About this episode

Pro surfer Ben Bourgeois discusses the nuances of a life dedicated to surfing and personal growth.

In today's episode, nomadic pro surfer Ben Bourgeois joins us to explain how to travel the world on a perpetual surf trip, the tension of showcasing your life on social media without exploiting the resource, how investing in inner-work is the only path to progressing your surfing through midlife, the freedom of purging material possessions, and how self-sufficiency has been his biggest asset but learning to rely on other has become life's greatest unexpected gift. Enjoy!

People in this episode

Host: David Lee Scales

Guest: Ben Bourgeois

Topics covered

• surfing
• travel
• social media
• self-sufficiency
• personal growth

Keywords

• surf trip
• social media
• inner work
• material possessions
• self-sufficiency

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