Choosing Joy with David Wise | “I Cannot Fail”

Today we have David Wise on the podcast, a very fierce competitor when it comes to the world of halfpipe skiing. He’s a 3 time medalist, 2 gold, and 1 silver in the Olympics, a 6 time X-Games medalist, and a world champion, but we talk more than sports. We talk about the sport of skiing and how his life has unfolded and all the things going on that make him wise beyond his years as a husband, a father, an author, and a competitor. We talk about hunting and the respect David has developed for nature, switching from using firearms to archery. Introduction to David 2:20How he was able to center himself with all his stress in life 9:08How his mantra, “I cannot fail” came about 16:49I choose joy 20:24Hunting and working in a balance with nature 34:08You have to adapt to nature and become one with it 42:11The message David hopes to convey to the younger generation 50:54Joys and challenges of being a parent and father 54:30What’s in the future for David 58:06Starting the new season 63:43“There’s a difference between happiness and joy. Happiness is kind of a reaction to good times. Like ‘Oh this is a lovely morning hike I’m on, I’m happy about it.’ But joy is a deeper, almost more soul deep just contendant with where you’re at, even though you may want to be somewhere else, even though you may be headed in another direction, if you can find joy in the moment, then the world’s power over you is so much less.” 21:15mrdavidwise.com @mrdavidwise @wiseotg