65. Jamie Ramsay: Human Powered Adventuring

Sue Stockdale talks to fellow Scot Jamie Ramsay, an endurance adventure athlete. Jamie has completed over 43,000km of human powered adventuring in 31 countries and 25 different adventures by running, cycling, hiking, skiing, paddle-boarding and mountaineering. He reflects on what motivates him to adventure, as well as his observations about the world through his travel experiences, and how he hopes to make a bigger impact by inspiring others.After 12 years working for an international communications agency, Jamie Ramsay wasn’t happy with the direction of his life and realised if he didn’t make some drastic changes then things would continue to spiral downwards. His solution was to quit his job - after being promoted to Partner, fly to Vancouver and run 17,000km to Buenos Aires solo and unsupported. Following the success of this adventure, Jamie has dedicated his life to pushing his perceived boundaries. Each adventure he undertakes is designed to challenge him in new ways. Over the years, Jamie has worked with a number of notable global and UK brands including Microsoft, Land Rover Mobile, Gore Wear, Cotswold Outdoor and Whole Earth.Find out more about Jamie Ramsay: Website - https://www.jamieramsay.netInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/jamieisadventuring/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-ramsay-b9473b16/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/jamieisadventuringKey Quotes‘When I stop I find it difficult. My mind starts wandering and motivation gets more difficult if I don't have a target.’ ‘I don't want to be mediocre. I want to be good at everything I do.’ ‘I realised that to keep pushing boundaries, I had to stop proving myself to other people that I could already do something. I had to challenge myself in new ways.’ ‘The whole reason I left the constraints of London and that life was to be free.’ ‘I think the main thing you see is the impact of consumerism and how that's just bleeding out across the world.’ ‘The people who are succeeding, they're not sitting around thinking, oh, I can't do this because of this. They're thinking, what can I do to get around that obstacle, to get to where I need to be.’ “Adventuring is pushing myself to my limits.’ This series is kindly supported by Squadcast –the remote recording platform which empowers podcasters by capturing high-quality audio and video conversations. Find out more at https://squadcast.fm Read the transcription for this episode on www.accesstoinspiration.org and connect with us:Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1 Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspiration Instagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/hguX2b Read our Impact Report https://bit.ly/3hElalv Sound Editor: Matias de Ezcurra (he/him)Producer: Sue Stockdale (she/her)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-to-inspiration--4156820/support.