What separates the people who dream from the people who do?

This week, Shawn sits down with former NHL star and co-founder of World Playground, Brooks Laich, for a conversation about The Art of the Start and why success often belongs to the people willing to begin before they feel ready.

Brooks shares the pivotal decision he made at 13 years old that changed the trajectory of his life and eventually led him to the NHL. Along the way, he and Shawn explore the power of pairing curiosity with conviction, why sometimes you have to "burn the boats" and fully commit, and how the people who achieve the most aren't always the most talented, they're often the best at getting better.

They also discuss why struggle is unavoidable, why reps beat raw talent, and why champions don't practice until they get it right, they practice until they can't get it wrong.

And somewhere in this conversation, Brooks perfectly explains why Shawn started this podcast in the first place.

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What does a dusty old computer in an orphanage have to do with artificial intelligence, Stanford University, and the future of humanity? More than you'd think.

This week, Shawn sits down with world-renowned neuroscientist, Stanford professor, former Google Brain and Meta researcher, and Emergence author, David Sussillo, for a conversation about one of life's most valuable skills: Connect the Dots.

David shares his journey from a childhood shaped by poverty, addiction, and orphanages to becoming one of the leading minds in AI and neuroscience. Together, he and Shawn explore luck, consciousness, what Google and Meta have learned about intelligence, and why even the people building AI don't fully understand how it works.

They also discuss Shawn's surprising story about the misfortune of winning a million dollars, how AI is putting unprecedented power into ordinary people's hands, and why understanding your own brain may become the ultimate advantage.

Because the biggest opportunities in life are often hiding in the dots you're not connecting yet.

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Travis Pastrana has spent his entire life doing things that should be impossible.

The first-ever motorcycle double backflip. X Games legend. Rally champion. Daytona 500 driver. Founder of Nitro Circus. He's launched himself into the history books, broken more bones than most people can count, and somehow, at 42, keeps coming back for more.

This week, for the big 100th episode of Let Me Save You 25 Years, Shawn sits down with Travis at Pastranaland to talk about what it actually takes to build a life like this. They get into the mindset behind going big, how Travis turned injury and chaos into a career, why loyalty matters more than money, and what it looks like to evolve your art as your life changes around it.

Travis also shares the one piece of advice he gives anyone starting out: preparation is free. Get on the gas!

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