This week we join AJ Paratore, professional stuntman, for a conversation about taking risks, how a life risking profession makes you zen calm about the small stuff, and professional hustle. AJ is a stuntman, ninja warrior, romance author, and part-time pirate. We discuss his journey from college dropout, to craigslist stuntman, to a professional career and work on shows such as Blacklist, FBI and Homeland.
Topics include finding work you love, adapting to new challenges and opportunities, persistence, hustle, and what it takes to work in one of the most dangerous professions.
Show Notes
Not sweating the small stuff
The dynamic and variable nature of stunt work
AJ's most exciting and most terrifying stunts
An unrelenting pursuit of things that make you passionate
Embracing failure on a daily basis
Links
Follow AJ on his Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/stunt_pirate/) and check out his imdb (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3058632/)
Follow AJ's Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/StuntPirate/)
Check out his Youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH2Xi26LcgU5eIUKS2KzF3A)
You can check out his qualifier episode on Ninja warrior (https://www.ninjaguide.com/ninjas/aj-paratore/)
Big thanks to NGHTSWM (https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/nghtswm/1316607579) for the use of their song, Fiji (https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fiji-single/1436041716), on this show.
