A former boss once told me that the key to dealing with people was figuring out their base motivations. What was it deep inside that drove their actions. If you could figure that out their actions and decisions would make more sense and you would be better able to understand them as a person. This… Continue Reading
Mr. David Soots was my English teacher my senior year of high school. But the class was more than that. It focused not just on literature but also art history and architecture. It was one third of the afternoon honors classes at Chatard High School (They call it Bishop Chatard High School now, but I… Continue Reading
Nancy from Family on Bikes asked me to write a motivational piece that might help some people realize they are closer to achieving their goals than they might think. Not quite sure if I did that. It is weird trying to motivate someone to do something I haven’t 100% completed myself. But then again this… Continue Reading
“When Cortez reached America he burned his ships. As a result his men were well motivated.” I’d like to think that I’m not superstitious, but I know that isn’t true. I definitely think there are things that are bad juju. Talking about plans before doing them is one of those things. There’s no better way… Continue Reading
To be honest, I don’t remember what search term I put into Google to start my research. I was cruising airbnb.com for apartments in Croatia and after finding several quality places at what I considered to be ridiculously low prices I lamented the fact that I was going to only have a maximum of three… Continue Reading
When you’re single you can do whatever you want whenever you want. If you want to quit your job, sell all of your possessions and move to an island off Honduras it pretty much comes down to logistics. When you’re in a relationship, and a long standing one at that, there may be some salesmanship… Continue Reading
I came to the conclusion some time ago that I’ve been working to support my travel habit. My habit started small. Trips to the state parks of Indiana and my grandparents farm. When I was ten my family drove to Colorado. My first major road trip that I remember. I chose my university primarily on… Continue Reading
We quit our jobs at the end of 2013 to backpack around the world. We're sharing our stories, travel advice and hopefully some inspiration. Read more...
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