Episode 180: Strange Wonderful Circus Life with Ess Hödlmoser

Send us Fan MailPlease join me in giving the warmest welcome to the one and only Ess Hödlmoser! Ess Hödlmoser is an award-winning Canadian circus artist, writer, actor, and stunt performer. Ess has shared high-flying aerial straps and breath-taking contortion acts around the world through companies like Circus Flic Flac, Cirque du Soleil, the Moulin Rouge, and more; and performed twice at the prestigious Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris.You'll find Ess online in most places under the handle @strangewonderfulcreature, from Instagram, to Patreon, to Tiktok. I HIGHLY recommend following and supporting Ess on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/cw/strangewonderfulcreaturewww.strangewonderfulcreature.comWhat you'll hear:Being on contract with Circus Flic Flac, and performing upwards of 52 shows in 24 days 3:45On the experience of returning as a laureate to view the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris one year after performing there for the last time 6:30Sports psychology and how Ess approaches using it in high-pressure situations 16:00The New Toughness Training for Sports: Mental Emotional Physical Conditioning from 1 World's Premier Sports Psychologis By Jim Loehr  18:00What it's like trying to carry on when you're NOT trying to achieve a lifetime goal 22:00WE ARE WORMS! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5mcpZ5nTLg  23:00How Monte Carlo and Cirque du Demain compare 25:40How BARBETTE evolved since 2021, and how Ess decided to pivot the act from contortion to straps 30:00Ess' experience of working in film and being a part of the industry in this post-panini world  38:30Working with Circus Flic Flac, and the reality of the Christmas contract 43:00IF YOU LISTEN TO NOTHING ELSE LISTEN TO THIS  38:00How he approaches maintaining some semblance of privacy for himself online, being such a visible person 56:30How you approach work differently when the volume is so much higher than a one-off (or even once a day)  58:30It's a vibes based economy!! 1:15:00How the metric for success changes with volume and experience (it's not a fixed point anymore) 1:05:30Inappropriate jokes to end because we do what we want.Don't go back to sleep.xoRachelSign up here for monthly blasts and functional wooFind me on InstagramSupport this podcast on Patreon