I remember a time when I was rich. I was a kid and my family had just gotten our first TV. It had 13 channels. You had to get up and spin the dial to change them. For the most part 6 or 7 actually worked well, and the...
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The Conflict Between Yolo’s
www.SelfActual.comYou only live once (as far as we know). The YOLOing craze seems to have slowed down but the logic behind the expression remains relevant. You only live once, so make the most of it. But can’t it be...
3 Lessons I Learned While Backpacking
At this exact moment I’m heading into the future on an entirely clean slate. Coming off the completion of my degree, the end of a classic post study backpacking adventure, and the reparation of a serious injury to my...
Never Again Will I Let Social Media Get The Best Of Me
2015 was the best year of my life. Lingering regrets and resentments faded away as the present became too enjoyable to dwell on the past any longer. For the first time in my life, if granted the classic fantasy to go...
You’re Insignificant, And That’s Great: How Travel Makes Us Happier
This is not an article about how I “found myself” while backpacking through some tropical country near the equator. I’m also not going to list a bunch of reasons why we should all quit our desk jobs in favour of a...
Set Your Personal Standards, And Stick To Them
Set your standards and stick to them. It’s tough but it’s worth it. In life we inevitably make mistakes. It’s unavoidable. We understand that mistakes are the building blocks of success, that we must accept mistakes...
How To Manifest Your Wildest Dreams
We can achieve our wildest dreams and we can shoot past moon, too. (In fact, no one would have made it to the moon if it weren’t for a crazy dream.) Our hopes can become our reality if we take steps to get there. Here...
Being A Beginner Is Better
"In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few." - Shunryu Suzuki The beginner’s mind is a beautiful thing. It is open to change, to the new, to something it has never seen...
Nine Van Life Conclusions Because Ten Is Too Mainstream
Today marks the end of my six-week journey through Europe in a Volkswagen Transporter, my first taste of the Van Life. I give those words capital letters because it is a community and a movement all its own. The more I...
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