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Motivational author and speaker Shawn Anderson inspires with more than his words. The author of six books, including A Better Life: An Inspiring Story About Starting Over and SOAR to the Top!, Anderson has completed another extra-mile adventure – this time hiking 750 miles around Shikoku Island, Japan. The famous 360 degree trail is connected by hiking up and down the Japanese mountains to 88 historic Temples.

Creating adventures to sharpen himself is nothing new for 53-year-old motivational speaker and author Shawn Anderson. Anderson has biked 4,000 miles solo across the United States twice, hiked 550 miles across Spain in 27 days, and hiked 440 miles up the coast of Portugal. Additionally, Anderson has run a 100-mile race, completed a 40-day around-the-world trip and has created adventures in 40 countries. On April 15, 2016, the six-time author will put on his tennis shoes and take on his next extra-mile adventure: hiking 750 miles around Shikoku Island, Japan.

Creating adventures to sharpen himself is nothing new for 53-year-old motivational speaker and author Shawn Anderson. Anderson has biked 4,000 miles solo across the United States twice, hiked 550 miles across Spain in 27 days, and hiked 440 miles up the coast of Portugal. Additionally, Anderson has run a 100-mile race, completed a 40-day around-the-world trip and has created adventures in 40 countries. On April 15, 2016, the six-time author will put on his tennis shoes and take on his next extra-mile adventure: hiking 750 miles around Shikoku Island, Japan.

Motivational author and speaker Shawn Anderson doesn't just talk about ideas such as "going the extra mile" and "living the life you love." He lives them. The six-time author and motivational keynoter will be hiking 750 miles around Shikoku Island, Japan, starting on April 15, 2016.

Motivational author and speaker Shawn Anderson doesn't just talk about ideas such as "going the extra mile" and "living the life you love." He lives them. The six-time author and motivational keynoter will be hiking 750 miles around Shikoku Island, Japan, starting on April 15, 2016.

The daily routine of life can get monotonous, and when it does, life can start to feel uninspiring. It's at that point that motivational author and speaker Shawn Anderson believes it's time for a personal wake-up call.

The daily routine of life can get monotonous, and when it does, life can start to feel uninspiring. It's at that point that motivational author and speaker Shawn Anderson believes it's time for a personal wake-up call.

Best-selling motivational author and speaker Shawn Anderson has a mission of empowering one million people to lead a more positive and purposeful life. Often that means encouraging others to escape what he calls the "funk."

Motivational author and speaker Shawn Anderson has a mission of empowering one million people to lead a more positive and purposeful life. Often that means helping others escape what he calls the "funk." "We can fall into routines that strangle the passion from our lives," Anderson states. "When that happens, we walk through life in a funk until one day we're hit with the realization 'I wasted my life!'"

Motivational author and speaker Shawn Anderson is passionate about inspiring people to keep on track with their goals and "live a life you love." "Unfortunately," Anderson shares, "rejection and failure have opposite plans for us."