“I'm on my boat, training, rehearsing; I spend all my energy on the job that's coming up, and I found that's the way that works for me. The more energy you have on set, the better you'll be; it's all about being alive in that moment and listening.” WayMomentsJobsFoundEnergyAliveListeningTrainingBoatThat MomentRehearsing Author:Rory McCann
“Canoeing was hard and scary, and the wind could blow you across the lake if you did it wrong. After a year of not doing it right, I could talk to people and get them to sit up straight, take different kinds of chances, to breathe differently, to engage in the moment in the boat. And I changed them, and I changed me in the process.” PeopleIfsYearsKindDifferentHardMomentsProcessChanceChangedWindBlowScaryBreatheBoatLakesDifferent KindsCanoeing Author:Seth Godin
“Flyfishing, which has a vaguely mystical aura, is a lot like work. I'm a frenetic flyfisherman. I wade up and down streams, looking for good spots, usually falling and breaking some piece of equipment. Or I stand still and work myself into a frenzy about what fly I should use. I love fishing, but it has never given me a moments peace.” ShouldStillsMomentsUseFallGivenPiecesSeaRiversFishesBoatSpotsStreamsLakesFishingMysticalEquipmentUp And DownAurasFrenzyWade Author:James P. Gorman
“Accurately recalling an entire day of fishing is like trying to push smoke back down a chimney, so you settle on these specific moments.” TryingMomentsSeaRiversFishesBoatSmokeSettlingLakesFishingChimneys Author:John Gierach
“Presidents have only two moments of personal seclusion. One is prayer; the other fishing - and they cannot pray all the time!” TwoMomentsPresidentPrayerSeaPrayingRiversFishesBoatLakesFishingSeclusion Author:Herbert Hoover
“The most splendid moment of an adventure is not always the moment of fulfilment, not even the moment of conception, but the moment of first accomplishment, when the adventurer deliberately sets his face toward the new road, knowing that his boats are burned.” FirstsMomentsFacesKnowingAdventureBoatAccomplishmentConceptionBurnedSplendidFulfilmentAdventurerNew Roads Book:Max Source: Max