Meet Shaun Tomson, one of the greatest surfers of all time.
Welcome to Remarkable People.
This episode’s guest is Shaun Tomson: Surfer, Code Maker, and Flow Evangelist.
A few years ago I was in the Apple store in Santa Barbara getting my son’s iPhone screen fixed. A guy came up to me and asked, “Are you Hawaiian?” and I said no.
Then he said, “You look just like Guy Kawasaki..” I responded that I was Guy Kawasaki, but I’m Japanese, not Hawaiian. He introduced himself as Shaun Tomson.
I had just started surfing, so I didn’t know who Shaun was, but the Apple genius said to me, “Do you know who he is?”
“No.” I responded. The genius says, “He’s one of the greatest surfers ever.” Well, duh. From that humble beginning, Shaun and I became friends.
He took me surfing a few days later, and not even the great Shaun Thomson could get me up on a wave!
Shaun is recognized as one of the ten greatest surfers of all time. He won the IPS World Championship in 1977. He and a small group of surfers established surfing as a profession in the 1970s.
He is currently an author, speaker, and board member of the Surfrider Foundation. Besides being a remarkable surfer, he is also a remarkable human being.
Do you know about the state of consciousness called “flow?” Keep listening, and you’ll learn what it is and how to achieve it.
Shaun has a new book out, The Surfer and the Sage: A Guide to Survive and Ride Life’s Waves
I’m Guy Kawasaki, and this is Remarkable People. Now here’s Shaun!
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This fun, informative conversation, for me, reinforces the ultimate value of understanding and becoming fully engaged with one’s passion and purpose. Its not just about setting goals. It provides a better understanding of how you can work to become excellent in what you love. You’ll also learn a little bit about surfing. Guy’s translation of Shaun’s 12 point code of “I Will” as applied to living your life, is especially valuable.
Terrific podcast with Shaun Tomson–thank you Guy. I’m working up my code:)
Terrific interchange with Shaun Tomson, Guy. Thank you. I’m working up my I will code.
one of the most insightful and inspirational conversations. Thank you
Great interview. I just wrote my I will code and put it my wallet. Thanks
Wow. As a kid growing up in Australia in the 70s I knew Shaun’s name. He surfed against some of our idols of 70s surfing like s Rabbit Bartholomew, Mark Richards, Ian Cairns and Peter Townend, . But I had no idea of the extra dimensions to his life. Thanks to both of you for a brilliant episode. I couldn’t leave the car … had to park and wait ! Mahalo for this one.