Today's guest, Damien Ryder, is an extreme sports athlete and breathwork expert. Damien shares his journey of overcoming a traumatic childhood and inspiring others to push their limits. Through his experiences, he emphasizes the importance of living with purpose, setting clear goals, and embracing imperfections. Damien also highlights the role of breathwork in building inner peace and achieving high-performance living.   Key Points • He overcame a violent childhood that gave him a survival mindset and led him to become an athlete, skateboarder, and entrepreneur at a young age. • Damien's solo and unsupported paddleboard adventure for 500 miles in the ocean for 17 days, where he encountered sharks and nearly broke his neck, solidified his belief that nothing is impossible if you experience it yourself. • Testing and pushing oneself through stress and trauma can lead to efficient problem-solving and sharing knowledge with others. • Giving every bit of yourself to each day, with a clear goal in mind, creates substantial and impactful change • Recovery is integrated into the training routine, with focus on strengthening the body to avoid mental fatigue. • Building trust within oneself is the ultimate key to success • Diverting to different job tasks that lead towards a clear goal is necessary   Best Quotes 00:12 - 00:19 • "So, you know, it's just, again, just shows people, you know, not to limit yourself at all with things like that." 09:26 - 09:31 • "But you gotta live with it for the rest of your life. And so I started to really dissect that out and have a look at it." 21:20 - 21:24 • "I was willing to die for something I believe in. I was now living for what I believed in." 30:30 - 30:38 • "Be motivated, but you gotta have the determination and dedication as well. That reason why you're going towards something." 43:41 - 43:43 • "Everyone's on their own journey for a short time or long time."