Interviews Seven Life Lessons From Adventurer, Filmmaker, Author Alastair Humphreys Photo by Chris Herwig. Earlier this year I set a goal: reach out to 10 new heroes/mentors/big friends. My intention was to interview them, learn from them, but more importantly, begin to forge a real relationship with them. The first person that came to mind was British adventurer, author, and filmm Written by Matthew Trinetti September 25, 2016October 24, 2017
Building a Life Why I Started GiveLiveExplore.com: A Reflection on the Past 2 Years “A year from now you will wish you had started today.” –Karen Lamb A couple of Mondays ago was a special day. It passed by without much gravity. No fanfare or trumpets announced its arrival; no epic celebration kissed it bon voyage. I did, however, mention it in passing to my parents Written by Matthew June 16, 2014June 24, 2014
Career & Work Will Quitting Your Job Be a Mistake? Photo: “Life Passes By” by Tinou Bao “So, what’s it like in the real world? Well, the food is better, but beyond that, I don’t recommend it.” Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin & Hobbes comics One of the most common questions Im asked these days is Written by Matthew April 22, 2014July 27, 2017
Building a Life Travel Tales A Tale of Two Career Path Wanderers Travelers, there is no path, paths are made by walking. Antonio Machado A couple weeks ago, I wrote how forming a book club in Chicago changed my life, and my belief that something similar could change yours too. As I tapped into the events and emotions leading up to that gran Written by Matthew March 21, 2014March 23, 2014
Book Reviews How a Book Club Can Change Your Life (or, The Power of Positive Peer Pressure) Mike and I saddled into our seats on the idling Icelandair 612 at New Yorks JFK and marinated on the moment for a bit. Eventually we turned toward each other, cracked the identical smiles wed been fighting back, and started giggling like giddy school girls. Then the fresh-faced, tanned, Written by Matthew February 28, 2014January 29, 2018
Travel Tales 13 Or 14 Things You’ll Probably Take For Granted Today “There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.” – Robert Louis Stevenson As my time in Ecuador comes to a close, I can’t help but reflect on all the little privileges and daily gifts I take for granted back at home. Don’t get me wrong, I’v Written by Matthew August 7, 2013August 12, 2013
Publishing & Media Travel Tales Everything (I Wish) I Said in London: The First Step is the Toughest One of the most important things I want to stress tonight is that there is a paper-thin difference between you and me right now. The barrier between people who are dreaming of “escaping” their corporate jobs to pursue something more meaningful, and someone like me who’s decided to jump, and is Written by Matthew July 11, 2013August 12, 2013
Travel Tales If One Advances Confidently in the Direction of His (or Her) Dreams If you’ve been with me for some time, you probably noticed I’m a sucker for quotes. You know, those succinct and beautiful little nuggets of wisdom from the great women and men who lived long before us, or if we’re lucky, are still roaming among us. So speckled on my walls are word Written by Matthew May 11, 2013August 12, 2013
Publishing & Media “Tales of Iceland” Available in Paperback! And Why Apple Banned Us Today, we’re officially announcing Tales of Iceland to the world. I’m not going to dance around the issue: I want you to read it! There are 3 ways you can read the book: 1. Amazon Kindle (ebook) 2. Barnes & Noble Nook (ebook) 3. Paperback via Amazon 4. Apple’s iBooks Written by Matthew April 30, 2013June 12, 2013
Publishing & Media Travel Tales Hooray, It’s Here! Tales of Iceland!! I have a very special announcement today. Since you’ve been with me for a while now, following my musings and misadventures over the past year, I wanted you to be one of the first to know. I’m happy to announce that GiveLiveExplore is officially a publishing company. On Tuesday, Tales Written by Matthew April 26, 2013August 12, 2013