My definitive guide to traveling to Thailand, after living in Bangkok for 1.5 years. Airfare, visas, hostels, guesthouses, Thai language, banking, vaccinations, and everything else in between!

Dwight Turner, founder of In Search Of Sanuk—a grassroots volunteer organization here in Bangkok—shares a guest post on how you can radically transform the way you think about giving and make social change a priority in your life.

It’s important to acknowledge those who help foster your abilities and empower you to pursue the life you want. This Thanksgiving I wanted to share my gratitude to my many teachers, mentors, role models, and friends who have influenced my life and given me their support.

Volunteering with children throughout Thailand is only activity I’ve found yet that is guaranteed to keep a smile on my face. These are some of the most disenfranchised kids on earth, but they exude happiness and love. Find children in need. Go and give your time generously.

A short update from my travels in Laos, upcoming Bangkok events for social good, and a note about Greg Rollet’s new Under 30 Rock Star Business Course. Greg and the guys from Under30CEO will be teaching you how to build a successful online brand starting 1 week from today.

Dwight Turner runs InSearchOfSanuk.com, a community focused on making volunteering, microphilanthropy, and contributing to charitable causes easier for anyone in Thailand. Learn how I’m partnering with Dwight to promote fun events for good causes and make a difference in our region.

This economy sucks, and it has a lot of people down, but it’s an opportunity to take your reputation, and your career, into your own hands. Help me empower as many people as I can this year to start a business, build awesome online presence, and live a remarkable lifestyle!

A lot of us are consciously trying to build a lot of things in our lives: wealth, influence, a business, happiness at home, even a better health routine or eating habits. But are you forgetting to create fun in your daily routine?? Learn how a crazy dancing Thai man reminded me to make dedicated time for fun in my life with his booty-shaking antics! (And make sure you click through to view the awesome video!)