Do New, Hard, and Dangerous Things.
Books.
Keynotes.
Workshops.
Experiences.
Built around two core ideas:
CANA
Constant And Never-ending Adventure
and
The Ocean Doesn’t Care About Politics
Ocean systems, resilience, pressure, and the future of marine infrastructure
Everything flows from these.
Featured Books
CANA: Constant And Never-ending Adventure
A philosophy of aliveness, pressure, courage, identity, and transformation.
Built from real-world experiences involving:
CANA challenges people to stop functioning and start fully living.
Core themes include:
“Come alive. Be the best. Make a difference.”
The Ocean Doesn’t Care About Politics
A provocative exploration of the emerging collision between:
This work examines the rapidly escalating sargassum crisis, coral reef degradation, fisheries disruption, coastal resilience, and the future of offshore ocean infrastructure.
The ocean doesn’t respond to:
It responds to systems, pressure, biology, physics, and action.
The book combines:
Signature Keynotes & Presentations
The Aliveness Gap
Why so many successful people feel disconnected from their own lives
A powerful keynote exploring:
The Ocean Doesn’t Care
Leadership, resilience, and the future of ocean systems
A presentation on:
Ideal for:
Pressure Reveals Training
What sharks, caves, and extreme environments teach us about performance
A high-impact keynote focused on:
“The ocean doesn’t care about your confidence.”
Pressure reveals what is actually trained.
Identity Under Pressure
The psychology of resilience, leadership, and transformation
Explores:
Do New, Hard, and Dangerous Things
Breaking comfort conditioning and reclaiming aliveness
A direct, provocative presentation challenging audiences to:
Popular with:
The New Ocean Infrastructure
From beach cleanup to marine resilience systems
A future-focused presentation covering:
Workshops
Interactive CANA workshops move beyond inspiration into implementation.
Programs include:
Formats:
About Mike Hawkins
Mike Hawkins is an international adventure athlete, author, speaker, rescue diver, and risk advisor.
His experiences include:
He is also the author of multiple technology books published by Prentice Hall and creator of the CANA philosophy.
The Bottom Line
Most people are functioning.
Very few are alive.
CANA is a call to move forward.
To embrace pressure.
To challenge comfort.
To pursue meaning.
To build strength.
To live fully.
Come alive.
Be the best.
Make a difference.
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