I’ve been wanting to share a lot more here about the people and stories I find truly fascinating and inspiring, and first on that list is someone very unique that I’d like to shine a spotlight on: Dwight Turner of In Search of Sanuk, who is working hard to help asylum-seeking urban refugees in Bangkok’s slums.

My first revelation of our incredible two-week holiday break on the beautiful Island of the Gods, Bali, the incredible value-for-money you can get in Indonesia, Thailand, and Southeast Asia, and why you should quit working for the man and go take advantage of geoarbitrage overseas.

What happens when you run a remote, online business? Find out how operating a location-independent business has opened doors to new people & experiences for me and what motivates me to keep traveling and experimenting.

Educational counselor Craig Gonzales shares how he turned his situation around when his company went under and he didn’t get paid—how he turned a bad hand into an opportunity, and earned $1000 with about one hour of work.

When life gives you lemons, what do you do? When I royally screwed up my relationship with my gorgeous, ambitious ex-girlfriend, lost the great beach house on Koh Phangan, became disillusioned with my business and had a rock climbing injury, it brought out all kinds of fears. Here’s what I did to get back on track to mastering that fear of uncertainty.

I sit down and have a great conversation with Gary Arndt of Everything-Everywhere.com, which has been voted one of the top 25 blogs 2010 by TIME Magazine, and featured on Huffington Post. Gary discusses long-term solo travel around the world, how he’s used his blog as a marketing platform for much bigger things, and the importance of just going out there and *doing* it!

Living a perpetual travel lifestyle or a location independent lifestyle has consequences. We live in a world with other people, and a choice to life life on your own terms affects family & friends. A truly wise nomad knows all that he gives up in order to live this life…

One shortcut to change your internal state is to change your external state. To overcome a big hurdle, change a persistent negative behavior, or make some other kind of big leap in your personal development, maybe you need to change more than yourself… maybe you need to change your surroundings?