“A smile saved my life.”

In this powerful conversation on The Passion Project Podcast, Scott Muir shares the story of a life-changing moment and the resilience, gratitude, and community that carried him forward.

This conversation is filled with powerful reminders that the moments we often cannot control can still reveal the strength, kindness, and resilience within us.

Scott Muir is a former Division 1 soccer player at the Air Force Academy, a 12-year Air Force pilot, husband, father, lifelong surfer, and San Clemente local with a story of resilience unlike any other. In this episode, Scott shares the surf accident that changed his life, the young surfer who helped save him, and the journey of recovery, gratitude, community, and choosing how to move forward.

Scott Muir shares how training for the Ben Did Go paddle became preparation for the greatest challenge of his life. The discipline, mindset, and community built through that journey gave him the resilience to survive a life-changing surf accident months later. A story of purpose, preparation, and the power of the people who surround us.