We sit down with retired NHL forward Brooks Laich to talk about the moment he decided at thirteen that hockey was no longer just fun, it was a mission. We get real about confidence, leadership, sacrifice, and how he now channels that same competitive drive into World Playground to help people travel for less and collect better memories.

• deciding early what you are willing to trade for a dream 
• kindness and competitiveness under one roof with Kat, plus the daily breakfast routine 
• how small town Saskatchewan builds time on task and toughness 
• what championship leadership looks like away from the spotlight 
• the single sentence from Brooks’ mom that rewired his belief 
• the hidden cost of leaving home young and how he almost quit 
• being addicted to competition and repurposing it after retirement 
• how World Playground removes commissions and markups to cut travel costs 
• why Brooks calls travel a memory company, not a travel company 
• reconciling a long NHL career with not winning the Stanley Cup 
• why kids should play multiple sports and why coaches should obsess over practice 
• being “applied” by using one filter all day, every day 
• choosing your struggle, following your gut, and creating circumstances you want

So if you haven't yet, send me a note on where you would want to go, where you'd want to meet up in person with other like-minded individuals like me, and maybe we can make that happen thanks to World Playground. 
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