From the category archives:

Interviews

Working the 9 to 5 makes vagabonds go crazy.

Working the 9 to 5 makes vagabonds go crazy.

If you read my very first post about quitting my job, you may have noticed I hinted toward an interview with a fellow college student resigning his job as well. Sean and I were in the same college club, an outdoors club.

And here he is, Sean Coleman, joining the ranks of my definition of a vagabond.

Here is a little bit about Sean:

Sean graduated with a B.S.E in Computer Systems Engineering in December 2009. With an extensive background in technology entrepreneurship, Sean has successfully run a profitable web development firm for five years while developing extensive business relationships.

Additionally, Sean has completed his thesis on open-source software success through the mentorship of ASU’s University Technology Officer, Dr. Sannier. Sean successfully completed ASU Technopolis’ Launch Prep Entrepreneurship Course offering in-depth training of business development, marketing, and sales, led by seasoned entrepreneur Mr. Dan O’Neil.

His combined entrepreneurial passion [...]

Posted on January 28th 2010.

Have you heard?

Have you heard?

There are already people out there in the world leading extraordinary vagabond lives. Karol Gajda is one great example. Karol recently sold almost all his possessions (including his car) to travel the world with one 32 liter backpack and a messenger bag.

Check out the awesome interview below. Comments in (italics) are from me. There are some affiliate links, feel free to click them or not, it is fine either way.

What made you decide to Help One Hundred (100) People Achieve Ridiculously Extraordinary Freedom? (You can count me as one Karol).

There’s a really long answer and a fairly short answer. The short answer is, to be blunt, ego. I want to be known as a person who affects lives in a positive way. I’ve been working for myself since I was 19 and in the past 10 years I’ve acquired a lot of knowledge and experiences others can learn from.

As we may know, the important first few steps we take mean the most in starting a journey (such as reducing our expenses and saving money from our jobs). What first few steps did you take to begin your journey of achieving Ridiculously Extraordinary Freedom?

The journey started when I was very young. My Mom would take me to the public library weekly and I’d check out a stack of books I could barely carry. For whatever reason [...]

Posted on January 7th 2010.