Tyler Tervooren is on a mission to help every person in the world improve their health, work, and adventures by taking smarter risks. He's an independent entrepreneur who has founded 8 businesses, traveled to 25 countries, and ran a marathon on every continent to connect with the the world's greatest risk takers and adventurers and learn their secrets.

His research in psychology and human behavior has lead to insights for harnessing the power of the brain to successfully navigate through high-risk and high-stress situations. After 10 years in the field, Tyler has found that by combining your passion and intuition with proven research and strategy, you can win at almost anything you want to.

In this talk, he explains how adventure makes your brain smarter, your character stronger, and your ideas more attractive. Tyler's resources, risk tests, and adventure strategies are available for free to his community at http://riskology.co

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