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October 21, 2016
“How Can We Be More Present?”: Rev. angel Kyodo williams at WDS
Earlier this week we released the first round of tickets for WDS 2017, a week-long gathering of creative, remarkable people—taking place next summer in beautiful Portland, Oregon. Those tickets are now sold out—join the waiting list to get notice of the next round.
For the past month, we’ve been rolling out a series of speaker videos from the 2016 event. Rev. angel Kyodo williams is an author, activist, master trainer and founder of the Center for Transformative Change. She has been bridgin...
October 20, 2016
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Once again, it’s raining points and miles—a bunch of new travel hacking offers have hit the market all at once, offering you the chance to earn up to 175,000 miles (or more depending on how you count it) and an additional $500 in cash.
There’s been some confusion about all these AmEx offers, so I thought I’d break down...
October 19, 2016
Epic Bike Quest & Failed Mountain Summit Leads Student to “Do More Than Exist”
This is a reader profile. (Read others or nominate someone to be featured.)
It’s natural to want to give back when someone saves your life. Ethan Maurice thought he was going to be a doctor in order to return the life-saving favor—but then he had another idea.
Here’s his story:
A brush with death changed my life. At sixteen, I was bitten by the wrong mosquito. I went from being a totally healthy kid to a full on grand mal seizure brought on by a rare viral infection of my brain and spinal...
October 18, 2016
How to Live a Good Life: A Recipe for Compassion and Meaning
If you’ve read my blog for any amount of time, you’ve probably heard me mention Jonathan Fields. He’s been a good friend of many years and we’ve been part of many events together, from speaking at SXSW in Austin to all six (!) WDS’s from 2011-2016 in Portland.
I’ve probably learned more from him than anyone else in the world of publishing and community building—and I know a lot of people!
His new book is out today, and it’s great. Instead of asking for his life story or what we can learn in...
October 17, 2016
Being Able to Ask “What’s Next?” Is a Sign You Are Happy in Your Work
During the Born for This tour, people would occasionally ask how you know when you have your dream job. It was an easy setup for a joke: “If you have to ask, ‘Am I happy?’ you probably aren’t.”
Still, even when you’re satisfied in your work, it’s nice to get reinforcement of that fact from time to time. There are several big and little signs that can provide that reinforcement:
At the end of the day, you experience the feeling of knowing that today matters You work towards a long-term goal...October 16, 2016
“Innovation is learning while doing.”: Emily McDowell at WDS
This past week we released the first round of tickets for WDS 2017, a week-long gathering of creative, remarkable people—taking place next summer in beautiful Portland, Oregon. There are a limited number of tickets left, so grab yours while you can!
For the past month, we’ve been rolling out a series of speaker videos from the 2016 event. Emily McDowell is a writer, illustrator, and entrepreneur who specializes in chronicling the human condition. In 2012, she left a successful career in adv...
October 14, 2016
How to Buy Plane Tickets on the Same Day of Departure
On a recent excursion I found myself in Washington, DC, and I was ready to leave. There were just two problems: I didn’t know where I wanted to go next, and—perhaps related—I didn’t have an onward plane ticket.
This situation wasn’t that unusual, though. I’ve frequently found myself buying plane tickets very close to departure, and usually getting a good value despite the common perception that they are outrageously expensive.
The secret? Use your miles instead of cash, because last-minute a...
October 13, 2016
“I Write To Create Something That Is Better than Myself”: Reading Karl Ove Knausgaard
Like a lot of people outside of Scandinavia, I discovered Karl Ove Knausgaard’s epic, extended memoir series a few years after it was a huge bestseller in his native Norway.
So far in my reading, the six-volume, 3,600 page (!) series has covered the extremely intimate and granular experiences of childhood, burying his alcoholic father, leaving a marriage and entering a new relationship with a woman who suffers from bi-polar disorder, all in a kaleidoscope of words and paragraphs about what...
October 12, 2016
WDS Tickets On-Sale Now: Join Us Next Summer for a Grand Adventure
Link: Join Us in Portland for WDS 2017!
For six years, we’ve brought together kind and remarkable people from all over the world for a summer gathering known as the World Domination Summit (WDS).
Next year we’re doing it again, and—though I know it sounds crazy—the team and I are just as excited (if not more!) about the upcoming adventure.
If you’re new to WDS, take a peek at thisquickrecap of the 2016 event: You can also see hundreds of attendee reviews, check out thousands of photos (2...
October 11, 2016
How A Wilderness Adventurer Wrote His Way To A Location-Independent Lifestyle
This is a reader profile. (Read others or nominate someone to be featured.)
Kevin Casey has wanted to explore the most remote parts of the world ever since he watched nature documentaries as a little kid. Now, as a location-independent freelance writer—one that went from $0/month to $7,000/month in six months—he’s able to fully fund his adventurous, nomadic lifestyle.
Here’s his story:
Since I was a boy living in California, I’ve wanted to explore the world’s wildest and most isolated river...
