A story of a guy with a dog
I used to see this guy walking his very old, rather fat, obviously arthritic dog through the back alley behind my apartment almost every day. It was a shortcut from his house to the park across the...
View ArticleChanging the world one bag of coffee at a time
Ever look at a system (banks, food production, healthcare, etc) and think “There are so many things wrong with this that I want to change, but I’m only one person. And even if I gathered all my...
View ArticleI thought I was narcoleptic
I thought I was narcoleptic for the longest time. Turns out I was just insufferably bored. Understimulated to the point of falling asleep in completely inappropriate settings that definitely...
View ArticleCharging your worth – not just a random number your mom thinks sounds good
It’s all well and good for for coaches to tell their clients, or for successful business owners to tell brand new business owners that they need to charge what they’re worth right out of the gate. But...
View ArticleSelling Antarctica – How one former housewife built a thriving business in...
Way far down at the southernmost tip of South America, the small port city of Ushuaia covering 9 square miles serves as the jumping-off point for the large majority of expedition ships heading across...
View ArticleIt’s not about the numbers
I’m taking a bit of an unpopular stance this week about numbers. I’m talking about numbers of followers on social media and the number of people on one’s mailing list. When I started my business,...
View ArticleA conversation with Erin Giles – Founder of End Sex Trafficking Day
How does one person with limited resources and a family to feed take on a massive social issue and begin a movement that matters? This week I’m speaking with Erin Giles, Founder of End Sex Trafficking...
View Article“How do I find a job that lets me travel more?”
I’m going to serve it straight up. You may find a job that lets you travel more…but there will always be a trade off. Always. (And I have a better idea.) If you’re a corporatey person, you can get a...
View ArticleCase study: Freelance to Freedom with Leah Kalamakis
Today I bring you an amazing success story from the Republic – a short conversation with web designer Leah Kalamakis. Leah was able to achieve her first $5k month in her 5th month in business as a...
View ArticleMaybe success isn’t what you think it is
Maybe success isn’t what you think it is. Maybe it’s not proving to everyone that you ‘made it’, that you are worthy. Maybe it’s not recognition or accolades or legions of die hard fans. Maybe it’s not...
View ArticleJustification is a pile of crap
You’re smart. You already know this. And I’m generalizing. But truthfully, we rarely ever attempt justify the brave choices. The majority cannot conceive of what bravery looks like until *after* it...
View ArticleThank you for rejecting me
Thank you for rejecting me, Large Impressive University Masters Degree Program. At the time I thought you were my only option. I didn’t realize that being a part of the program would probably have...
View ArticleTransmission from the bottom of the earth
The most common question I get from people when I tell them I’m working a season in Antarctica is, “Antarctica?? What’s it like there?“ The photos below are my answer, dear friends. (mostly taken with...
View ArticleCan’t we all just be a little more relatable?
I confess. I was pretty gutted when I heard the news of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s untimely death a few weeks ago. He was so fricken’ awesome at his craft. And not just because the man could act, but...
View ArticleOne day I’ll be a good writer
One day I’ll be a good writer. I know this, because I keep showing up weekly and writing something here. I know this because if you look at my blog posts from three years ago, they’re not that great....
View ArticleSNAPSHOT: Sweden’s IceHotel
As promised I’m including more photo stories on the blog and I’m kicking it off with some images from Sweden’s IceHotel where I had the pleasure of staying last week. Excuse the quality of some of...
View ArticleSNAPSHOT: Antarctica
A couple of months ago I published a post with a bunch of iPhone pictures from my time in Antarctica working on the expedition ship M/V Sea Explorer. You all loved it so much (oh the emails!) that I...
View Article“I am not a natural” and other complete poppycock
I’m not a natural at anything. My mother would tsk tsk at me for saying that, but it’s true. I don’t remember anything ever just coming naturally to me. Other than maybe talking. But no one wins prizes...
View ArticleSNAPSHOT: Cusco
In staying with the theme of my new SNAPSHOT series, today I bring you some pics I’ve taken over numerous trips to Peru’s most famous Andean town, Cusco. Cusco is the jumping-off point for anyone...
View ArticleManage yourself
Anyone who’s worked a 9-5 job knows that not all people make good managers. I’d even go so far as to say that most people don’t make good managers. They just get promoted up the ranks due to seniority,...
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