What Can I Do With My Skateboarding Skills?

[ExploringReality]

How can I make a life purpose out of this after spending over 15 years of skateboarding. I love it, it's my zone of genius but I can't see how this can be turned into my life's work along side my passion for exploring consciousness through spirituality and psychedelics. 

 

 

 

 

[Yimpa]

Have you considered posting on TikTok?

[Ulax]

What about setting up a youth centre with a skateboarding park attached to it?

You could end up creating them in various cities if they take off.

Edited Wednesday at 03:56 AM by Ulax

[aurum]

@ExploringReality

I think it can be a mistake to sometimes try and align your deepest spiritual work with survival and life purpose.

Sometimes it's better to keep things compartamenalized.

If skateboarding is really your zone of genius, do that for your life purpose and survival. Pursue spirituality outside of that on your own.

It's possible they may end up coming together in an unexpected way too.

[ExploringReality]

@aurum

That's an interesting take. I have had surgeries in the past, so iknow my time on the skateboard is limited, I would love to allocate my skills on a board to something that I value as long as I'm able to ride. Maybe become a skateboarding YouTuber that gives insights on how to get better at tricks and making videos of me skateboarding and how consciousness breakthroughs can be synergized with better body awareness and board control.

 

[manuel bon]

I live in Maastricht, in the Netherlands. I just discovered that here in uni there's a degree about skateboarding. I have no idea what it is about, and I didn't know something like that even existed. But for sure they teach what to do in life with this skill.

[aurum]

8 hours ago, ExploringReality said:

@aurum

That's an interesting take. I have had surgeries in the past, so iknow my time on the skateboard is limited, I would love to allocate my skills on a board to something that I value as long as I'm able to ride. Maybe become a skateboarding YouTuber that gives insights on how to get better at tricks and making videos of me skateboarding and how consciousness breakthroughs can be synergized with better body awareness and board control.

That could be a way to bridge things.

I’d definitely be thinking about ways to make it sustainable for your body. If this is going to be your career, it has to financially provide for you for a long time.

Also, don’t try to predict things too far in advance and map everything out perfectly either. Life purpose evolves and often in unexpected ways. It could radically change over the years.

[Hojo]

You could dedicate some time to teach younger children. I still remeber the black guy who taught me how to skate on ice when I was a baby and it was one day for 3 hours. 

Edited Wednesday at 04:28 PM by Hojo

[Cireeric]

Combine skateboarding with consciousness work à la Peter Ralston and offfer a unique perspective on skateboarding. By combining your particular interests in your unique way you can create your own distinct niche. I could very well imagine combining mindfulness in general or specifically Ralstons "Zen Body Being" or "Mastery" with skateboarding. Then learn some basic marketing and create interesting and unique courses or workshops. Thats what comes to mind.