Fully Alive: Using the Lessons of the Amazon to Live Your Mission in Business and Life
Written by Tyler Gage
Narrated by Tyler Gage
4.5/5
()
About this audiobook
Building a start-up is like being thrust into the middle of the Amazon rainforest: living every day on the edge of your comfort zone, vulnerable to the unexpected challenges constantly being thrown your way, and constantly shifting to meet daily demands and do everything and anything you can to survive, let alone thrive.
Vulnerable, raw, and deeply transparent, Fully Alive reveals powerful tools and lessons that can teach all of us how to grow toward and beyond our personal edges, no matter our circumstances.
Tyler Gage shares his spiritual adventures and the business savvy that helped him create RUNA, a pioneering organization that weaves together the seemingly divergent worlds of Amazonian traditions and modern business, demonstrating how we can dig deeper to bring greater meaning and purpose to our personal and professional pursuits.
From suburban youth to immersion in the Amazon to entrepreneurial success, Tyler’s journey clearly shows that passion and opportunity can be found in the most unexpected places. Captivated by a rare Amazonian tea leaf called guayusa that had never been commercially produced, Tyler started RUNA to partner with the indigenous people of Ecuador to share its energy and its message with the world.
Using the spiritual teachings, lessons, and healing traditions of the Amazon as his guide, Tyler built RUNA from a scrappy start-up into a thriving, multimillion-dollar company that has become one of the fastest-growing beverage companies in the United States. With the help of investors such as Channing Tatum, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Olivia Wilde, RUNA has created a sustainable source of income for more than 3,000 farming families in Ecuador who sustainably grow guayusa in the rainforest. Simultaneously, RUNA has built a rapidly scaling nonprofit organization that is working to create a new future for trade in the Amazon based on respectful exchange and healing, not exploitation and greed.
Practical tools and lessons are woven throughout the story of Gage’s successes and failures, offering guidance on how to relate to obstacles as teachers and how to accomplish our personal and professional goals in the often uncertain circumstances we find ourselves in.
Tyler Gage
Tyler Gage is the cofounder and CEO of RUNA, a social enterprise that makes energizing beverages with guayusa, a rare Amazonian tea. RUNA now supports more than 3,000 farming families in Ecuador who grow guayusa organically, and RUNA products are sold in over 10,000 stores across the U.S. and Canada. For his work on RUNA, Tyler has been named a Forbes “30 Under 30 Entrepreneur” and the Citizen Leader of the Year by the Specialty Food Association. He is also the founder of PlantMed, an organization dedicated to building the world’s first centers for the practice, research, and preservation of Amazonian plant medicine. Gage and RUNA have been featured by ABC’s Nightline, National Geographic, Fast Company, and in Richard Branson’s book Screw Business as Usual.
Related to Fully Alive
Related audiobooks
Beyond Medicine: A Physician's Revolutionary Prescription for Achieving Absolute Health and Finding Inner Peace Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSexy, Sassy, Smart for Life: Hormone Balance Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAgeless Face, Ageless Mind: Erase Wrinkles and Rejuvenate the Brain Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hydration Guide: The ultimate guide to help you stay hydrated. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRelentless: How a mother and daughter defied the odds Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5400 Friends and No One to Call: Breaking through Isolation and Building Community Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCannabis helps you dream: how to manage sleep disorders Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRooted in Peace: An Inspiring Story of Finding Peace Within Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Source of All Things: A Heart Surgeon's Quest to Understand Our Most Mysterious Organ Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Longevity Plan: Seven Life-Transforming Lessons from Ancient China Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Living with a Green Heart: How to Keep Your Body, Your Home, and the Planet Healthy in a Toxic World Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Secret Science of Baby: The Surprising Physics of Creating a Human, from Conception to Birth - and Beyond Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCircles, Conversation and Community Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFeeling Younger Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Sara Gottfried and Christianne Northrup's The Hormone Cure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn The Moment: Living the Wabi-sabi Way: Episode 6 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of Simone Davies & Junnifa Uzodike's The Montessori Baby Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWho Do We Become?: Step boldly into our strange, new world Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRecipes for Sustainability Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Gluten Lie: And Other Myths About What You Eat Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Holographic Ambitions: The Life of a Child Alcoholic and How To Heal Yourself Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhat If You Could Skip the Cancer? Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Success Magnet Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMove, Connect, Play: The Art and Science of AcroYoga Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Truth About Caffeine Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wildpreneurs: A Practical Guide to Pursuing Your Passion as a Business Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good Cholesterol: Natural Ways to Lower Blood Pressure and Hypertension Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dr. Sonia's Guide to Navigating Pelvic Pain: Result-Oriented Strategies for Better Quality of Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEmotional Fitness: A-Z for Positive Mental Health Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Delight in the Limelight: Overcome Your Fear of Being Seen and Realize Your Dreams Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Motivational For You
Stop Doing That Sh*t: End Self-Sabotage and Demand Your Life Back Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Own Your Past Change Your Future: A Not-So-Complicated Approach to Relationships, Mental Health & Wellness Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Introverted Leader: Building on Your Quiet Strength Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Create: Tools from Seriously Talented People to Unleash Your Creative Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Adversity for Sale: Ya Gotta Believe Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets Of Americas Wealthy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Own It All: How to Stop Waiting for Change and Start Creating It. Because Your Life Belongs to You. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Die With Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Moneyzen: The Secret to Finding Your ""Enough"" Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Change Your Paradigm, Change Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership 25th Anniversary: Follow Them and People Will Follow You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Be Better at Almost Everything: Learn Anything Quickly, Stack Your Skills, Dominate Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The 50th Law Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones by James Clear Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Think and Grow Rich: The Original 1937 Classic Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Seeing What Others Don't: The Remarkable Ways We Gain Insights Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Alter Ego Effect: The Power of Secret Identities to Transform Your Life Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for Fully Alive
6 ratings1 review
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Thank you this was interesting learned some things will tell other people