Lifestyle Makeover
What would make someone leave his comfortable, known life and set out on a new and uncertain journey? I’ve asked myself this question many times in the past. In 2003, I left a very comfortable apartment in downtown Tel Aviv, quit my stable project management job, said goodbye to all my friends and family, and started a completely new life in Australia. In 2009, I quit a well-paying corporate job, sold almost everything I owned, packed a small backpack, left my beloved Australia and went on a 4 years nomadic journey around the...
read moreEliminating Online Distractions
“Man must shape his tools lest they shape him.” ~Arthur Miller Do you find yourself checking emails while working on something else? Do you log into Facebook multiple times a day, often spending aimless time on it? Do you sometimes feel an uncontrollable urge to just check Twitter one more time? It has happened to all of us. During a time when we know we should be doing something else, we find a reason to log into Facebook or Twitter or Gmail or… whatever – we may convince ourselves we’ll stay for “just a few...
read more2012.. 2103
2012 is coming to an end and it’s time to take stock and reflect on what a year it has been. While the world didn’t end in 2012, it has definitely been an intense and full year for me. After more than 3 and a half years of being a wandering world traveler, my partner and I set our sights on having a home base that can support our future goals. This was not an easy task, suffice it to say. While we both love Australia Kyle’s family is in the USA and following many long discussions, a few intense debates, and multiple residency...
read moreSupporting Your Big Dream
Sometimes you just can’t get your big dream off the ground. It’s not a matter of lack of knowledge; you’ve read just about every blog out there. You’ve tried countless “self-help” books and you’re still where you are. This happens to the best of us. Yet some people seem to almost magically advance their big dreams forward again, and again, and again. So what is the secret? Perhaps the following story can shed a light, Six Months to Glory “What have I done?” I thought to...
read moreChanging Your Life Using Habits
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle In April 2008, I was nearly drowning in AUD $33,598 of credit card debt. A year later I not only eliminated all my debt but had also built a passive income source that allowed me to travel the world for more than three years. What made the biggest difference you might ask? In one word, “habits.” I believe habits are the single most important factor between success and failure. Habits are the key to accomplishing absolutely...
read moreMasterminding Forward
Are two minds better than one? The answer seems obvious but I’ve been asking myself this question throughout my life and could never find a definite answer. During my school years, both in high school and college, I’ve been invited to be part of study groups before big exams. At times I found them valuable but most of the time I avoided them as they were time consuming and ineffective. I’ve continued to wrestle with versions of this question throughout my professional life. As an IT manager I stressed the need for...
read moreMinimalist Living
“If you would make a man happy, do not add to his possessions but subtract from the sum of his desires” – Seneca You and I are programmed. We have been programmed from early age to acquire more possessions and never be satisfied with what we have. We were told we need to buy new cloths every season, a new car every few years and the latest gadget each time it’s announced. We were conditioned to trade our freedom for a 30-year mortgage, so we can fill our 4 walls to their maximum capacity with stuff we...
read moreSetting Yearly Goals
Have you ever set a big goal for yourself but ended up feeling unmotivated and stuck as time went by? My hand is up. It happened to me in the past and I’ve seen it happen to many others too. When we set a big goal, we’re often too quick to pursue it, not considering the already overloaded schedule we routinely have, the sacrifices we might have to make, and the elements that already work well in our lives. Often, we just need to pause for a while, re-affirm our commitment, adjust our routines and lay some groundwork to...
read more2011…2012
The past 3 days I spent in the car driving from the North-Eastern part of the States, where I celebrated Christmas with my new family, to the sunny coast of South Florida. It was a long and tiring drive, but provided a good opportunity to reflect on the highlights of 2011 and to think of the exciting possibilities for the year ahead. Both my partner and I feel an incredible sense of gratitude for the past year, A year full of travel and adventure. After years of independent traveling, 2011 was a year of sharing the experience with a partner....
read moreDesign Your Dream Year
“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.” ~ Alice In Wonderland. New Year’s Eve. Once again you’re about to make your annual set of New Year’s resolutions. You haven’t achieved last year’s but “what the heck” you say to yourself as you’re about to commit to another set of resolutions in the name of tradition. If this sounds familiar to you, you are not alone. Most people think about their goals and dreams too casually, eventually...
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