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EP03 | Dane DiLiegro: Wayfinding with the spirit of adventure

March 02, 2021 • Joshua Owens • Season 1 • Episode 3

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Dane DiLiegro is a former professional basketball player who eats, drinks, and breathes adventure. He played his college ball and studied at UNH before enjoying 8 years as a pro mostly throughout Italy. Today he is nurturing a new career as a creature actor and stuntman in Los Angeles. In this episode, Dane shares his journey from unlikely collegiate athlete to becoming a veteran pro abroad to switching careers at 32 and starting a new adventure playing the likes of monsters in Hollywood films. This is an enthusiastic conversation about prototyping with your passions, being open to new experiences, and faithfully walking through life's open doors when they present themselves.

LINKS

Adventure Monday YouTube Archive
Summer Camp Sandwich Club

CONTENTS

00:01:48 | Basketball Career Overview

00:14:50 | On Longevity & Singular Focus in Sports

00:21:41 | Exploring Other Interests & "Adventure Monday" Philosophy

00:29:14 | Extracting Value from Travel Experiences & Looking Ahead

00:35:31 | Putting Basketball In The Broader Context of Life

00:40:31 | Interlude

00:41:30 | Basketball Is Finite & Fear for "What's Next?"

00:48:33 | “Breaking Up" With Basketball & Rebounding With Acting

00:56:32 | On Navigating a New Career, New Distractions... & a Pandemic

01:01:22 | Adjusting to Lack of Structure in Hollywood

01:06:19 | Redesigning "Adventure Monday" for New Life in Los Angeles

01:10:38 | On Food, Passion, & Prototyping with Summercamp Sandwich Club

01:16:29 | A Learner's Mindset Inspired by Adventure & The Underestimated Value of Trying

01:22:02 | Words of Wisdom

01:27:32 | Outro