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Instruct or coach groups or individuals in exercise activities. Demonstrate techniques and form, observe participants, and explain to them corrective measures necessary to improve their skills.

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Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

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Recreation and Fitness Workers

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Other Personal Care and Service Workers

Explain and enforce safety rules and regulations governing sports, recreational activities, and the use of exercise equipment.

Offer alternatives during classes to accommodate different levels of fitness.

Plan routines, choose appropriate music, and choose different movements for each set of muscles, depending on participants' capabilities and limitations.

Observe participants and inform them of corrective measures necessary for skill improvement.

Teach proper breathing techniques used during physical exertion.

Instruct participants in maintaining exertion levels to maximize benefits from exercise routines.

Teach and demonstrate use of gymnastic and training equipment, such as trampolines and weights.

Conduct therapeutic, recreational, or athletic activities.

Monitor participants' progress and adapt programs as needed.

Evaluate individuals' abilities, needs, and physical conditions, and develop suitable training programs to meet any special requirements.

Plan physical education programs to promote development of participants' physical attributes and social skills.

Provide students with information and resources regarding nutrition, weight control, and lifestyle issues.

Administer emergency first aid, wrap injuries, treat minor chronic disabilities, or refer injured persons to physicians.

Advise clients about proper clothing and shoes.

Teach individual and team sports to participants through instruction and demonstration, using knowledge of sports techniques and of participants' physical capabilities.

Promote health clubs through membership sales, and record member information.

Organize, lead, and referee indoor and outdoor games, such as volleyball, baseball, and basketball.

Maintain equipment inventories, and select, store, or issue equipment as needed.

Organize and conduct competitions and tournaments.

Advise participants in use of heat or ultraviolet treatments and hot baths.

Massage body parts to relieve soreness, strains, and bruises.

Automated external defibrillators AED

Balance boards

Balance disks

Body fat measurement calipers

Elliptical trainers

Emergency first aid equipment

Exercise bands

Exercise steps

Exercise tubing

Fitness jog belts

Fitness trampolines

Free weights

Jump ropes

Laptop computers

Lower body weight machines

Manual blood pressure cuffs

Medical tape measures

Medicine balls

Microphones

MP3 players

Multi-speaker stereo systems

Pedometers

Personal computers

Personal digital assistants PDA

Physical conditioning treadmill exercisers

Pilates training equipment

Rowing machines

Stair climbers

Stationary exercise bicycles

Upper body weight machines

Water ankle weights

Weighted exercise balls

Weighted swim vests

Appointment scheduling software

BioEx Systems Exercise Expert

BioEx Systems Fitness Maker

BioEx Systems Nutrition Maker Plus

Contemporary Web Plus Appointment-Plus

DietMaster Systems DietMaster

Email software

EZFacility Trainer Management System

ICTraining

Intuit QuickBooks

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

MYOB BusinessEssentials

Online River Software Personal Trainer Pro

Sage 50 Accounting

Sage Simply Accounting

Visual Health Information The Trainer's Exercise Toolbox

Web browser software

In March 2005, Nieto was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Despite the limitations of the disease, Nieto continues to lead an active life.

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♪♪ (FEMALE) PEOPLE WHO JUST DO DAY IN, DAY OUT, WITHOUT QUESTIONING ANYTHING... WHERE'S THE FUN IN THAT? YOU'VE GOT TO GET UP EVERY MORNING AND LOVE TO DO WHAT YOU DO. YOU'VE GOTTA LOVE IT.  (FEMALE)  I THINK IT'S SO AMAZING  TO MEET SOMEONE  WHO'S COMPLETELY ORIGINAL  IN THOUGHT. (FEMALE) I WANT TO BE CONSCIOUSLY MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT MY LIFE. (FEMALE) I'VE NEVER SAT DOWN AND THOUGHT, "WHAT DO I REALLY WANT TO DO?"  (FEMALE)  I NEED TO DISCOVER MYSELF. (MALE) IT'S NOT A HORSE RACE-- THIS IS A MARATHON. IT'S THE JOURNEY THAT'S REALLY GONNA COUNT, EMBRACE IT. GOOD MORNING. WELL, JUST TO PROVE THAT IT'S 3:30 A.M. IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT, I THOUGHT I'D TAKE YOU OUTSIDE. (SU-YIN) THIS IS ONE OF THOSE MORNINGS WHERE THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO BE DOING IS GETTING UP EARLY AND CALLING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. BUT MY ALARM WENT OFF, AND I WAS LIKE, "UP AND AT 'EM, LET'S GO! LET'S START THIS COLD CALLING BLITZ." HI, MY NAME'S MARIANA, I'M CALLING FROM SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. MY NAME IS SU-YIN, I'M RINGING FROM BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA. HI PETER, MY NAME'S CAMILLA, I'M CALLING FROM BRISBANE IN AUSTRALIA.  I JUST RECENTLY GRADUATED  FROM UNI AND I DON'T KNOW  WHAT TO DO WITH MY LIFE.  (MARIANA)  WE FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE  FEEL LIKE THAT,  WHERE IT'S JUST SORT OF LIKE  THEY'VE COME TO THE END  OF THEIR COURSE  AND THEY SORT OF DON'T KNOW  WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO. I AM ACTUALLY TRAVELING TO THE UNITED STATES AND EMBARKING ON A 5-WEEK ROAD TRIP.  (MARIANA)  TO INTERVIEW A WHOLE RANGE  OF INTERESTING AND AMAZING  PEOPLE, AND SORT OF SEE  IF THEY'D BE INTERESTED IN  SHARING THEIR STORY ABOUT  HOW THEY GOT TO  WHERE THEY ARE NOW.  AND I WAS JUST WONDERING IF  THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING YOU WERE INTERESTED IN?  YEAH?  EXCELLENT. YOU'RE, LIKE, THE FIRST PERSON THAT SAID YES. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, IT'S SO EXCITING. THANKS AGAIN. BYE. [LAUGHING] I BOOKED AN INTERVIEW. WE'RE AT THE AIRPORT.  (MARIANA)  CAMILLA AND SU  ARE AWESOME.  LIKE IT'S SO WEIRD THAT  WE DIDN'T KNOW EACH OTHER  AND WE'RE GOING TO BE  EXPERIENCING SOMETHING  IN THESE NEXT 6 WEEKS, LIKE  IT WILL ONLY BE SOMETHING  THAT I CAN SHARE WITH  THESE TWO GIRLS.  YEAH, IT'S GONNA BE  LIFE CHANGING. ♪♪ SEE IT? WHERE? WE HAVE TO DRIVE THAT. HOLY CRAP! LIKE I KNEW IT WAS GONNA BE BIG, BUT NOT THIS BIG. READY, EVERYONE? [HORN HONKING] OH, MY GOD. THAT'S REALLY LOUD! (CAMILLA) OH, MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE RV, IT WAS BIGGER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. BECAUSE WHEN I THOUGHT 36 FOOT, IT SOUNDS LIKE ABOUT 6 METERS. DID I DO MY MATH RIGHT? NO, I DON'T THINK I DID. ANYWAY, IT SOUNDS SHORT. SO MY KNOWLEDGE OF AMERICA COMES FROM MOVIES SUCH AS "CHICAGO," AND "CALAMITY JANE." I FEEL LIKE I'M IN A REALLY BIG ERA OF TRANSITION.  THIS JOB THAT I'M IN NOW,  I'M A MEDIA PLANNER/BUYER.  IF I EVER THINK ABOUT IT  AS WHAT I'M DOING, YOU KNOW,  FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE,  I FEEL PHYSICALLY ILL.  I FEEL LIKE I FELL INTO  THIS JOB AND IT'S NOT ME,  AND I DON'T WANT TO BECOME  ONE OF THESE PEOPLE THAT JUST COMPLAINS ABOUT THEIR LIFE BUT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.  I WANT TO BREAK DOWN  THE BARRIERS  OF MY SOCIAL NORMS.  THAT'S WHAT I FEEL LIKE  "ROADTRIP" WILL DO,  IS SHOW YOU ALL OF THE OTHER  IMPORTANT THINGS THAT PEOPLE  ARE DOING IN DIFFERENT AREAS,  AND THAT THERE ISN'T JUST  ONE WAY TO BE IMPORTANT  AND VALUABLE.  (SU-YIN)  ALL THROUGH SCHOOL  I'VE BEEN LIKE A REALLY  HIGH ACHIEVER, A STRAIGHT "A"  STUDENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND I'VE PUT A LOT OF PRESSURE ON MYSELF TO DO WELL.  I KNEW THAT I WASN'T READY  FOR UNIVERSITY.  I WANTED TO JUST NOT  RUSH INTO THINGS  AND TO THINK THINGS THROUGH.  SO I WAS LIKE, "OH, OKAY,  WELL, JUST TAKE THE YEAR OFF."  MY DAD DIDN'T SPEAK TO ME  FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. I GUESS I JUST REALLY DISAPPOINTED HIM.  NOWADAYS I FEEL LIKE  I CAN'T REALLY TALK TO HIM,  ABOUT ANYTHING REALLY.  ACTUALLY, WHEN I CAME BACK  HOME AND IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO APPLY TO UNI AGAIN, I STILL DIDN'T HAVE A VERY GOOD IDEA.  AND AT THE LAST MINUTE,  I CHANGED TO JOURNALISM,  AND I DON'T KNOW WHY. (MARIANA) TODAY WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING SOME DRIVER TRAINING AND HOPEFULLY NOT CRASH THE RV. I CAN'T EVEN PUT MY SEATBELT ON. ♪♪ READING AND DRIVING ALL WEEK, AND REMEMBERING THAT I'VE GOT TO GO INTO A RIGHT LANE, NOT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, WHICH WOULD BE BAD. OH, WRONG ONE. WRONG LANE. I KNEW I WAS GONNA DO IT. WHERE AM I GOING EXACTLY? LIKE WHERE AM I AIMING FOR? ♪♪ OH, THERE'S SO MUCH SWEAT RIGHT NOW. WE'VE GOT TO PUT TOWELS ON THIS SEAT. IT'S GROSS. THAT'S DISGUSTING. DON'T LOOK AT THAT. IT'S KIND OF LIKE UNWRITTEN LAW THAT I WAS JUST GONNA HAVE TO GO TO UNI, AND THAT I WAS GONNA HAVE TO DO SOME SORT OF BACHELOR DEGREE. MY BIGGEST TWO PASSIONS ARE ART AND MUSIC. NOW IT IS STARTING TO SET IN THAT I'M DOING SOMETHING I ENJOY, BUT WHERE IS IT GONNA TAKE ME? AND I GUESS I SORT OF JUST NEED TO LIKE EXPERIENCE MY WORLD WITHOUT MY MOM. SHE'S STILL LIKE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF HOLDING MY HAND. AND LIKE I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT, BUT I THINK I NEED TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE THINGS OUT NOW BY MYSELF. DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST STARTED APPLYING? YOU WERE LIKE, "MAYBE I CAN COME. MAYBE YOU CAN TAKE YOUR DAD WITH YOU AND GO ON." NO, MOM. THE WHOLE POINT-- "THIS IS MY TIME. IT'S MY TIME!" IT'S MY TIME! "ROADTRIP" IS LIKE, I SEE IT AS THE BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY FIND OUT WHAT I'M MADE OF. I NEED TO DISCOVER MYSELF, LIKE I JUST NEED TO. [STRUMMING GUITAR] (SU-YIN) HELLO? GOOD MORNING, DAHLIA, HOW ARE YOU? IT'S SU-YIN. OF COURSE WE'RE STILL COMING OVER. INSPIRATION POINT. OKAY, YOU TOO. BYE.  (CAMILLA)  IT WAS MEANT TO BE,  GIRLS AT INSPIRATION POINT  FOR THEIR FIRST INTERVIEW. IT'S OUR FIRST ONE. YAY!  (MARIANA)  SO WE'RE HEADING TO  OUR INTERVIEW WITH  AUGIE AND LYNNE NIETO.  AUGIE STARTED A REALLY  SUCCESSFUL FITNESS COMPANY,  AND WAS LATER  DIAGNOSED WITH ALS.  I'M MARIANA,  IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU. HI, I'M SU-YIN.  (SU-YIN)  SO THE THREE OF US,  WE'RE ALL FROM AUSTRALIA  AND WE'RE ALL KIND OF  IN THE SAME BOAT WHERE WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS WE WANT TO DO. PARENTS ARE A BIG INFLUENCE ON WHY I'M UNDECIDED, I GUESS. AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. (CAMILLA) WERE YOUR PARENTS SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT YOU DID WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED OUT? [MUMBLING] MY FATHER WAS.  [DOG BARKING] HEY, BE QUIET UP THERE. I'M ON CAMERA. ♪♪ WE HAD SIX BROTHERS AND SISTERS, AND MY FATHER HAD TO WORK TO PAY FOR THE FAMILY. I SAW HIS FRUSTRATION BY NOT TAKING A RISK EARLY.  (LYNNE)  AND CAN I INTERJECT? HE WORKED IN THE OIL FIELDS, SO HE DIDN'T MAKE USE OF HIS ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS AND THAT WAS A FRUSTRATION. SO WHEN I WAS 19, I WANTED TO TAKE THE BIGGEST RISK I COULD, AND I FOUND EXERCISE AS MY RELIGION. AND I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH THE WORLD. (SU-YIN) WHEN YOU'RE 19, YOU'RE SO SURE OF YOURSELF. DID YOU HAVE DOUBTS, OR HOW DID YOU...?  INSECURITY IS A GOOD THING,  IT MAKES YOU TRY HARDER.  THERE ISN'T ONE  SUCCESSFUL PERSON I KNOW THAT DOESN'T FEAR SOMEONE KNOCKING ON THEIR DOOR AND SAYING THE GIG IS UP. I FEARED THAT EVERY DAY. WHEN I WAS DIAGNOSED, I WAS LIKE A DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS. I WAS IN DENIAL.  HERE I WAS,  THE IRONY OF ALL IRONIES. I WAS THE GUY WHO SPENT 30 YEARS HELPING PEOPLE  BUILD UP THEIR MUSCLES.  AND NOW I WAS GOING  TO WATCH THEM FADE AWAY. DO YOU GUYS KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE DISEASE AT ALL? DO YOU WANT ME TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON IT? (MARIANA) YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. OKAY, AND WHAT IT DOES IS IT KILLS VOLUNTARY MUSCLES. AND IT'S A VERY FAST-MOVING DISEASE, IT DOESN'T AFFECT YOUR MIND AT ALL. ULTIMATELY, AT THE END, YOU CAN'T MOVE ANYTHING. YOU CAN'T BLINK YOUR EYES, BUT YOUR BRAIN'S PERFECTLY FINE AND FUNCTIONING.  (AUGIE)  SO I BECAME ANGRY.  WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE IT? IF THERE IS A GOD, HOW COULD HE OR SHE BE SO CRUEL? I COULD NOT IMAGINE HAVING TO RELY ON EVERYONE,  EXPOSE MYSELF WHERE I HAVE  INCREDIBLE VULNERABILITY. AND THAT WAS A TIME WHEN I WASN'T SLEEPING.  THE DOCTORS PUT ME  ON ANTIDEPRESSANTS.  I TOOK A HANDFUL OF PILLS,  BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO BE  A BURDEN TO MY FAMILY.  (LYNNE)  LET ME GIVE  SOME BACKGROUND. AUGIE TOOK THE PILLS AND DIDN'T WAKE UP FOR 4 DAYS. HE BASICALLY HAD TO DETOX AND WAS UNCONSCIOUS. MY TURNING POINT WAS WHEN I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL. WHAT I SAW WAS MY FAMILY.  THEY LOVED ME WITH  UNCONDITIONAL LOVE,  NO JUDGMENT.  AND SO I WAS ABLE  TO GO ON TO ACCEPTANCE. AND ONCE YOU ACCEPT, YOU ARE NO LONGER REACTING. YOU'RE ABLE TO ACT.  I REDEFINE NORMAL EVERY DAY.  I TRY NOT TO MOURN  WHAT I CAN'T DO  AND CELEBRATE WHAT I CAN. (COMPUTER TRANSLATOR) THANK YOU FOR COMING TO OUR HOME. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT I CAN TYPE AT A FASTER SPEED THAN I COULD BEFORE?  YOU HAVE A CHOICE.  ARE YOU PREPARING TO DIE  OR WANTING TO LIVE? AND FOR ME IT WAS THE REALIZATION THAT  I'M NOT DEFINED BY MY BODY.  I'M DEFINED BY MY  BRAIN AND HEART. (MARIANA) YOU'RE GIVING SO MUCH TIME TO SO MANY PEOPLE, DID YOU EVER FEEL LIKE NO, I DON'T WANT TO GIVE ANY MORE TIME TO ANYONE ELSE; I JUST WANT TO...? IN THE THEATER OF LIFE, YOU ONLY HAVE SO MANY SEATS  AND ONLY ONE FRONT ROW. BE CAREFUL WHO YOU LET IN.  WHEN I MEET WITH YOU, YOU ARE THE FUEL FOR MY FIRE. THAT IS WHY... I LOVE LIFE.  I TAKE THE FUEL. YOU HAVE GIVEN ME TODAY. AND I WILL USE IT FOR YEARS TO COME.  (CAMILLA)  THANK YOU SO  MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. IT WAS GREAT TALKING TO YOU. BYE.  (LYNNE)  HE WANTS A KISS. A KISS? THANK YOU.  I JUST FEEL LIKE I SUCKED  IN A WHOLE LOT OF WISDOM AND I'VE AGED ABOUT 10 YEARS.  (MARIANA)  HE'S GIVEN TIME THAT IS  SO PRECIOUS FOR HIM TO US.  LIKE US.  I THINK WHAT HIT ME THE MOST  WAS WHEN HE WAS LIKE, "YOU GUYS HAVE FUELED ME." AND I WAS JUST LIKE, "ARE YOU SERIOUS? I'M NO ONE."  AND HE'S PROBABLY FUELED  ME FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE,  I THINK. (SU-YIN) AND WHEN HE WAS TALKING ABOUT HAVING NO SPECIAL PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE, IN THE FRONT ROW, I JUST THOUGHT TO MYSELF, "WELL, WHO'S IN MY FRONT ROW AT THE MOMENT?" AND WHO SHOULD I HAVE THERE WITH ME?" AND I JUST FELT LIKE MY DAD'S NOT IN MY FRONT ROW. ♪♪  (MARIANA)  NOW WE'RE GOING TO  CHAD BUTLER AND JOHN FOREMAN,  ALSO KNOWN AS  SWITCHFOOT'S STUDIO. HELLO, I'M CAMILLA. CAMILLA, JOHN. HI, I'M SUE--SU-YIN. HEY SUSIE. MARIANA. SUSIE AND MARIANA. NICE TO MEET YOU. WOW. WELCOME TO THE STUDIO. WHEN DID YOU FIRST DISCOVER MUSIC?  (JON)  MUSIC WAS ALWAYS JUST  THE DIVERSION FROM CLASS. ♪♪ I DID LIKE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT HUMANITIES ALL THE WAY TO ECONOMICS DEGREE, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN, BECAUSE I WAS THINKING--TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, LIKE YOU GUYS, HERE'S WHAT I LOVE, BUT WHAT I LOVE WON'T EVER MAKE ME MONEY. SO I'M GONNA GET AN ECONOMICS DEGREE AND JUST PLAY GUITAR WHEN I GET HOME, I GUESS, YOU KNOW? YEAH, SO MANY PEOPLE DO THAT. YEAH. AND SO IT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE IT STARTED HAPPENING KIND OF ON ITS OWN. (CHAD) WE KIND OF DID THE TOUR AND THEN WE'D GO BACK TO SCHOOL FOR A SEMESTER. TRYING TO TALK OUR PROFESSORS INTO IT. YEAH, SORT OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE COULD GET COLLEGE CREDIT FOR GOING OUT AND DOING THIS, YOU KNOW, CAREER OPPORTUNITY. IT WAS SORT OF LIKE THIS DUAL LIFE. AND THEN I GOT TO A POINT WHERE I REALIZED THAT I WASN'T ENJOYING PURSUING MUSIC AS MUCH AS I COULD, BECAUSE I FELT LIKE I WAS STILL KIND OF HANGING ONTO, "I GOTTA HAVE A BACKUP PLAN." I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT, IF I DON'T FULLY ENGAGE IN THIS AND ENJOY THIS PROCESS, EVEN IF I FAIL, I'LL ALWAYS REGRET IT IF I NEVER PUT 100% INTO IT. YOU KNOW? SO I THINK THAT HELPED TO FINALLY LET GO OF THE SAFETY NET.  (CAMILLA)  YEAH, I AGREE WITH THAT.  I THINK THAT IF YOU  HAVE THAT SAFETY NET, YOU NEVER COMPLETELY INVEST YOURSELF INTO SOMETHING ELSE. BECAUSE YOU'RE LIKE, "WELL, I DON'T NEED TO TAKE THAT RISK, BECAUSE I HAVE THIS FALLBACK PLAN." IT'S A RISK, FOR SURE. YEAH. I USED TO THINK THAT THE FRICTION WAS A BAD THING, LIKE THAT THE TENSION THAT YOU FEEL, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO CUT THE TENSION. LIKE WE HAVE MEDICINE TO TRY AND MAKE US FEEL BETTER, AND EVERYTHING'S TO EASE PAIN IN OUR SOCIETY. YOU KNOW, VERY MUCH LIKE PAIN IS THE ENEMY, RIGHT? AND I DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S TRUE.  I THINK THAT  THE TENSION'S A GOOD THING,  THAT TO BE PULLED TIGHT IS  ALMOST THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN MAKE A PROPER NOISE ON A GUITAR OR VIOLIN. YOU KNOW? SO IF YOU FEEL PULL, THAT'S NOT A BAD THING. (SU-YIN) SO, IT'S OKAY TO BE FREAKING OUT LIKE WE ARE. YEAH AND THAT'S THE TIME OF LIFE THAT YOU'RE IN,  THERE'S TENSION EVERYWHERE  PULLING YOU, YOU KNOW?  ANOTHER THING IS, FOR ME,  I HAD TO DECIDE THAT I DIDN'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE THOUGHT, YOU KNOW? THAT'S THE THING I WAS GONNA ACTUALLY ASK YOU GUYS, IS FOR ME IT'S LACK OF SELF CONFIDENCE. I DON'T THINK I'M THAT GOOD AT THE GUITAR, SO IT'S GONNA JUST EMBARRASS ME AND I DON'T REALLY HAVE THAT SELF RELIEF. AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING YOU REALLY NEED. WELL, I THINK ONE THING THAT I LEARNED ON THE LAST RECORD WAS AT SOME POINT YOU HAVE TO SAY, "WELL, DO I THINK IT'S AWESOME? "DO I THINK IT'S AMAZING? DO I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL?" AND THEN IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHO CARES WHAT ANYONE ELSE SAYS? IT'S HARD NOT TO LET YOUR EMOTIONS BE DICTATED BY  OTHER PEOPLE'S OPINIONS  OF YOUR SONGS, YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU'RE JUST LIKE, "OH, THEY DIDN'T GET IT." YOU KNOW, "HOW'S MY DAY GONNA BE NOW?" SO YOU WANT TO PLAY A SONG, ON THAT NOTE?  (MARIANA)  I'VE NEVER REALLY SUNG  MY SONGS TO ANYONE--ANYONE. EXCEPT, MY MOM'S OVERHEARD IT LIKE CREEPING IN AND PUTTING HER HEAD TO THE DOOR. AND THEN SHE'LL COME IN, IT'S LIKE, "AH, THAT'S GREAT." AND I'LL BE LIKE, "DON'T DO THAT." [STRUMMING GUITAR] OH, THAT SOUNDS SO NICE COMPARED TO MY OLD RUSTY GUITAR. OKAY, JUST GIVE ME A PRACTICE. ♪♪ ♪ AND I DON'T FEEL I'D EVER MISS IT, I THINK I WOULD ♪ ♪ I WISH I WOULD ♪ ♪ I DON'T FEEL LIKE I COULD EVER BE READY ♪ ♪ I WISH I WOULD, WELL, I WISH I COULD ♪ ♪ PACK MY THINGS, MY BELONGINGS AWAY ♪ ♪ I'M LEAVIN' SOON AND I WON'T RECOGNIZE ME ♪ ♪ PACK MY THINGS, MY BELONGINGS AWAY ♪ ♪ YEAH, I'M LEAVIN' SOON AND I WON'T RECOGNIZE ♪ ♪ NO, I WON'T RECOGNIZE ♪ ♪ ME ♪♪ YEAH, WOO! [APPLAUDING] THAT WAS AWESOME! YOU'VE GOT A GREAT VOICE. YEAH. WE'VE GOT A NEW MEMBER OF THE BAND. YEAH! (CAMILLA) OH, MAN, IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL.  (MARIANA)  I WAS REALLY PUTTING  THE PRESSURE ON MYSELF.  YOU REALLY SEE  YOUR TRUE SELF WHEN THERE'S THAT TENSION, WHEN YOU'RE BEING PUSHED, WHEN YOU'RE UNDER THE PRESSURE. YOU REALLY JUST HAVE TO-- JUST...WHO CARES? WELL DONE. KUDOS TO YOU! GROUP HUG!  (ANNOUNCER)  "ROADTRIP NATION"  EXTENDS BEYOND THE PROGRAM  YOU JUST WATCHED.  IT'S A MOVEMENT THAT EMPOWERS  OTHERS TO CREATE THEIR OWN  ROADTRIP EXPERIENCES.  HERE'S A QUICK SNAPSHOT  INTO THAT MOVEMENT.  (FEMALE)  AT THE TONE  RECORD YOUR GREETING.  AT THE END OF YOUR  GREETING, PRESS POUND. HELLO, FRIENDS AND FAMILY, IT'S YOUR BOY, WILLIE. AS YOU KNOW, YOU CALLED ME. THE REASON I DIDN'T PICK UP MY PHONE IS BECAUSE I'M ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PLANET AT THE MOMENT.  (MALE)  THE MOST VALUABLE THING  THAT PEOPLE LIKE YOUR AGE  COULD DO IS TO GO TRAVEL. YOU'RE TAKEN OUT OF YOUR ELEMENT THAT YOU--  THIS LITTLE WORLD THAT YOU  LIVE IN OR THIS LITTLE BUBBLE  OF COMFORT, AND IT'S  JUST GONE--IT'S ALL GONE.  (MALE)  AND THERE'S JUST SOMETHING  INSIDE ME THAT'S ALWAYS  MAKING ME WANT TO GO BE ON  THE ROAD AND SEE NEW THINGS, BEING A PART OF LIFE, YOU KNOW, AND NOT BEING STAGNANT. (MALE) I CAME IN THERE WITH NO EXPECTATIONS, REALLY. I JUST WANTED TO GO OFF THE DEEP END, GO INTO ANOTHER PLANET AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. AND I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER THAT I DID. YOU LEARN SO MUCH FROM MEETING PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT LIFESTYLES AND DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE. YOU LEARN HOW TO LIVE, YOU KNOW?  (CAMILLA)  WE ARRIVED IN L.A.  A WEEK AGO.  IT'S BEEN A BIT CRAZY.  (MARIANA)  WE'RE CONSTANTLY HAVING  TO ADAPT AND MAKE CHOICES SO QUICKLY. (MALE) THESE KINDS OF THINGS ARE NOT EASY. IT'S MUCH EASIER JUST TO TAKE THAT CORPORATE JOB AND TRY TO LIVE YOUR LIFE AFTER 5 O'CLOCK. I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY A MISTAKE.  (MALE)  YOU'VE GOT TO GET UP  EVERY MORNING  AND LOVE TO DO WHAT YOU DO.  FINDING THAT THING IS  REALLY THE KEY TO HAPPINESS.  (MALE ANNOUNCER)  CHECK OUT MORE ADVENTURES  AND INTERVIEWS FROM THE ROAD.  VISIT ROADTRIPNATION.COM.  ONLINE YOU CAN APPLY TO TAKE  A ROAD TRIP OF YOUR OWN  OR BRING "ROADTRIP NATION"  INTO YOUR CLASSROOM.  (FEMALE ANNOUNCER)  THE "ROADTRIP NATION" SERIES  IS AVAILABLE ON DVD  FOR $32.99 PLUS SHIPPING.  TO ORDER CALL THE PHONE NUMBER  ON YOUR SCREEN OR VISIT  ROADTRIPNATION.COM/STORE. ♪♪  ♪ WE WATCHED IT ALL  IN DISBELIEF ♪  ♪ AT THE TRAIN STATION  ON CHRISTMAS EVE ♪  ♪ A TRAGIC TALE,  A GRUESOME SCENE ♪  ♪ A BITTER END FOR  THE CHIEF OF POLICE ♪  ♪ IT WAS A BLESSING  AND A CURSE ♪♪ 

<p>Three young Australian women head to the United States and roadtrip across the country. After arriving in Los Angeles, Mariana, Camilla, and Su-Yin learn to drive an RV and acclimate to life on the road. The team heads to San Diego for their first interview with members of the band Switchfoot. The team then drives to Orange County where they meet activists and philanthropists Augie and Lynn Nieto.</p>

Los Angeles - San Diego

When I was young, I had two things that I didn't do well. I didn't listen to others and I didn't trust others. I didn't want someone talking me out of my ideas. I wanted to learn myself. I wanted to fail myself. I think that its the struggle of a parent when you want to provide a cocoon around your kids so they don't get hurt. But in reality when you learn the most is when you fail, when you fall down. So I was able to not be afraid of failure. Because what was the worst thing that would happen? I would learn. 

Failure

Risk

(Roadtripper #1) So we're heading to our interview with Augie and Lynn Nieto. Augie started a really successful fitness company and was later diagnosed with ALS. Hi I'm Mariana, it's nice to meet you. (Roadtripper #2) Hi, I'm Su-Yin. (Augie)  [indiscernible] (Su-Yin) So the three of us, we're all from Australia and we're all kind of in the same boat where we don't know exactly what it is that we want to do. My parents are a big influence on why I'm undecided I guess and so that's why I'm here and-- (Roadtripper #3) Were your parents supportive of what you did when you first started out? (Augie) Hey be quiet up there. (Lynn) Hey, be quiet up there. (Augie)  I'm on camera. (Lynn)  I'm on camera. [roadtrippers laughing] (Lynn)  And can I interject? He worked in the oil fields so he really didn't make use of his entrepreneurial skills and that was a frustration. When you're at 19, you're so sure of yourself. Did you have doubts or how did you? Do you guys know much about the disease at all? Do you want me to give you a little background on it? (Roadtripper #3) That'd be great. Okay, what it does is it um, kills voluntary muscles. It's a very fast moving disease, it doesn't effect your mind at all, but ultimately at the end you can't move anything. You can't blink your eyes, but your brain is perfectly fine and functioning. Let me give some background. Augie took the pills and didn't wake up for four days. He basically had to detox and was unconscious. (Computer Voice) Thank you for coming to our home. Can you believe that I can type at a faster speed than I could before? (Roadtripper #3) You're giving so much time to so many people, did you ever feel like, 'No, I don't want to give anymore time to anyone else I just want to--' (Lynn) I take the fuel you have given to me today and I will use it for years to come. 

Acceptance

Doubt

Family

Fear

Self-Reflection

Values

Interview

I only sold eleven bikes in the first year. &gt;&gt; So was that a moment when you started to freak out a little bit? &gt;&gt; I did more than freak out. &gt;&gt; [LAUGH] &gt;&gt; What do you do? When you have a bunch of inventory, hoping that it would sell I gave them away, that was the turning point. It was the most powerful tool I've ever had. And the concept is called reciprocity. I'm writing my second book right now, it's called Reciprocity, Inc. It's a different way of keeping score. My old way was money, and now my new way, how can I give back? I have learned that when you give, you get more in return. 

Giving Back

Here I was, the irony of all ironies. I was the guy who spent 30 years helping people build up their muscles. And now, I was going to watch them fade away. I redefine normal everyday. I try not to mourn what I can't do and celebrate what I can do. Augie currently serves as the national vice president of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. 

Augie & Lynn Nieto Highlight

It's so hard to comprehend that for me, I mean at 19, you started your own company. And I'm 21 and I can't even try and step out of institutionalized education system. And I want to so badly, and I think that's what brought me here, is that I want to experience something. But how do you not let that fear overwhelm you? &gt;&gt; For me. &gt;&gt; For me. &gt;&gt; I found a mentor. &gt;&gt; I found a mentor. &gt;&gt; I found someone who was willing to share. &gt;&gt; I found someone who was willing to share. &gt;&gt; Their life experience with me. &gt;&gt; Their life experience with me. &gt;&gt; And someone to hold my hand. &gt;&gt; Somebody to hold my hand. &gt;&gt; And when you have that person. &gt;&gt; And when you have that person. &gt;&gt; Hold on tight. &gt;&gt; Hold on tight. &gt;&gt; Did you seek out this person or did you just stumble upon them? &gt;&gt; Never stumble. &gt;&gt; You never stumble. &gt;&gt; You always know. 

Support & Encouragement

Find a Mentor

It's so easy to, when you fail, get, it's almost like a selfish indulgence, I think, a self-indulgence that you just wrap yourself in that failure. And it's easier to just feel self-pity and just give up. And I just admire you. How do you keep your passion alive? &gt;&gt; Yeah. &gt;&gt; When I was young. &gt;&gt; When I was young. &gt;&gt; I had two things that I didn't do well. &gt;&gt; I had two things I didn't do well. &gt;&gt; I didn't listen to others. &gt;&gt; I didn't listen to others. &gt;&gt; And I didn't trust others. &gt;&gt; And I didn't trust others &gt;&gt; The reason why, I didn't want anyone talking me out of my idea. &gt;&gt; The reason why is I didn't want anyone talking me out of my idea. &gt;&gt; And I wanted to learn myself. &gt;&gt; And I wanted to learn myself. &gt;&gt; I wanted to fail myself. &gt;&gt; I wanted to fail myself. &gt;&gt; Because when there is no net- &gt;&gt; Because when there is no net- &gt;&gt; You are much more careful- &gt;&gt; You're much more careful- &gt;&gt; On the high wire. &gt;&gt; On the high wire. &gt;&gt; Right. &gt;&gt; Right. 

I Wanted To Fail

[INAUDIBLE] &gt;&gt; For me it was the realization that your body is just the carton that your soul is shipped in. &gt;&gt; [INAUDIBLE] &gt;&gt; I'm not defined by my body. &gt;&gt; [INAUDIBLE] &gt;&gt; I'm defined by my heart. &gt;&gt; So how has it changed your outlook or philosophy? &gt;&gt; Amazing. &gt;&gt; Amazing. &gt;&gt; I hear the ocean out there. &gt;&gt; I hear the ocean out there. &gt;&gt; Differently than you do. &gt;&gt; Differently than you do. &gt;&gt; I have a gift. &gt;&gt; I have a gift. &gt;&gt; That as my body is getting weaker. &gt;&gt; That as my body is getting weaker. &gt;&gt; My mind is getting sharper. &gt;&gt; My mind is getting sharper. &gt;&gt; So like the blind man. &gt;&gt; So like the blind man. &gt;&gt; Who can hear better. &gt;&gt; Who can hear better. &gt;&gt; And what's clear for me, it's not the number of people you can meet. &gt;&gt; And what's clear for me, it's not the number of people you can meet. &gt;&gt; But the number of people you can be impacted by. &gt;&gt; But the number of people you can be impacted by. &gt;&gt; Or that you were able to impact them. &gt;&gt; Or that you're able to impact. &gt;&gt; It's a different way of keeping score. &gt;&gt; It's a different way of keeping score. &gt;&gt; My old way was money. &gt;&gt; My old way was money. &gt;&gt; And now, my new way. &gt;&gt; My new way. &gt;&gt; How can I give back? &gt;&gt; How can I give back? 

I'm Defined By My Heart

Do you think if you weren't overweight as a child would you still have ended up where you are? &gt;&gt; No, I think that it's the struggle of appearance. &gt;&gt; I think it's the struggle of appearance. &gt;&gt; When you want to provide a cocoon. &gt;&gt; When you want to provide a cocoon. &gt;&gt; Around your kids. &gt;&gt; Around your kids. &gt;&gt; So they don't get hurt. &gt;&gt; So they don't get hurt. &gt;&gt; But in reality, when you learn the most. &gt;&gt; But in reality, when you learn the most. &gt;&gt; Is when you fail, when you fall down. &gt;&gt; You learn the most when you fail and when you fall down. &gt;&gt; I know I was able I was not afraid of failure. &gt;&gt; I was not afraid of failure. &gt;&gt; What's the worst thing that would happen? &gt;&gt; What's the worst thing that would happen? &gt;&gt; I would learn. &gt;&gt; I would learn. 

Not Afraid of Failure

I was gonna ask about doubts and doubting cuz you sound like, when you were at 19, that you were so sure of yourself. Did you have doubts? Or how did you- &gt;&gt; Insecurity. &gt;&gt; It's what? Insecurity? &gt;&gt; Is a good thing, &gt;&gt; Is a good thing. &gt;&gt; It makes you try harder. &gt;&gt; It makes you try harder. &gt;&gt; There isn't one successful person that I know- &gt;&gt; There isn't one successful person that I know- &gt;&gt; That doesn't fear someone knocking on their door- &gt;&gt; That doesn't fear somebody knocking on their door- &gt;&gt; And saying the gig is up. &gt;&gt; And saying the gig is up. &gt;&gt; Get out. &gt;&gt; Get out. &gt;&gt; I feared that every day. &gt;&gt; I feared that every day. &gt;&gt; What it meant for me, I wanna work harder than anyone else. &gt;&gt; What it meant for me is I wanna work. Not would, you still do work harder than anyone else. &gt;&gt; I was a person who would turn on the lights- &gt;&gt; I was a person who would turn on the lights- &gt;&gt; And then the person who turned off the lights. &gt;&gt; And the person who turned off the lights. &gt;&gt; What I have learned since my diagnosis- &gt;&gt; What I have learned since my diagnosis- &gt;&gt; I have learned to be a coach, not a player. &gt;&gt; I have learned to be a coach, not a player. &gt;&gt; And so, the victory isn't my success. &gt;&gt; The victory is my team's success &gt;&gt; So the victory isn't my success. &gt;&gt; My victory is the team's success. &gt;&gt; And whether that team be our family- &gt;&gt; And whether that team be our family- &gt;&gt; Or my quest- &gt;&gt; Or my quest- &gt;&gt; Or my institute- &gt;&gt; Or my institute- &gt;&gt; Or the new thing that we're working on- &gt;&gt; Or the new thing that we're working on- &gt;&gt; A company that will help people communicate- &gt;&gt; A company that will help people communicate- 

Hard Work

Insecurity is a Good Thing

I think there's an environmental event in how you're wired. &gt;&gt; I think there's an environmental event in how you're wired. &gt;&gt; I think how you're wired is much more important. &gt;&gt; I think how you're wired is much more important. &gt;&gt; We have four kids. &gt;&gt; We have four kids. &gt;&gt; All of them are different. &gt;&gt; All of them are different. &gt;&gt; We have two entrepreneurs- &gt;&gt; We have two entrepreneurs- &gt;&gt; And two that want to take care of others. &gt;&gt; And two that wanna take care of others. &gt;&gt; They both have their pluses and minuses. &gt;&gt; They both have their pluses and minuses. &gt;&gt; And there are people that can look at a vacant piece of land- &gt;&gt; There are people that can look at a vacant piece of land- &gt;&gt; And visualize a building. &gt;&gt; And visualize a building. &gt;&gt; There are people that need to see it drawn. &gt;&gt; There are people that need to see it drawn. &gt;&gt; There are people that need to see it under construction. &gt;&gt; There are people that need to see it under construction. &gt;&gt; And there are people that need to see it finished- &gt;&gt; And there are people that need to see it finished- &gt;&gt; Which the people living in it. &gt;&gt; Which the people living in it. &gt;&gt; Now, one is a visionary. &gt;&gt; One is a visionary. &gt;&gt; One is an architect. &gt;&gt; One is an architect. &gt;&gt; One is a general contractor. &gt;&gt; One's a general contractor. &gt;&gt; And one is a property manager. &gt;&gt; And one is a property manager. &gt;&gt; You need them all. &gt;&gt; You need them all. &gt;&gt; When you try to emulate someone else- &gt;&gt; When you try to emulate someone else- &gt;&gt; You are to find out which one of those four people you are- &gt;&gt; When you're trying to find out which one of those four people you are- &gt;&gt; Match your skills. &gt;&gt; Match your skills. &gt;&gt; Find someone that feels like you- &gt;&gt; Find someone that feels like you- &gt;&gt; Because the property manager- &gt;&gt; Cuz the property manager- &gt;&gt; Is the optimizer. &gt;&gt; Is the optimizer. &gt;&gt; The person who will manage- &gt;&gt; The person who will manage- &gt;&gt; The project so much better. &gt;&gt; The project so much better. &gt;&gt; And the visionary. &gt;&gt; And the visionary. &gt;&gt; What would you say you are? &gt;&gt; I have learned I'm a visionary. &gt;&gt; I have learned I'm the visionary. &gt;&gt; But by learning about how to appreciate the other three disciplines- &gt;&gt; But by learning to appreciate the other three disciplines- &gt;&gt; You really have a mutual respect- &gt;&gt; You really have a mutual respect- &gt;&gt; For a team. &gt;&gt; For a team. 

Individualism

Who You Are

When I was 19, I wanted to take the biggest risk I could- &gt;&gt; When I was 19, I wanted to take the biggest risk I could- &gt;&gt; Because I had nothing- &gt;&gt; Cuz I had nothing- &gt;&gt; To lose. &gt;&gt; To lose. &gt;&gt; What I didn't realize- &gt;&gt; What I didn't realize- &gt;&gt; Is I had borrowed money from my family- &gt;&gt; Is that I had borrowed money from my family- &gt;&gt; And friends- &gt;&gt; And friends- &gt;&gt; I had $450,000- &gt;&gt; I had $450,000- &gt;&gt; In 1979. &gt;&gt; In 1979. &gt;&gt; I had a more optimistic view- &gt;&gt; I had a more optimistic view- &gt;&gt; About what people would do- &gt;&gt; About what people would do- &gt;&gt; When they saw my new product. &gt;&gt; When they saw my new product. &gt;&gt; I thought everyone- &gt;&gt; I thought everyone- &gt;&gt; Would see the same thing I saw. &gt;&gt; Would see the same thing I saw. &gt;&gt; In reality, I only sold 11 bikes- &gt;&gt; In reality, I only sold 11 bikes- &gt;&gt; In the first year. &gt;&gt; In the first year. &gt;&gt; Wow. &gt;&gt; It was a time when I had no option and I couldn't declare bankruptcy. &gt;&gt; It was a time when I had no option and I couldn't declare bankruptcy. &gt;&gt; I owed my family and friends. &gt;&gt; I owed my family and my friends. &gt;&gt; When you've got your back against the wall. &gt;&gt; When you've got your back against the wall. &gt;&gt; What do you do when you have a bunch of inventory- &gt;&gt; What do you do when you have a bunch of inventory- &gt;&gt; That you built- &gt;&gt; That you built- &gt;&gt; Hoping that it would sell. &gt;&gt; Hoping that it would sell. &gt;&gt; I gave them all away. &gt;&gt; I gave the machines away. &gt;&gt; And I traveled the country- &gt;&gt; And I traveled the country- &gt;&gt; Like you. &gt;&gt; Like you. &gt;&gt; I met with the families- &gt;&gt; I met with the families- &gt;&gt; And the owners of the house clubs- &gt;&gt; And the owners of the house clubs- &gt;&gt; And gave them a gift. &gt;&gt; And gave them a gift. &gt;&gt; And that was it? &gt;&gt; And that was it? &gt;&gt; And that was it. &gt;&gt; That was the turning point. That was the most powerful tool I've ever had. &gt;&gt; That was a turning point, that was the most powerful tool I had. &gt;&gt; And the concept is called reciprocity. &gt;&gt; And the concept is called reciprocity. &gt;&gt; When you give something without the expectation of receiving in return, that person will give back you more. &gt;&gt; When you give without the expectation of anything in return, there is a natural expectation of giving more back from the person that received it. &gt;&gt; And when they owe you- &gt;&gt; When they owe you. &gt;&gt; You have them. &gt;&gt; You've got them. &gt;&gt; [LAUGH] &gt;&gt; And I cannot tell you- &gt;&gt; And I can not tell you- &gt;&gt; How many stories- &gt;&gt; How many stories- &gt;&gt; About reciprocity- &gt;&gt; About reciprocity- &gt;&gt; I am writing my second book. &gt;&gt; I'm writing my second book. &gt;&gt; It's called Reciprocity Ink. &gt;&gt; It's called the Reciprocity Ink. &gt;&gt; And I've interviewed 30 leaders of the business field- &gt;&gt; And I've interviewed 30 people in the business field- &gt;&gt; In the entertainment field- &gt;&gt; In the entertainment field- &gt;&gt; And in the sports world. &gt;&gt; And in the sports world. &gt;&gt; They have learned that when you give- &gt;&gt; They have learned that when you give- &gt;&gt; You get more in return. &gt;&gt; You get more in return. 

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