I’m a people pleaser. I always have been. And I think, though certainly to different degrees, we all are. We want to make someone proud, happy or perhaps impressed. We want to be admired, looked up to and respected. We crave an image of ourselves and we work hard to paint it. Who we…
Do you ever feel like you jump into something wholeheartedly, but once you’re in the thick of it all you can think is, “WHEN WILL THIS BE OVER?!” You started the race focused on and enthusiastic about your goal, but you become tired, weary. Where’s the finish line? I ran cross country and track and…
Just a month ago I was at TravelCon in Boston for my first travel conference. It was my first conference, of that size at least, ever. On the first evening we milled about happy hour meeting fellow attendees and speakers alike. I found myself in a cluster of people that were chatting with Benny Lewis…
We were sitting at our campsite early in the afternoon a few weeks ago, listening to the drizzle of rain on the tarp overhead, music drifting from the speaker, and a puppy dog napping peacefully in the tent, when something dawned on me: I was totally content. I was happy to just… be. This surprised…
What. A. Month. I need a second to catch my breath before we get underway with the second half of June! Just to recap, a few months ago we quit our day jobs to build our dream jobs. We picked up our lives and moved back to Arkansas. We left a safe, comfortable career in…
The whole point of this blog is to reveal that we all sometimes feel a little lost or confused about what comes next in life. This feeling is normal and it can bombard you at any point in time. It strikes everyone at different points in time and is very likely a feeling that will…
Ever feel like every step you take might be the wrong one? Do you sometimes feel like you trudge through life, confused about what you should do next? Or do you feel as if you’re sometimes moving so fast that everything kind of blurs around you? I’ve noticed that I often feel like there’s either…
I love to read. When I was growing up, I read mostly fiction. These days I read a lot more non-fiction; not because I don’t still love fiction, but because I’ve realized there’s something about a good real-life success story. This list of books is curated especially around the same theme as this blog: “What…
It’s been about a month since we left our job, drove away from Tulsa, and began working for ourselves. Technically it’s not really self-employment since Jackson is working with his dad and I work, but don’t get paid — yet! We made a really bold decision to leave our jobs for a variety of reasons,…
While working at Gearhead Outfitters, we outfitted many people for all kinds of adventures. A few weeks ago, a couple came into the store to talk about the things they were needing in order to hike the Appalachian Trail next year. Cue Jackson. Jackson spent a good bit of time talking with the couple about…
