Creativity can stall in the noise of daily life, but it comes roaring back when we step outside the lines we drew for ourselves. That tension runs through Emily Hicks’s story: a choir kid who hid her voice, a piano major who taught elementary music, a cautious dreamer who quit Read more
The conversation opens with a question that sits in the gut: what happens when you refuse to quit on a bad day? Teri Brown answers not with theory but with miles. She left an abusive marriage, learned to trust herself again, and climbed on a tandem bicycle after four decades Read more
I sat down with Zander Sprague to explore how a single, devastating event can reshape a life and still open space for courage, service, and adventure. Zander’s older sister was murdered nearly three decades ago, an unthinkable trauma compounded by a painful reality: siblings are often invisible in grief. He Read more
A new name can feel like a small tweak, but for us it marks a shift from miles to meaning. The Human Adventure is about the people inside the journey: the choices, the scars, and the hope that moves us forward. Why did I change the name? Words matter. I Read more
We used to measure adventure in miles. The premise was simple: go somewhere new, meet someone interesting, bring back a story worth telling. Over time that frame felt too small. When we listened to our guests closely, the constant thread wasn’t location, it was transformation. The traveler was a mirror Read more
Adventure is often sold as a highlight reel: food tours, photo ops, a word or two in the local language. Yet the most meaningful part sits below the waterline. Cultural intelligence, or CQ, is the muscle that helps us connect across differences when the novelty wears off and the real Read more