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Wednesday, 14 Nov 07
SheJumps: What inspired you to become a writer?
Lindsay Yaw: I’ve always loved to write, but it wasn’t until I discovered that I loved to learn about the quirky nuanced stories of people, places, and things that I really found out that I didn’t just want to write but that I wanted to share what I learned. I can’t say getting paid to find the coolest, most vibrant and exciting aspects of the world wasn’t motivation.
SJ: Why did you start BeThree? What is your goal with it?
LY: I started BeThree because I didn’t feel like there was a community of women that I wanted to belong to that was passionate about living life in a really open, progressive, healthy way without being fundamentalist about anything. I wanted to give women an opportunity to discover the best parts of themselves in relevant ways and I wanted to do it often (i.e. daily). This is a community of women who are driven, smart, know what they want and will take risks to get it. That is so inspiring to me and I want others to be able to tap into that community as well. Because our bodies, minds, and souls are really all we have, or they’re all we’re ultimately responsible for, creating a mosaic of ourselves that is built with compassion, dedication, and wellness in mind should be on the top of all or our lists.
SJ: It seems like you are living the dream, has it been difficult?
LY: OMG! Difficult doesn’t do it justice. I feel manic most days. Super highs from more sign-ups, great feedback, project completion, etc. Then super lows that typically have to do with money (or lack thereof) and make moving forward seem absolutely, utterly impossible. Many tears have been shed. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life (yes, harder than the 24 Hours of Aspen or Moab or hucking cliffs in freeskiing comps) because intellectually my learning curve is at a 90-degree angle daily. But I feed off of that. I’m like a vampire for it, so it pushes me to achieve even more.
SJ: At SheJumps, we like to challenge each other to try something new each day,
what's something you've done recently that you were psyched on?
LY: You know, the biggest thing I can say I’ve done in the past 6 months is to convert from headstrong and stoic, to admitting that I need help and actually asking for it. We all grow up with this mentality of “it’s up to you” and “if you want something done, do it yourself.” The older I get and the deeper I get into the challenge of being an entrepreneur, I’m realizing that most of our resources we need in life are right around us. It’s if we’re ready to reach out and utilize them and ask them to help. So, yes, I would say that it was challenging for me to ask others for help, but the willingness in others to help me out has been incredible, and I am grateful. You all should try it sometime: Ask for help. It’s humbling and more rewarding that you could imagine and you’ll learn a lot about yourself that you didn’t already know.
SJ: Have you fulfilled you dreams yet? Describe your ultimate life, career, etc. (that is if you haven't accomplished it yet).
LY: I feel like my dreams evolve. Certainly, I have achieved many many dreams like getting paid to travel the world and write about it; skiing north of the Arctic Circle in Norway; being part of a large media team in Nepal; working from home with the ability to maintain a lifestyle I want while working very hard to accomplish my goals; meeting people I’m inspired by in foreign countries; doing yoga in India; and having close friends support me every step of the way. I’m partly living a dream of mine right now: to be an entrepreneur. The other half of that dream is yet to be determined. Bet you can guess what that is. I have a few other dreams TBD: To design and build my own house; to write a book; to live overseas for 1-2 years; to have a family. I’ll tell you this: I don’t think dreams are dreams because they’re easy to get. They’re coded that way specifically because they’re almost impossible. But when you do nail one down, ah, it’s like drinking chocolate syrup from the bottle — totally, totally satisfying. I’ll keep you updated, but pretty much I’m livin’ the dream.
SJ: If you could do one thing for the world, what would it be? You have all the resources in the world to do it.
LY: OK, this happens to be the topic du jour for a lot of my friends and family, so here it goes. I would provide many more resources for mothers, working moms especially. I’d change government standards to make sure all women and their husbands got one year paid maternity leave to be with their child. I would make sure there were separate breast-feeding rooms for moms in the workplace. I would provide information meetings on cutting-edge holistic health info for them to help foster a progressive, healthy life of their child, and many more things. It just seems that moms and working moms do not get the support they need (pumping in a unisex bathroom when your kid is 3-months-old and has been in daycare for 2 months? You’ve got to be kidding me. Take a look at Sweden. We need to be like them!
SJ: Who has been a major influence in your life? Who's your hero?
LY: One of the most important people in my life is my fiancé. OK, he’s kind of my hero actually. He has taught me what love looks like personified without asking for anything in return. He makes me laugh more than anyone. I don’t know any greater gifts. Other than that, people who take big risks to “maybe” achieve something greater that they believe in, are all heroes to me. The courage, determination, and persistence it takes is monumental. My parents: They’ve been married for over 40 years. That’s heroic. My dad has pushed me to follow my passions and never wither in the face of adversity. “It builds character if nothing else,” he always says. He has influenced, whether he knows it or not, most decisions I’ve made in my life (how will l see this when I look back in 20 years, I ask myself). My brother simply loves life and does everything in his power to enjoy it. That’s inspiring, too.
SJ: Tell us something not too many people know about you.
LY: I think old toothbrushes and bars of soap are vile. I played rugby all 4 years of college. (Yes, we did have “drinking practice” every Wednesday night — hello 20 extra pounds.) I don’t drink coffee and if a pickle comes within 10 feet of me, I’ll spring a blowtorch on it. And, I love chanting (yoga-like) in a big group of people — it gives me the chills.
SJ: What else should we know?
LY: That you should tell everyone you’ve ever met to join the revolution and sign up for BeThree.com.
(Photos by Gabe Rogel, eye, and Alex O'Brien, skiing)
Profile: Lindsay Yaw
Comment on this Post MEET LINDSAY YAW. She is known for her outdoor writing, but more recently this motivated Aspen, Colo., native started a new adventure — as business owner of BeThree.com, which is a daily e-mail blast about health and wellness. Starting a new business is hard work, but the rewards are worth it for Lindsey who clearly knows how to live the dream.
SheJumps: What inspired you to become a writer?
Lindsay Yaw: I’ve always loved to write, but it wasn’t until I discovered that I loved to learn about the quirky nuanced stories of people, places, and things that I really found out that I didn’t just want to write but that I wanted to share what I learned. I can’t say getting paid to find the coolest, most vibrant and exciting aspects of the world wasn’t motivation.
SJ: Why did you start BeThree? What is your goal with it?
LY: I started BeThree because I didn’t feel like there was a community of women that I wanted to belong to that was passionate about living life in a really open, progressive, healthy way without being fundamentalist about anything. I wanted to give women an opportunity to discover the best parts of themselves in relevant ways and I wanted to do it often (i.e. daily). This is a community of women who are driven, smart, know what they want and will take risks to get it. That is so inspiring to me and I want others to be able to tap into that community as well. Because our bodies, minds, and souls are really all we have, or they’re all we’re ultimately responsible for, creating a mosaic of ourselves that is built with compassion, dedication, and wellness in mind should be on the top of all or our lists.
SJ: It seems like you are living the dream, has it been difficult?
LY: OMG! Difficult doesn’t do it justice. I feel manic most days. Super highs from more sign-ups, great feedback, project completion, etc. Then super lows that typically have to do with money (or lack thereof) and make moving forward seem absolutely, utterly impossible. Many tears have been shed. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life (yes, harder than the 24 Hours of Aspen or Moab or hucking cliffs in freeskiing comps) because intellectually my learning curve is at a 90-degree angle daily. But I feed off of that. I’m like a vampire for it, so it pushes me to achieve even more.
SJ: At SheJumps, we like to challenge each other to try something new each day,
what's something you've done recently that you were psyched on?
LY: You know, the biggest thing I can say I’ve done in the past 6 months is to convert from headstrong and stoic, to admitting that I need help and actually asking for it. We all grow up with this mentality of “it’s up to you” and “if you want something done, do it yourself.” The older I get and the deeper I get into the challenge of being an entrepreneur, I’m realizing that most of our resources we need in life are right around us. It’s if we’re ready to reach out and utilize them and ask them to help. So, yes, I would say that it was challenging for me to ask others for help, but the willingness in others to help me out has been incredible, and I am grateful. You all should try it sometime: Ask for help. It’s humbling and more rewarding that you could imagine and you’ll learn a lot about yourself that you didn’t already know.
SJ: Have you fulfilled you dreams yet? Describe your ultimate life, career, etc. (that is if you haven't accomplished it yet).
LY: I feel like my dreams evolve. Certainly, I have achieved many many dreams like getting paid to travel the world and write about it; skiing north of the Arctic Circle in Norway; being part of a large media team in Nepal; working from home with the ability to maintain a lifestyle I want while working very hard to accomplish my goals; meeting people I’m inspired by in foreign countries; doing yoga in India; and having close friends support me every step of the way. I’m partly living a dream of mine right now: to be an entrepreneur. The other half of that dream is yet to be determined. Bet you can guess what that is. I have a few other dreams TBD: To design and build my own house; to write a book; to live overseas for 1-2 years; to have a family. I’ll tell you this: I don’t think dreams are dreams because they’re easy to get. They’re coded that way specifically because they’re almost impossible. But when you do nail one down, ah, it’s like drinking chocolate syrup from the bottle — totally, totally satisfying. I’ll keep you updated, but pretty much I’m livin’ the dream.
SJ: If you could do one thing for the world, what would it be? You have all the resources in the world to do it.
LY: OK, this happens to be the topic du jour for a lot of my friends and family, so here it goes. I would provide many more resources for mothers, working moms especially. I’d change government standards to make sure all women and their husbands got one year paid maternity leave to be with their child. I would make sure there were separate breast-feeding rooms for moms in the workplace. I would provide information meetings on cutting-edge holistic health info for them to help foster a progressive, healthy life of their child, and many more things. It just seems that moms and working moms do not get the support they need (pumping in a unisex bathroom when your kid is 3-months-old and has been in daycare for 2 months? You’ve got to be kidding me. Take a look at Sweden. We need to be like them!
SJ: Who has been a major influence in your life? Who's your hero?
LY: One of the most important people in my life is my fiancé. OK, he’s kind of my hero actually. He has taught me what love looks like personified without asking for anything in return. He makes me laugh more than anyone. I don’t know any greater gifts. Other than that, people who take big risks to “maybe” achieve something greater that they believe in, are all heroes to me. The courage, determination, and persistence it takes is monumental. My parents: They’ve been married for over 40 years. That’s heroic. My dad has pushed me to follow my passions and never wither in the face of adversity. “It builds character if nothing else,” he always says. He has influenced, whether he knows it or not, most decisions I’ve made in my life (how will l see this when I look back in 20 years, I ask myself). My brother simply loves life and does everything in his power to enjoy it. That’s inspiring, too.
SJ: Tell us something not too many people know about you.
LY: I think old toothbrushes and bars of soap are vile. I played rugby all 4 years of college. (Yes, we did have “drinking practice” every Wednesday night — hello 20 extra pounds.) I don’t drink coffee and if a pickle comes within 10 feet of me, I’ll spring a blowtorch on it. And, I love chanting (yoga-like) in a big group of people — it gives me the chills.
SJ: What else should we know?
LY: That you should tell everyone you’ve ever met to join the revolution and sign up for BeThree.com.
(Photos by Gabe Rogel, eye, and Alex O'Brien, skiing)
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