Monday Oct 30, 2023

Ep 21: Walking the Firewalk of Life: Dave Albin

Rewrite Your Life Story Podcast

Episode 21: Walking the Firewalk of Life with Dave Albin

Life often feels like a tough challenge, much like walking barefoot on burning coals. It's scary and difficult. Imagine someone, filled with fear and doubt, standing by a bed of hot coals, too afraid to take that first step. But as they watch others confidently walk the fiery path, something incredible happens. They start to believe in their own strength and decide to take that bold step.

In this episode, we sit down with Dave Albin, the world's #1 Firewalk Expert, to share his personal story of being adopted at a young age and later discovering that his adoptive parents were not his biological parents. Dave describes how he became an alcoholic from the first moment he had a drink. He also talked about his introduction to drugs in junior high school and getting kicked out of high school. Dave shares his early entrepreneurial experiences, including selling flowers and golf balls. He then discusses their troubled marriages and living situations before reaching a breaking point and contemplating suicide. Dave decides to call Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) for help, is picked up by a member named Lauren, and attends multiple AA meetings on their first day.

Dave talks about receiving chips to mark his progress and finding motivation through Tony Robbins' personal power program. He attends a Tony Robbins event with a friend, including a firewalk activity that initially scares him but eventually faces his fears and watches people firewalk. He eventually walked on the coals himself and felt empowered. As a result, he became involved in volunteering at Tony Robbins events and found purpose in helping others. Despite facing opposition from his wife, he continued to pursue this path.

Dave also talks about setting a world record for firewalking and being approached by Google to put on an event for their executives. He explains why companies turn to firewalking as a team-building activity and the transformative power it holds.

Join us as we explore Dave Albin's remarkable journey of transformation, from addiction and despair to a world-record-holding firewalker, and discover the power of overcoming challenges.

Episode Highlights:

Dave Albin and his story of adoption and discovering his biological parents.
Dave's journey of overcoming challenges, including dealing with his adoptive parents' alcoholism.
Dave's struggle with alcoholism, introduction to drugs, and experiences in school.
Dave’s early entrepreneurial experiences, included selling flowers and golf balls.
Troubled marriages, living situations, and contemplation of suicide.
Reaching out to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) for help and the support received from AA members.
Receiving chips to mark progress and finding motivation through Tony Robbins' personal power program.
Attending a Tony Robbins event and the transformative experience of firewalking.
Dave's experiences as a firewalking expert, working with Tony Robbins, and setting a world record for firewalking.
Firewalking's impact on company culture and its use as a team-building activity for companies.

About Dave

Dave Albin was born in 1954 at Queen of Angels Hospital in Hollywood, California to a single mother. He was adopted by his Aunt & Uncle on his mother’s side at the age of 5. His adoptive parents told Dave they were not his parents at the age of 11. Later that year both his adoptive parents started drinking. This is where Dave’s life took a hard turn. Dave tried alcohol at the age of 11. By the time he was 14, he was experimenting with hard drugs. Grossly addicted to drugs and alcohol he joined AA some 20 years later in June 1988. This is when Dave was introduced to the personal development industry. He attended a seminar with Tony Robbins in 1995 where he did his first firewalk. Dave went on to work for Tony Robbins for just shy of 20 years as Tony’s Firewalk Captain. Dave retired from the Anthony Robbins Companies in 2014 shortly after GOOGLE hired him to put on an event for them. Firewalk Productions, LLC was born in 2014. Dave has done gigs for NASA, Heineken, The Entrepreneurs Organization (EO), RE Max, Chick-fil-A, Pruvit, Google, NI, NC Chiropractic Association, Isagenix, Heineken, Boone, Blowing Rock, Ashe and the Caldwell County Chamber of Commerce, Wayne Dyer, T Harv Eker, CRISP Video, Y.M.C.A., NATE BAILEY, Tony Robbins and many others. Dave currently lives in the Appalachian Mountains in Ashe County North Carolina.

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