All of this might be nonsense. Or it might not... I'd love to hear your thoughts. Connect with my on Instagram or Facebook (@radicallydifferentpodcast) or send me an email at sam@radicallydifferentpodcast.com. Support the show
What if you're not seeing the trapdoor? Jon explains why it can be so important to stop pushing. Support the show
Our minds, bodies, and souls sometimes tell us different things. Raul suggests that maybe the feeling of "pull" occurs when all three are aligned. Support the show
Sam, do you know the difference between effortful effort and effortless effort? Support the show
If you're asking the question, you're probably pushing. Support the show
Jon's argument for setting less goals. Support the show
Jon explains his theory that it's possible to end up at the same destination by “pushing” or by “being pulled”—one is just a lot more joyful. Support the show
My friend Jon Hiller recently turned me on to a powerful framework for thinking about decisions, life paths, goals, and dreams: It's the idea of " push vs pull energy ", and it's already starting to change the way I approach the world. So what exactly is push vs pull energy? What are some tangible examples? And why is it such an important and powerful idea to grasp? I sat down with co-living housemates Jon Hiller and Raul Espinoza – both of whom have come to embrace a life of "pull" – to explore...
23 episodes into Season 2, I've decided to take a pause from weekly releases. Here's why. Join the Radically Different newsletter and follow Radically Different on Instagram and Facebook for updates and special opportunities. If you have questions, feedback, or ideas for future episodes related to this topic send me an email ( sam@radicallydifferentpodcast.com ) or send a message on Instagram. Support the show...
Taylor Pearson has spent the last decade researching and writing about how you can better invest your time and money in an uncertain world. He's the author of The End of Jobs: Money, Meaning and Freedom Without the 9-to-5 , which illustrates how advancements in modern technology and a rapidly changing job market have made entrepreneurship the safest way to meaningful work, financial freedom, and economic resiliency. I read The End of Jobs two years ago, and it was part of the catalyst for me to ...
Christa Romano is a location-independent career coach who’s spent the last 7 years traveling the world while working full time—first as a freelancer, then remote employee, and now as a content creator, coach, and entrepreneur who helps people launch their own location-independent careers. Christa has mastered how to build and nurture a global community while on the road. In this episode, we dive into how she's done it. We discuss: The moments that first lead Christa to live abroad, work remotely...
Four years ago at the age of 22, Steph Smith left her consulting job and a two-hour commute to redesign her life. She began traveling the world, working from her laptop, and experimenting with different ways to live. Now she’s a growth marketer for top tech and media brands like the Hustle, a self-taught coder and indie maker whos projects have ranked #1 on Product Hunt, and a blogger with over 400,000 readers who writes about remote work, personal growth, women in tech, and learning to code. In...
Two weeks ago, I joined seven other entrepreneurs and creators for a month-long coliving experience in Baja, Mexico. So far it's been magical... an opening ceremony, attendee-lead workshops, experiential dinners, mastermind sessions, dance parties, photoshoots, jam sessions, daily meditation & yoga, surfing, and deeper connection with ourselves and each other. In this episode, I sit down with housemate Kimberly Rich (creator of The Bold Life Movement and host of The Opposite of Loneliness po...
Are the days of freely backpacking around the world over? What happens when nearly all "knowledge workers" can work remotely due to COVID-19? What does the location-independent movement look like moving forward? In this episode, I sit down with thought-leader, coach, and author David Passiak to discuss the future of travel, remote work, and digital nomadism. We discuss: The state of affairs globally when it comes to Covid-19, travel, and living abroad The future of air travel, live events, livin...
Jillian Richardson is on a mission to make the world less lonely. She's the founder of The Joy List (a weekly newsletter featuring events in NYC where you can "come alone and leave with a friend), a connection coach, a group facilitator, and the author of Unlonely Planet: How Healthy Congregations Can Change the World . This interview was one of the most fun, thought-provoking, and useful interviews I've done to date. We discuss: How to build and maintain community during a global pandemic How t...
Debbie Arcangeles is the founder of The Offbeat Life - a podcast and a website that helps people find remote work or start an online business. She's interviewed over 150 location-independent entrepreneurs, and she’s turned her podcast (which began as a passion-project) into her full-time job. In this conversation, Debbie gives her perspective on how to become location-independent and create income from your passions. She also explains how she ignored conventional advice and was able to monetize ...
When I started traveling and working remotely I kept thinking is this just a phase? Or will I eventually have to go back to the U.S. and start a "real" career? Then I met today’s guest, Wes Wagner , and he proved to me you absolutely can. Wes is a 24-year-old startup founder who typically splits his time between Indianapolis in the U.S and Medellín, Colombia. When I met Wes two years ago in Medellín, he was 22-years old, fresh out of college, and spearheading marketing for a silicon-valley based...
This episode is an interview I did on the That Remote Life podcast with Mitko Karshovski. We discuss how I discovered digital nomadism and got my first part-time remote freelance gig, why I started Radically Different, the “surprising power of remote work” and how it gives you the freedom to follow your curiosity, whether or not you should get a remote job before moving abroad, and the future of the digital nomad movement. Show notes for this episode: www.radicallydifferentpodcast.com/episodes/s...
An update from Tarek on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Nomads Giving Back and the future of the Digital Nomad Movement. Show notes for this episode: www.radicallydifferentpodcast.com/episodes/nomads-giving-back-tarek-kholoussy Join the Radically Different newsletter and follow Radically Different on Instagram and Facebook for updates and special opportunities. If you have questions, feedback, or ideas for future episodes related to this topic send me an email ( sam@radicallydifferentpodc...
Years ago, Tarek Khaloussy made the decision to leave behind the career he'd built in New York City in search of a more meaningful life. Since then he's traveled to over 100 countries, ran over 25 marathons on multiple continents, and founded Nomads Giving Back – a social enterprise with the vision to inspire nomads, ex-pats, and travelers to give back to the communities they call home. In this conversation we discuss: The series of wake-up calls that caused Tarek to leave his corporate career b...
Today's episode is a conversation with Jules Schroeder , a musician and visionary on a mission to inspire people to create a life by their own design. Jules is the creator of Unconventional Life , a Forbes column and top-ranked podcast for entrepreneurs that features the stories of millennials who've taken the path less traveled and earn their income in non-traditional ways. Unconventional Life has reached millions of people from over seventy-five different countries and has become a global comm...
Six months ago, location-independence was far from the norm. But the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything. Suddenly 70% of Americans were working remotely. Many companies have fully embraced remote work. And nearly half of employees say they don't want to go back to the office. At the same time countries have locked down their borders, airline companies have tanked, and the freedom of movement many digital nomads have become accustomed to has been taken away. So what does the future hold? In thi...
An update from last episode's guest, Tez Steinberg, who is days away from finally setting off on his 2,500 mile journey across the Pacific Ocean. We discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, Tez's biggest takeaways since beginning the project three years ago, and how it feels to be just days away from launch. Support the show
Three years ago Tez Steinberg set a goal for himself: to row unassisted across an ocean. Since announcing his plan to the world, it’s been his single obsession. To fund the project, which requires the construction of a custom rowboat and purchase a variety of equipment necessary to survive the open ocean, he’s invested tens of thousands of his personal savings crowdfunded nearly $75,000. And he’s given this crazy mission a name: the United World Challenge . A few days from now, Tez will finally ...
An update from last episode's guest, Mike Savas, about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected a "life on the go". We discuss how things have changed for Mike, I probe him about the environmental impact of flying so much, and Mike shares his thoughts on the future of travel post-pandemic. In addition to this update, Mike shared some of his travel hacks including: How to get a second passport in a different country (and the many advantages of doing so) How to open a bank account in a foreign count...
For the past 10 years Mike Savas has lived a life "on the go" - constantly moving from city to city around the world, rarely spending more than a week anywhere. Mike got his start in the concert industry, and now manages the international tours of artists like Bon Jovi, Katy Perry, The Black-eyed Peas, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, and Hugh Jackman. He also leads trips around the world through his company The Adventure Factory, owns and manages multiple Airbnb rental properties around the world, ...
After a long break, I'm back with Season 2 of Radically Different. Here's what you can expect moving forward. Follow Radically Different on Instagram and Facebook for updates and special opportunities. If you have questions, feedback, or ideas for future episodes related to this topic reach out. You can find me at radicallydifferentpodcast.com or send me a direct message on Instagram or Facebook. Support the show...
In today's episode, I get interviewed by Tayo Rockson , the host of the As Told By Nomads podcast. I expand on the ideas of my recent TEDx talk, and we discuss the surprising advantages of remote work, closing the gap between having an idea and making it a reality, and how privilege plays into digital nomadism and living abroad. I highly recommend checking out Tayo’s podcast, As Told By Nomads: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/as-told-by-nomads/id910739730 Follow Radically Different on Inst...
I recently did a TEDx talk titled "The Surprising Power of Remote Work". It's been viewed over 50,000 times and has clearly resonated with people. In the talk, I explain the often-overlooked power of being location-independent - how it gives you the ability to win back your time, travel the world, do “life experiments”, pursue your highest excitement, and work with almost anyone anywhere. I believe that we must re-create space in our lives to follow our curiosity - to discover the things that li...
In the final episode of this mini-series on "How to spend your 20's", Les Craig and I discuss how to think about each decade of your life, what a lot of 20-somethings are doing wrong when it comes to spending money, and how to open yourself up to transformational experiences. Les Craig is an investor with Next Frontier Capital . He used to do top-secret stuff for the CIA, and he makes legendary cocktails. You can get in touch with me, Sam Kern, at radicallydifferentpodcast.com or via Instagram a...
