Nate Shearer's guest appearances

Nate Shearer

Design Yourself

Catherine Orr

Elena Rue

Bill Goulding

Jon Flannery

Julia Lipovsky

Emmanuel Yamoah

Joanna Andreae

Jennifer Bangoura

Sue McLeod

Aimee Rowe

Katie Blattner

Katey Comerford

Phyllis Lipovsky

Blake Sloane

Bethany Dufour

OwlTail

If you’ve ever wondered how you can make not just a living, but a life, this week’s episode is for you. Nate Shearer is a thoughtful, funny guy who doesn’t let work define him. His pursuit of play has led him to race bikes professionally, learn the welding trade, explore skate and surf culture, move out to the country and then return to the city - and the list goes on. He is also one of Washington, D.C.’s great hair stylists; he apprenticed under the world-renowned Orlando Pita. Tune in for inspiration on how to follow your passion and let the magic of curiosity unfold.  “My primary focus in life is mostly, for lack of a better word, playing; I’ve always gravitated towards jobs that I could just take off whenever I wanted, jobs I didn’t take home with me.” – Nate Shearer “I feel like I work best when it’s approached like a collaboration.” – Nate Shearer “That’s how you should try to form your life. You should just do these passion projects. If you are passionate enough about it and you just keep doing it, then people will be like, wow, what is this. Eventually, if you don’t allow other people to stifle your passion then that passion can actually become your profession.” -Nate Shearer  Resources and Links  People in Nate’s hood growing up included Spike Jones and Jeff Tremaine  Design Yourself episode 4 on the importance of taking breaks Jon Flannery of Cryptogram is the designer behind the Point Road brand that came up in Nate and Sharon’s conversation  You can also hear Jon on the podcast in Design Yourself episode 46 on the Designer’s Mindset Interested in learning more about forms of poetry like the sestina and villanelle that Sharon referenced? The Making of a Poem is an awesome resource. In Search of Captain Zero: A Surfer’s Road Trip Beyond the End of the Road Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft You too can marvel at the picture of my dear friend Aimee Rowe biking down the Mississippi River  If you did Aimee, you can learn more about an adventure she and I took in Spain on the podcast here and here.      Grounded: A Down to Earth Journey Around the World I love this shot of Nate out in the woods    Harrisonburg, VA Writer Lydia Davis Nate’s mentor in the hair industry, Orlando Pita  Learn more about Nate Shearer You can find Nate cutting hair at Calvary Salon (Washington, DC) insta (professional): natetheshearer insta (passion project): thejunkmilechronicles

If you’ve ever wondered how you can make not just a living, but a life, this week’s episode is for you. Nate Shearer is a thoughtful, funny guy who doesn’t let work define him. His pursuit of play has led him to race bikes professionally, learn the welding trade, explore skate and surf culture, move out to the country and then return to the city - and the list goes on. He is also one of Washington, D.C.’s great hair stylists; he apprenticed under the world-renowned Orlando Pita. Tune in for inspiration on how to follow your passion and let the magic of curiosity unfold.  “My primary focus in life is mostly, for lack of a better word, playing; I’ve always gravitated towards jobs that I could just take off whenever I wanted, jobs I didn’t take home with me.” – Nate Shearer “I feel like I work best when it’s approached like a collaboration.” – Nate Shearer “That’s how you should try to form your life. You should just do these passion projects. If you are passionate enough about it and you just keep doing it, then people will be like, wow, what is this. Eventually, if you don’t allow other people to stifle your passion then that passion can actually become your profession.” -Nate Shearer Resources and Links <ul> <li>People in Nate’s hood growing up included <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005069/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Spike Jones</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0871860/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Jeff Tremaine </a></li> <li>Design Yourself episode 4 on <a href="https://pointroadstudios.com/podcast/takingbreaks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the importance of taking breaks</a></li> <li><a href="http://cryptogramink.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Jon Flannery of Cryptogram</a> is the designer behind the Point Road brand that came up in Nate and Sharon’s conversation <ul> <li>You can also hear Jon on the podcast in Design Yourself episode 46 on the <a href="https://pointroadstudios.com/podcast/jonflannery/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Designer’s Mindset</a></li> <li>Interested in learning more about forms of poetry like the sestina and villanelle that Sharon referenced? <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Making-Poem-Norton-Anthology-Poetic/dp/0393321789" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">The Making of a Poem </a>is an awesome resource.</li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Search-Captain-Zero-Surfers-Beyond/dp/1585421774" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">In Search of Captain Zero: A Surfer’s Road Trip Beyond the End of the Road</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kon-Tiki-Across-Pacific-Thor-Heyerdahl/dp/0671726528" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft</a></li> <li>You too can marvel at the picture of <a href="https://pointroadstudios.com/podcast/aimeerowe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">my dear friend Aimee Rowe biking down the Mississippi River</a> <ul> <li>If you did Aimee, you can learn more about an adventure she and I took in Spain on the podcast <a href="https://pointroadstudios.com/podcast/caminoprepaimeerowe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://pointroadstudios.com/podcast/caminowalkaimeerowe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Grounded-Earth-Journey-Around-World/dp/1594484422" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Grounded: A Down to Earth Journey Around the World</a></li> <li>I love this shot of Nate out in the woods</li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.visitharrisonburgva.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Harrisonburg, VA</a></li> <li>Writer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Davis" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Lydia Davis</a></li> <li>Nate’s mentor in the hair industry, <a href="http://www.orlandopitahair.com/meet-orlando/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Orlando Pita</a></li> </ul> Learn more about Nate Shearer You can find <a href="http://cavalrydc.com/team/nate-shearer/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Nate</a> cutting hair at <a href="http://cavalrydc.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Calvary Salon</a> (Washington, DC) insta (professional): <a href="https://www.instagram.com/natetheshearer/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">natetheshearer</a> insta (passion project): <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thejunkmilechronicles/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">thejunkmilechronicles</a>

49: Follow Your Passion with Nate Shearer