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How do you transform personal and professional setbacks into opportunities for adventure and growth? 🌍✨
In this episode of Skip the Lines Podcast, Jonathan Mitchell sits down with world traveler, entrepreneur, and artisan builder Duane Heil. From growing up in a family of builders to mastering the art of construction, flying, and sailing, Duane shares his inspiring journey of perseverance. His experiences of rebuilding after setbacks, taking risks, and how his latest adventure—sailing around the world—led to his new book Finding Grateful. 🚀
📖 Finding Grateful will be available on Amazon soon—stay tuned!
Highlights
00:00 - 09:59 Duane’s Early Life & Generational Building Legacy
- Growing up in a family of builders in Los Angeles
- His father’s influence and early exposure to major development
10:00 - 18:29 Flying for Business & Adventure – The Game-Changer
- The journey to getting his pilot’s license from age 15
- How owning a plane expanded his business opportunities
18:30 - 28:59 Sailing, Self-Discovery & Writing Finding Grateful
- The turning point: selling everything and committing to sailing
- Finding Grateful: 32 stories of adventure, resilience, and inspiration
29:00 - 36:59 High-Stakes Home Building & Lessons in Design
- Why good architecture and design last for generations
- The global expansion of his building software, Vitruvian Built
37:00 - 42:55 The Power of Mindset: Overcoming Life’s Challenges
- His father’s advice: “You don’t have enough faith—take more chances.”
- Surrounding yourself with the right people for success
- Conclusion
Quotes:
"You have to take chances—nothing ventured, nothing gained." – Duane Heil
"Good design pays for itself over and over again." – Duane Heil
"If you let fear control you, you’ll never know what it feels like to drop in on a double overhead wave." – Duane Heil
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