be ok with the extremes.\u201d  On Britten\u2019s ride up the California coast, he experienced one of his most challenging days into the wind, with several uphill climbs.  This went on for 30 miles, and it was hard, and wildly fulfilling.  You may be familiar with the area, it\u2019s called Big Sur.  On this stretch of the journey, for Britten, it went from, \u201cI would rather be anywhere else, doing anything else\u2026to I would rather be no where else, doing nothing differently over the course of a day\u201d.  Being an \u2018even-keeled\u2019 individual, these challenges keep him glued to the adventures that cycling can provide.  The physical ups and downs can sometimes lead to ups, downs, and all-arounds mentally as well.  As he explores the landscapes of Earth, he explores the topography of his mind as well.  The notion of connectedness can also be amplified during his rides, \u201c\u2026there is some cosmic energy showing up as a newcomer on a bike, that in so many ways has restored my faith in humanity\u201d.  Britten shares the experience of what it\u2019s like to show up as a newcomer on a bike;  \u201cYou\u2019re the vulnerable one.  You\u2019re the person that\u2019s putting yourself out there, the automatic question is \u2018where are you coming from, and where are you going?\u2019.  Thus begins a conversation that so often leads to, \u2018Hey I have a place in the backyard if you want to camp out there.  You look tired, here\u2019s some juice or coffee, or some food\u2019.  I\u2019ve had people welcome me into their homes 30 minutes after having met them, and before I know it there\u2019s a fire to be warmed by and a nice place to be.\u201d What else does riding a bike create for Britten?  Stories.  He thrives on what he calls, \u201cbeing an active member of the plot\u201d.  Britten says that, \u201ccycling makes you part of the story, with an active role in what is happening in any given place\u201d.  With all of this experience and countless stories, he now shares his love for long distance cycling with his company, Revoluci\u00f3n Rides. How has this all come to be? He says this has all happened with, \u201ca willingness to pursue things, and only things, that I\u2019m actually excited about. Motivated about. Curious about. That has totally led to everything that I\u2019m doing\u201d.  What medium enables you to write your own story, or to be a part of the plot?  What brings challenge and delight that ultimately keeps you exploring and creating?  Write three things that come to mind, and how you can incorporate them more into your life.    Thank you to Wistia.com for the music in the episode! \u201cSongs From the Vault\u201dRecorded at WISTIA HQ in Cambridge, MA Written, arranged and performed by Dan Mills Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Dan Mills   ","author_name":"Profound Perspective","author_url":"http:\/\/profoundperspective.libsyn.com\/website","html":"