Flow Seekers by Blue Derby Pods Ride
"Flow is a moment, when suddenly, life is simple. It’s fun, it’s being close to nature, and it stimulates focus – which when combined can achieve clarity like no other. This is where moments of realisation are born” ... Or at least, that is how we describe it. Presented by Tara Howell, Co-Director of luxury adventure and world first Tasmanian tourism mountain biking business, Blue Derby Pods Ride, where Experiences are curated to help their guests ‘experience the flow’. Tara applies her real-world experience combined with the theories of the great Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, world-renowned researcher and psychologist, whose work seeks to understand happiness, creativity, human fulfilment and the notion of ‘flow’, – a state of heightened focus and immersion in activities such as art, play and work. Tara interviews some of the world’s most interesting individuals and delves deep into conversation about their life and stories of how they #experiencetheflow. Listen in for inspiration, education, entertainment and all going to plan, a moment in ‘flow’.
Flow Seekers by Blue Derby Pods Ride
Glen Jacobs - A Life Of Mountain Biking
Welcome back to our next episode of Flow Seekers.
Today's guests is one that many in the mountain bike community will be very aware of, Glen Jacobs. Mountain biking has been in Glen's world since he first rode a bike. From there, he worked worked to build a wonderful career around this industry and is currently the Director of World Trail, one of the largest mountain bike trail building businesses in the world. Glen was also the first and only Australian to inducted int the International Mountain Biking Hall of Fame and has, through his business World Trail, designed and constructed every World Cup, World Championship, Olympic and Enduro World Series course in Australia.
Listen to this podcast to:
- Hear Glen's perspective on the evolution of the mountain biking industry in Australia
- Understand the creativity that is required to design and build a mountain biking trail
- Learn how ego can not be part of trail building
- Hear how Glen finds joy in up-skilling others
- Hear how mountain biking is the new golf!
Enjoy,
Tara, Steve and The Pods Ride Crew