Heroic Humility with Dan Growden | FlowCast #46

# Show Notes Dan Growden is our guest on this week's FlowCast. Dan is an incredible athlete who's endurance is only outmatched by his humility. It takes a lot to get Dan to talk himself up despite reaching the level of training camp in the NHL and competing at an Olympic qualifier for speed skating. In this conversation, we discuss the unique sport of speed skating, flow on ice, and Dan's new mission as a family man. February 15 marks International Angelman Day. Please listen to the last 10 minutes of this podcast to learn more about Angelman Syndrome and visit cureangelman.ca 1:00 - Our current meditation practices 3:45- What is TM? 7:30 - Welcome to the show Dan Growden 8:45 - Where ice sports started for Dan 10:15 - Unlimited energy plus cardio genes 11:00 - Functioning on little sleep 11:40 - Dan's hockey career 13:00 - Switching to speed skating 15:00 - Training for speed skating 20:00 - What life's like for Olympic athletes 20:45 - Losing the internal drive due to bureaucracy 22:00 - Dan's retirement from speed skating 23:15 - Time spent in flow 24:00 - The risk of speed skating 25:30 - The interesting science of speed skating blades 27:30 - There's no balance in top-level sports 28:30 - Skating flow* 29:15 - Easy speed * 30:00 - Time spent in flow across sports 32:00 - What does Dan do now to reclaim flow? 35:15 - Where did Dan's positivity come from? 37:15 - Controlling your energy 38:15 - Making competitions with yourself for fun* 39:45 - Where does the competitive drive come from? 44:00 - A new life mission - Angelman syndrome 52:00 - Why Dan isn't allowed to drink orange juice ### Resources [The 6-Phase Meditation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaRu14P9H84) [Try the Waking Up App for Free for 1 Month](https://api.wakingup.com/html/share/acbdc3d766b8) [Calm](https://www.calm.com) [Headspace](https://www.headspace.com) [Apolo Ohno - Finding Mastery](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/finding-mastery/id1025326955?i=1000451995133) FAST - Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics cureangelman.ca International Angelman Day - February 15 [Quiet](https://amzn.to/2SurPBT) - Susan Cain Subscribe to the FlowCast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-flowcast/id1456647259 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7aLgfpdYSHi0PaLwv9yq6D?si=H0BGWz9tTcyzc6VFh2MBUQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowspaon/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlowSpaON/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flowspaon The FlowCast is brought to you by Flow Spa. Flow Spa is Peterborough’s float therapy and sports recovery centre, dedicated to providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Whether you need physical relief from pain or a deep state of mental relaxation and calm or the best methods of recovery from athletic training, Flow Spa is where you can Find Your Flow.