Welcome to the Boat, Brain and Beyond: Sailor’s Mindset Podcast
This podcast uses sailing as a metaphorical framework to teach concepts like adaptive leadership, emotional intelligence, cognitive flexibility, situational awareness, and collaboration.
Episode 1: Captain Metahelm and Captain Boursier
A Mission to Help Chart Your Course
This podcast uses sailing as a metaphorical framework to teach concepts like adaptive leadership, emotional intelligence, cognitive flexibility, situational awareness, and collaboration.
About & Bio
Meet the mind behind the mic.
Sailor, educator, and lifelong learner, Jason Boursier brings real stories and deep reflections to life alongside his AI co-host, Captain Meta-Helm. Learn how sailing became a metaphor for navigating life’s storms.
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Explore the learning theories, books, and tools referenced in each episode. From Life After Doom to leadership models, everything mentioned is linked right here.
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Why This Podcast Matters
Because life has narrows, and you need a steady helm.
This isn’t just storytelling—it’s learning for a changing world. Hear how personal experiences on the water teach us to lead with empathy, clarity, and courage.
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My goal is to use sailing experiences as a metaphorical and practical lens to teach crucial skills like adaptive leadership, emotional intelligence, systems thinking, and resilience in high-pressure environments.
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- Harrowing Stories of Growth and Rebirth with questions like, “What were your daily rituals or non-negotiables out there? How did you prime your mindset each day, and would you bring any of those routines back into land life?” and, “Describe the first morning you woke up surrounded by nothing but sand, sea, and sky. What did it feel like in your body? What did it quiet—or awaken?”
- Life-Changing Moments at Sea with questions like, “Every sailor remembers a moment where they lost control—and had to choose how to respond. What was yours, and what did it teach you about composure?” and, “What do you want the world to know about the kind of courage it takes to choose the water, when land feels safer?”
- Har hitting questions like: “Was this voyage an act of discovery or an act of healing? What were you looking for across those miles of sea?” and, “What was the hardest part of the voyage—not logistically, but internally? And how did you train your mind to meet the magnitude of it?”
Future Episodes will Include
- Deep questions surrounding emotional intelligence like, “Did you encounter moments of sacredness on the ocean? Something that felt bigger than you, maybe even divine?” and, “Spending that long in constant motion and deep reflection—what truths rose to the surface about who you are and what you value now?”
- Reflective questions for world travelers and captains like, “If you could speak to the version of you still standing on that Virginia dock, what wisdom would you pass down the line through time?” and, “When the ocean taught you something, how did you know it wasn’t just wind or wave—but a lesson meant for you?”
- Deep thought about travel and growth with questions like, “What were you running toward, and what were you running from on this trip? Did Baja strip away the noise enough to hear the honest answer?” and, “Did you ever feel like something sacred happened out there—a moment of awe or insight that reconnected you to something bigger than yourself?”
“Listening to Boat, Brain, and Beyond made me realize that leadership isn’t about having all the answers—it’s about staying calm when everything is uncertain. The sailing stories make the lessons stick in a way that’s real, not theoretical. I’ve started thinking differently about how I show up for my team at work—and myself.”
Kendra M.
Educator & Team Lead
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