TRAPPING, HUNTING, FISHING AND EXPLORING IN THE NORTHERN BUSH.

I left home in May to guide at one of Canada's premier fishing lodges off the northern tip of Haida Gwaii. Here's what a full season taught me about discipline, energy, and finishing what you start.

Season 2 of the Wild Ways Podcast: 114 days as a first-time fishing guide on Haida Gwaii, with big kings, orcas, and sea lions that steal your fish. Watch or listen here.

Sometimes what you should do is pray. One thing when our brains get scattered and wehave 1 million things to do—and even when we’re excited about them. Forexample, now: my new life versus my old life. Lord willing, the future for meis super exciting. Some mornings I want to get up at four in the morning andstart my day. I have 1 million thoughts going through my mind. Then it occurred to me: when that’s happening,sometimes you just need to pray. Spend the time praying, seekin