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Ep. 51: Motorcycle Diaries with Bobby and Stephy Steph
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Join Bobby and Stephy Steph on a thrilling edition of Between Two Teeth as they embark on a journey reminiscent of the "Motorcycle Diaries." In this episode, they confront unnecessary fears, share exhilarating adventures from hiking to camping, and discuss the essence of living a life best lived. Tune in for inspiring stories, adrenaline-pumping escapades, and insightful conversations that will ignite your sense of adventure and push you to embrace the unknown. Subscribe now for #AdventureInspiration, #FearlessLiving, and #LifeWellLived. Don't miss out on this unforgettable ride!
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Transcript
Introduction & Motorcycle Diaries Adventure
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Speaker
Hey there guys, I'm SteffyStuff and I'm with Between Two Teeth without a get on the Indian Highway. I'm going to power up this motorcycle. Come join us. That's right. I'm Bobby. We are Between Two Teeth. This is Motorcycle Diaries. Steff, what is the, let's start them up.
Importance of Adventure for Growth
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Speaker
Checking for cars. Checking for cars. We want you to come on our adventure. You know what? We were talking about adventure a little earlier on.
00:00:27
Speaker
Steph, what's your take on adventure? So, my take here...
Challenges & Planning in Adventures
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Speaker
And we're going to take a left turn, right? I think adventure is necessary. It's necessary for personal growth and... You okay there, Bobby? Yeah. Why do you think most people don't take adventures? Because if you say to someone, would you like to take an adventure? Yeah, they're gonna say yes, but people don't do it. Why? I think the main reason is just
00:00:56
Speaker
There is a big unknown element there. Also, we talked about this on the way up. You have to go through the experience of an adventure. I talked about the experiencing self and the remembering self. The experiencing self, we don't remember that self a lot because experiences are a lot of little moments. Some of those moments are really tough and brutal. I know after work on Friday, when we
00:01:24
Speaker
We're kind of having to rush up here and going into a headwind on the motorcycle for four hours is kind of tough on everything. There was a lot of unexciting road that we had to take to get to the exciting parts. Yes, exactly. So when you talk about the experience itself, I think a lot of people opt out of some really cool experiences in life.
00:01:50
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I mean, simply because they don't want to go through the experience of getting there. Oh, yes.
Experiences on Motorcycle Trips
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And I think part of that relies on just the inertia of, you know, you got to pack things up, you got to make the plans, you got to book the flight, you've got to book the tour. You know, right now we're on this beautiful two-lane road that twists and turns through the, I guess we're in Oklahoma, technically.
00:02:19
Speaker
coma forests and you know we've done this trail before but in order to get here you've got to load up the bikes you got to make a plan you've got to set things up and I don't know if that's part of it I think all of that kind of makes sense you know when you mentioned packing up the bikes that is a big part of trying to get everything going and
00:02:48
Speaker
I think planning ahead is a lot of reason why some people won't take the experience because when you plan ahead you've got to agree to not do other things. And you've got to agree to get up early and move schedules around and all of that can be, I mean Bobby you know, I mean like even kind of on Friday when we knew we were going to come out here it means get into bed a little earlier. And that can be challenging. And the fact that you do one thing means you can't do another thing.
00:03:19
Speaker
Exactly. So when you say yes to one thing, you say no to a lot of different things too. And all of that is okay as long as you can, you know, when you're making the decision, as long as you can be okay with that, you're going to enjoy the overall experience even though a part of that experience is uncomfortable.
00:03:39
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Yeah.
Hotels vs. Camping: Enhancing Experiences
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One of the things I actually like about motorcycling is there's a lot of uncomfortable spots. You're too hot, you're too cold, you're thirsty, your back hurts. That's all part of the experience. Just like when we did Machu Picchu. For me it was... I've got a question before, you know. What percentage of an motorcycle trip is uncomfortable?
00:04:03
Speaker
Oh, you know, I guess it depends on when we did the Italy motorcycle trip. I'd say 2% was uncomfortable. Mostly just having a stomach full of Italian pasta trying to get on a motorcycle. But, you know, it was amazing. Here, you know, on this trip, probably 50% of the roads are kind of boring. Yeah. Man, being in Arkansas, being in Oklahoma through, you know, scenic bypass, it's just absolutely gorgeous. It's morning time. It's beautiful. Like even right now, the sun is out.
00:04:34
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Smell the pine trees. Everything's just so lush and green. And motorcycle trips are not for everybody. No, they're not. And I think the reason, you know, even camping is not for everybody. Yeah, there's a lot of people, anti-campers. And that's okay. I mean, that's the cool thing about life is that you get to choose your experience. You get to choose your experience. You get to choose your adventures. Yeah. Save it.
00:05:02
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Even if you end up going to, say, a hotel, which I think most people would say is a, in some ways, an easier experience, it may not be the overall more enjoyable one. Oh. And part of motorcycle
Childhood Influences on Adventure Spirit
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riding for us has been you combine easy and challenging experiences to get the most out of our journey.
00:05:25
Speaker
Yeah, let's, Steph, we have a couple vehicles behind us. Let's find a spot that we can maybe just let them go by, since we're on a holiday, aren't we? Yeah. Yeah, we'll get past it. Yeah, we'll get on this little, get away from this curve, maybe, and then we'll let them get ahead. They will pass us on the curve, so let's get to a straightaway. Thank you for all those instructions.
00:05:50
Speaker
That's what I do. I love this trip with Bobby. You've got to take all of it there. What I would say, you have very little fear with respect to so many things. You tell me what we're doing here if we're going to come right to a stop. Right. I'm just kind of going through these turns. At some point, it's on the car behind you. I know we're doing motorcycle diaries, so I'll have a different ride.
00:06:19
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to make their own decision. Oh, there we go. Well, and when you're on an adventure, sometimes that's the case is your... These guys aren't really close to us. We're going to slow here, Bobby. Yep. Yep. Gotcha. Yep. We're going to make it almost painful. One of the things we were talking at a dental conference coming up is communication.
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and when you ride motorcycles one of the blessings for us is we've got these helmet comms that's what we're actually recording this thing through and you have to communicate and you have to communicate very well
00:07:00
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And if you don't, some real big challenges can happen. So back to you on an adventure, you don't have a whole lot of fear. You will look at something and say, yes, let's do this. And I'm more the person that says, well, I don't know this reason or that reason. So kudos on you. We wouldn't be adventuresome, I think. Well, I appreciate that. Thank you. I'd modify that to say I just have a
00:07:28
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I have a different set of experiences. Growing up, we had some pretty awesome adventures. As a kid, I can just remember my dad and mom kind of did the Gen Z version of, let's send it. Let's just wing it and say, let's do this. We got caught in a lot of understorms, a lot of feet, not especially compromising positions.
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As a
Camping Bonds & Machu Picchu Memories
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kid it was just wild, the kind of situations we find ourselves in. My viewpoint, my perspective is going to be a little different and so you might consider being more on the
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edgy side of decision making because I feel comfortable based on my childhood experiences on managing consequences that may come with such a decision. My parents were not edgy. Things were planned out. We actually didn't take that many vacations at all, which was kind of another
00:08:26
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a sad thing to think about, but everything was planned, everything was pretty stationary. We never actually camped in a tent, which I did that through, you know, other activities that I did, but I never did it with my family. And it just kind of made me yearn for it. I love being in a tent right now. Yeah, I think bank camping is a great way for families to bond.
00:08:55
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It's a great way for people to bond because there's nothing easy or normal about tent camping. And I'll tell you this, I've had some of the worst night's sleep to the tent and some of the best night's sleep in the tent. Same. When we were hiking up to Machu Picchu, you didn't enjoy the tents and I guess I didn't there either. It stopped when you're at elevation. It didn't work and there was a lot of a lot going on with that trip.
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normally i
Embracing Discomfort & Risk-taking
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enjoyed simp camping a lot yeah on on that there was just some there were some extraneous things going on inside our day yeah and i tell you that was the that was the coldest shower i've ever had in my life you didn't end up taking that when i think it's the mountain to run off water i'm just like oh my gosh i chose not to do that
00:09:49
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All right, well listen, to close off adventure, what are three things you think, what people need to know, or what's your advice for people? Three things. What do you got? Get out of your comfort zone. Embrace the uncomfortable. Allow yourself to experience some of the coolest things this world has to offer. I'm going to add one, and it kind of ties in with what you're talking about.
00:10:18
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Don't let unnecessary fear hold you back. There's reasons to be fearful of things. Quite frankly, there's reasons to be fearful of motorcycles and skydiving and all sorts of things like that. We're just added on adding. Go ahead. I'm looking forward to what are you going to say? Don't let unnecessary fear slow you down and expect
00:10:45
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that a lot of those fears you have, you're probably going to have to stay. You go on adventure, which is the beautiful thing about it. So I would say anticipate. Embrace. Embrace with some dangerous stuff. That's part of the adventure. What we do, what Bobby and I do on motorcycles is exceptionally dangerous. It's not, it's not undangerous. I will, I will concede that. It's actually dangerous and a lot of it is based on luck.
00:11:13
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We got a car behind us, cars past us. And so for us, you know, that's where Bob Harps on communication is key. And we're careful with selecting weather and lots that we go to. We mitigate our risk. But here's the thing with adventure. Adventure is dangerous. And that's okay. It's not about avoiding dangerous scenarios. It's about
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accepting what can happen, planning as much as it can, and enjoy the rest. Before I met the great Stephanie R. Ganter, the first by her name, I found myself living
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a little bit of life in fear and being too safe and careful. There were some negative consequences to that. There were some negative consequences for not going for it. You and I are trying to push a message to really push people to get out there and just do what's right for them. Do things. Don't let unnecessary things hold you back.
00:12:24
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And so part of that is just getting out there and doing it ourselves and saying, hey, this is what's right for us. We are definitely lead by example personalities in that room. Yeah. Well, listen, guys, we hope you enjoyed what we're talking about with respect to adventure. Go out there and get it.