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Listen "The Happiness Guru Danny Bent on Being Your Authentic Self, and Using Adventure to Create Positive Change"
Episode Synopsis
Danny Bent has lived a thousand lives. And you can feel this in his presence.
His smile lights up a room. His positive energy is contagious. It's hard not to feel like something incredible is about to happen when he's around.
He's also driven to take bold actions in setting up projects that create positive change whether that is the free fitness community, Project Awesome, or One Run For Boston - a coast-to-coast relay across America he set up to help those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings.
He was once voted one of the 100 happiest people in the UK. And he believes living a life pure to your heart and gut leads you on adventures every day.
Amongst many other things Danny has starred on the BBCs Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week, he’s cycling round the world, holds the world record for Bog Snorkeling Triathlon, and once pogoed across Togo simply because it rhymed.
Realising the joy was all in the people he now goes on wild adventures leading groups running across countries like Iceland and Tajikistan and climbing in high mountains.
For a £100 discount on Danny's Run Across Iceland, visit: https://runwild.global/gba/ and mention the Great British Adventures Podcast
Support the show: Sign up to Gousto for a whopping 65% off your first box of food - www.gousto.co.uk/raf/?promo_code=TOM42277653
Follow Danny:
https://www.dannybent.com/
https://www.instagram.com/danny_bent/
Mentioned in the Podcast:
Bog Snorkelling Triathlon: https://www.visitwales.com/things-do/events/sport/can-you-beat-bog
November Project: https://november-project.com/
Project Awesome: https://www.facebook.com/projectawesomelondon/?locale=en_GB
One Run For Boston: https://www.theworldrelay.com/events/one-run-for-boston/
Danny's Books
You've Gone Too Far This Time, Sir : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Youve-gone-too-this-time/dp/1456550306
Not All Superheros Wear Capes - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Not-All-Superheroes-Wear-Capes/dp/0996015205
The Great Norse Run Across Iceland: https://runwild.global/gba/
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:44 Bog Snorkelling Triathlon
06:18 Celebrating being unique
09:59 Special Forces Hell Week
12:35 Colourful Persona
15:09 Project Awesome
20:28 Starting the wave of free fitness
24:16 Tom's biggest regret
27:39 The toll Project Awesome had on Danny
33:06 How Project Awesome saved people
35:53 A Project Awesome in Sheffield
38:15 Being labeled 'The Happiness Guru'
50:07 Parents advice growing up
53:39 Telling your parents you are happy
56:51 How to be more happy
01:05:47 Making kindness part of your daily life
01:08:20 One Run For Boston
01:19:48 Being a Catalyst for Change
01:26:42 The impact in taking bold decisions
01:30:16 Danny's Books
01:33:00 Experiencing kindness in South India
01:36:42 Happiness and possession
01:39:22 Hosting wild running adventures
01:46:22 The Great Norse Run across Iceland
01:55:14 Danny's Discount for Running Across Iceland
His smile lights up a room. His positive energy is contagious. It's hard not to feel like something incredible is about to happen when he's around.
He's also driven to take bold actions in setting up projects that create positive change whether that is the free fitness community, Project Awesome, or One Run For Boston - a coast-to-coast relay across America he set up to help those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings.
He was once voted one of the 100 happiest people in the UK. And he believes living a life pure to your heart and gut leads you on adventures every day.
Amongst many other things Danny has starred on the BBCs Special Forces: Ultimate Hell Week, he’s cycling round the world, holds the world record for Bog Snorkeling Triathlon, and once pogoed across Togo simply because it rhymed.
Realising the joy was all in the people he now goes on wild adventures leading groups running across countries like Iceland and Tajikistan and climbing in high mountains.
For a £100 discount on Danny's Run Across Iceland, visit: https://runwild.global/gba/ and mention the Great British Adventures Podcast
Support the show: Sign up to Gousto for a whopping 65% off your first box of food - www.gousto.co.uk/raf/?promo_code=TOM42277653
Follow Danny:
https://www.dannybent.com/
https://www.instagram.com/danny_bent/
Mentioned in the Podcast:
Bog Snorkelling Triathlon: https://www.visitwales.com/things-do/events/sport/can-you-beat-bog
November Project: https://november-project.com/
Project Awesome: https://www.facebook.com/projectawesomelondon/?locale=en_GB
One Run For Boston: https://www.theworldrelay.com/events/one-run-for-boston/
Danny's Books
You've Gone Too Far This Time, Sir : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Youve-gone-too-this-time/dp/1456550306
Not All Superheros Wear Capes - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Not-All-Superheroes-Wear-Capes/dp/0996015205
The Great Norse Run Across Iceland: https://runwild.global/gba/
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:44 Bog Snorkelling Triathlon
06:18 Celebrating being unique
09:59 Special Forces Hell Week
12:35 Colourful Persona
15:09 Project Awesome
20:28 Starting the wave of free fitness
24:16 Tom's biggest regret
27:39 The toll Project Awesome had on Danny
33:06 How Project Awesome saved people
35:53 A Project Awesome in Sheffield
38:15 Being labeled 'The Happiness Guru'
50:07 Parents advice growing up
53:39 Telling your parents you are happy
56:51 How to be more happy
01:05:47 Making kindness part of your daily life
01:08:20 One Run For Boston
01:19:48 Being a Catalyst for Change
01:26:42 The impact in taking bold decisions
01:30:16 Danny's Books
01:33:00 Experiencing kindness in South India
01:36:42 Happiness and possession
01:39:22 Hosting wild running adventures
01:46:22 The Great Norse Run across Iceland
01:55:14 Danny's Discount for Running Across Iceland
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