Josh Quigley (returns) – Finding the Path & Dreaming Big – EP170
Season 4
Episode 170

Josh Quigley (returns) – Finding the Path & Dreaming Big – EP170

Our first chat was in Feb/March 2018. Now, two years on, I wanted to check back in with you to see what’s been going on since. As you will hear, it’s been an eventful 2 years. We cover a lot. Here’s a summary: • A quick recap on Josh’s background. • Successful Young Employee, • Suicide Attempt – 2015 - survived • Video went viral…talking about it…5 years ago – Just on that – talking about mental health…a lot of progress sicne! • A Turning Point for you… • Life since early 2018? o Cycling o Travel o Decisions to go, stay, write, and more.. o Goals of Health and Happiness of yourself and others • Helping to inspire others… • Detaching more from tech • Spending a lot of 2018 up and down and trying to find his path • On the 14th of April 2019, starting out on his 7th attempt to cycle around the world • This time I never looked back and cycled 14,500 miles crossing the entire length of Europe, Asia and Australia • Achievements • Learnings for you… • Setbacks o Australia o Bike stole in London • Breakthroughs • Each time – learning from them? • Disaster in Josh’s words: o With just 3,500 miles to go I was cycling across America when I was hit by a car. o 21st December 2019 – an angel on your shoulder! o 16k complete… o Knocked. Off the bike o Hit in Texas late in the evening o The list of injuries… o Luckiest guy in the world!! o Banned from flying o Another Turning Point? o More determined than before.. o Resilience – what is it that drives you to go keep going o Mindset now… o Depression? o Mentally – impact – resilience…get back up again Now – May 2020: • Recovery • Training • Goal setting – how has this changed • Mindset • Lessons learned • Planning to complete the trip? • Future plans o Professional cycling o How does your levels compare? o What time would it take to get to this level?

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