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#167 Wandering in the Wilderness — Dom Francks on confronting fragility, his love of nature, the disconnect from nature, working as a software engineer, viewing yourself as a piece of poetry, how we're always embedded in nature and being guided by int
Dom is the lead guide at the VIVIFY Regerative Leadership Program. He helps leaders develop by taking them on an 8-day backpacking expedition in the Sierra mountains. Dom is passionate about preserving the natural world, staying connected to it and practicing aliveness. 🎥🍿 YOUTUBE: WATCH HERE Links: Personal websiteVIVIFY (Get $500 off if you mention this podcast)Substack⌛TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - Intro (01:18) - The scripts Dom grew up with (06:40) - Dom's grandfather, a WW2 vet (09:05) - Experiencing hardship, confronting the fragility (16:19) - Dom's love of nature (18:01) - Stanford & Golf (21:41) - Balancing wilderness education and software engineering (30:57) - How to avoid being perpetually dissatisfied (32:46) - Viewing yourself as a piece of poetry (36:44) - How liking your work makes you better at it (38:35) - We're always embedded in nature (41:47) - How to connect with nature (50:09) - Leisure and wandering (54:32) - Being guided by intuition (01:02:21) - Closing remarks
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