223 - How to Use Wonder to Overcome Resistance

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223 - How to Use Wonder to Overcome Resistance

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Aug 27, 2021

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Aug 27, 2021

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The Travelers is a weekly show about the inward journey of travel. Episodes explore themes such as curiosity, creativity, career, possibility, clarity, awe, wonder, space, and time. Nathaniel Boyle is an explorer of travel, storyteller, speaker, and the founder of Holocene, a community for creative people seeking to use travel to change or reclaim their life. Whether you're heading out or struggling to find your place in the world, this is a show about all of us, the Travelers. Stay curious.

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6: How Travel Helped Johnny Jet Overcome Anxiety, Embrace Adventure: When Johnny Jet was 18, he was terrified of flying. He had a bad case of anxiety that made it difficult to get out of his home. Then, he met a girl who wanted him to go to Hong Kong with her. So, he talked his dad into buying him a cheap business class... by The Travelers
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16: How Ben Krueger Made Travel a Part of his Life: Ben Krueger comes to us from his office in the jungles of Costa Rica. - Ben is the founder and operator of Authority Engine, an avid entrepreneur, marketer, and adventurer. He started his company from his laptop as a hub for podcasting information ser... by The Travelers
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26: Painting Argentina with Antrese Wood: “A dominant impulse on encountering beauty is to wish to hold on to it, to possess it and give it weight in one’s life. There is an urge to say, ‘I was here, I saw this and it mattered to me.” ― Alain de Botton, The Art of Travel - by The Travelers
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20: Travel Hacking to Find Authentic Experiences with Travis Sherry: This is part 2 of my conversation with Travis Sherry. Listen to part 1. - Travis Sherry got a late start in life to traveling the world internationally. He was 25 when he finally got bit by the travel bug on a study abroad internship trip, by The Travelers
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21: From Zero to Travel with Jason Moore – Part 1: Jason Moore has this concept he calls "Wanderliving." And for 15 years, he's been making full time travel a reality for himself. Today, he's helping his audience do the same on his website and podcast, Zero to Travel. - by The Travelers
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12: Nerd Fitness’ Steve Kamb on the Importance of Fitness and Travel – Part 2: This is part 2 of my conversation with Steve Kamb. Listen to part 1. - Steve Kamb is the man behind the incredibly successful NerdFitness.com where he helps nerds and average Joes, and podcast hosts, level up their lives. As the title suggests, by The Travelers
27 min listen
8: Get Inspired with Matt Wilson from Under30Experiences: Standing atop a volcano in Iceland, Matt Wilson had an epiphany. How did he really want to spend the best years of his life? - Today, he is the co-founder and Adventurer-in-Residence of Under30Media, Under30CEO, and Under30Experiences. by The Travelers
38 min listen
1: Introducing the Daily Travel Podcast!: About a year ago, I had an idea for a podcast. It was a small idea but nobody was doing it. Today, after a lot of hard work, it's become something completely different and far more exciting. I've connected with more amazing people than I ever could've ... by The Travelers
12 min listen
4: Adventure is for Everyone with The Planet D: Dave and Deb are not only married, but bill themselves as Canada’s Adventure Couple. Since 2008, they have lived their motto that “Adventure is for Everyone,” not just those who’ve spent a lifetime preparing and training. by The Travelers
40 min listen
13: Escape Overseas with Domingo Silvas from EscapeArtist.com: When I reached out to Domingo Silvas to be on the show, I thought, "I've traveled extensively, do I really need someone to tell me how to live in another country?" Then I realized how drastically different this is than the travel I might be used to, by The Travelers
28 min listen
7: How Getting Laid Off Led Geraldine DeRuiter to Embrace a Life of Travel: Geraldine DeRuiter knew she was going to get laid off. - Her boss told her to go to Italy with her friend on a trip they had planned. While she was there, a coworker told her the entire office was being let go. by The Travelers
24 min listen
28: How to Turn a Career Break into a Life of Travel with Sherry Ott – Part 2: Sherry Ott is calling from the other side, where adventure lies, to show you that it’s not that scary, it’s not too uncomfortable, and it’s not a bad career move to take a career break for long term travel. - by The Travelers
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2: Warren and Betsy Talbot from Married with Luggage: Betsy and Warren Talbot are a recovering 40-something, Type-A couple who spent their 20s and 30s climbing the corporate ladder only to realize it wasn’t the ladder they wanted to be climbing. So, in October, 2010, just shy of their 40th birthdays, by The Travelers
29 min listen
9: How Jodi Ettenberg Left Her Career for a Life of Travel – Part 1: Jodi Ettenberg had a lifelong dream to take the Transsiberian Railway that over time, despite a successful career that she enjoyed, she just couldn't ignore. - After saving up as a lawyer in New York City, by The Travelers
32 min listen
10: Jodi Ettenberg on Eating Street Food Safely, Plus Her Best Travel Advice – Part 2: Food is an adventure. If you agree with that statement and want to explore a culture through its food but are worried about getting sick, listen to Jodi Ettenberg's advice on how to safely navigate the delicious back alleys of street food, by The Travelers
28 min listen
5: Travel is Easy with Nomadic Matt: Today’s guest runs the award winning travel blog, NomadicMatt.com. In 2005, he was inspired by fellow backpackers to escape the 9-5 and make travel a bigger priority in his life. After becoming an expert from his experiences, by The Travelers
19 min listen
23: Aspire to Travel with Regina Busse: It was over egg rolls and stir fry, when her Aunt Judy unexpectedly shared her travel stories with her teenage niece. Captivated and enthralled by her aunt's own personal legend, Regina Busse knew instantly that she wanted the same, by The Travelers
32 min listen
30: Leaving Corporate to Afford Adventure with Greg Hickman: Today’s guest is an online entrepreneur, the host of two business podcasts - Mobile Mixed, and more recently Leaving Corporate - and he’s not known for his travels. But, Greg Hickman is without a doubt in my mind, an explorer and lifelong learner. by The Travelers
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43: Finding Happiness in A Life of Travel with Matt Long: When Matt Long was a little kid, he memorized the geography sections of the world from the old Peanuts encyclopedia. He had the flag of Scotland hanging on his wall. Flash forward to 2010, and Matt was miserable as a lobbiest for a non-profit in Washi... by The Travelers
28 min listen
19: Travis Sherry on the Unexpected Value of Culture Shock: Travis Sherry got a late start in life to traveling the world internationally. He was 25 when he finally got bit by the travel bug on a study abroad internship trip, living in Lozan, Switzerland. Since then, by The Travelers
27 min listen
11: How Steve Kamb Made Travel a Bigger Priority in his Life – Part 1: Steve Kamb wants to help his fellow nerds get healthy. - To differentiate in a very crowded fitness industry, he leveraged the idea of creating a community around helping people like himself get healthy and stay fit on his blog, Nerd Fitness. by The Travelers
22 min listen
17: Packing Made Perfect with Fred Perrotta of Tortuga Backpacks: Get $20 off Tortuga Backpacks! Fred was nice enough to put together an exclusive promo code for listeners of The Daily Travel Podcast. Through the end of June, get 10% off at Tortuga Backpacks with discount code DTP514. Get your backpack here! by The Travelers
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3: Exploring the Unknown with David Wood: In today's episode, a young chimney sweep goes to Tunisia and comes home an accidental world explorer. I'm welcoming a fellow podcaster to the show. He is the host of The Kickass Life and Amplified Network Marketing podcasts. by The Travelers
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29: How John Lee Dumas’ Travels Inspired His Success: "We must let go of the life we have planned so as to accept the one that is waiting for us." - Joseph Campbell Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Soundcloud or TuneIn Do you feel you've earned the right to travel? by The Travelers
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51: Don’t Wait to Travel, Go Now says Christopher Elliott: Today’s guest is on an open-ended trip around the world with his family and covering his adventures on National Geographic and The Huffington Post. Back in 1994, he founded the internet’s first business travel website, and in 1996, by The Travelers
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38: A Quick Thank You: In this short update, I just want to say thank you! Thank you for listening. Thank you for subscribing, and leaving a review on iTunes. I’m thrilled to have you as a founding member of a community of explorers. With all of you listening, by The Travelers
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32: From Small Town Girl to Digital Nomad with Elisa Doucette – Part 1: How does a small-town, girl-next-door working in Maine as an insurance salesperson become a digital nomad, living in Thailand, visiting friends and clients in Saigon, and freelancing to support her freedom? Her adventures weren’t always as seductive. by The Travelers
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18: From Amateur to Explorer with Chris Christensen: Long before The Daily Travel Podcast launched, Chris Christensen was blazing the trail for travel podcasters to follow. - Chris has been producing his podcast since 2005, just a year after the medium began. At the time, by The Travelers
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40: Overcoming Travel Fears with Mike Corey – Part 1: "The cool thing about life is that the more you open yourself up to life, the more life opens itself up to you." Mike Corey is a host, travel blogger, videographer, photographer, breakdancer, and enthusiastic world explorer. by The Travelers
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39: Frequent Flying with Business Travel Expert Chris McGinnis: After building a lot of frequent flyer miles from his business-related travel, Chris McGinnis applied his skills as a consultant to teach his coworkers about maximizing their experience. When he realized this was something he could do full time, by The Travelers
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223 - How to Use Wonder to Overcome Resistance

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