Book Reviews Career & Work A Story about Storytelling and a Journey “Into the Woods” The more I told my story, the more I became obsessed with stories and storytelling. And the more obsessed I became, the more stories and books about stories I read. And the more I read, the more I spotted this literal or metaphorical journey “into the woods” to discover something that’s lost o Written by Matthew Trinetti July 11, 2015October 24, 2017
Career & Work Seven Ideas to Get Closer to a Dream Job In How to Land Your Dream Job, I detailed the long and winding road that led me to working with Escape in London. Hopefully my story sparked some ideas for you if you’re transitioning or hope to be transitioning in the near future. But what if you don’t have a clue wh Written by Matthew May 31, 2015May 31, 2015
Building a Life Travel Tales There are 100 days left in 2014. What are you going to do with them? To make a long story short -- a long story that involves Chris Guilleabeau's new book The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life, an unconvincing tarot card reading at a yoga & surf retreat in southwestern Portugal, and experiencing the sensation of my heart bei Written by Matthew September 24, 2014October 19, 2014
Building a Life Mind The Boxes: A Cautionary Tale on the Boxes of Life On Wednesday morning, I had the honor of giving a key note talk at my alma mater, Chagrin Falls High School, outside of Cleveland, Ohio. The talk was for the Cum Laude Society inductions, where twenty-six high school seniors were acknowledged for supreme scholastic achievement. The following is the Written by Matthew March 12, 2014March 14, 2014
Travel Tales Touching Down in Londontown: A State of the Union (Jack) I feel I’ve been a bit out of touch with you all at GiveLiveExplore, so I wanted to check in, give ya’ll some proper love, and deliver a brief State of the Union. First off, I’m in London! Actually, I’ve been here for several weeks. Touching Down in Londontown Written by Matthew February 7, 2014March 14, 2014
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 London on July 3: How to Escape and Build a Life Traveling the World I’m thrilled to announce that tomorrow, July 3, I’m speaking at an Escape the City event in London. The talk is titled “How to Escape and Build a Life Traveling the World.” Escape the City is an organization in London whose mantra is “Do Something Different,” and Written by Matthew July 2, 2013August 12, 2013
Travel Tales Live in London, NYC, or Chicago? Let’s Meet Up! “The days are long, but the years are short.” – Gretchen Rubin, from The Happiness Project Let’s Hang Out. Six months ago yesterday, I boarded an Icelandair flight on a one-way ticket to Iceland. Tomorrow morning, I head to London to begin my march back to the U S of A. It& Written by Matthew December 3, 2012June 12, 2013
Travel Tales Cheap Beer, 15-Year-Old Olympians, and Big Z: A Few Reasons to Love Lithuania "There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign." - Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. Three months ago, I had no intention of stepping foot in Lithuania. Honestly, I would have been hard pressed to find Lithuania on a map. But as I f Written by Matthew August 23, 2012June 12, 2013
Travel Tales Conquering The Fear of Missing Out “He remained annoyed with himself until he realized that not knowing what he wanted was actually quite natural. We can never know what to want, because, living only one life, we can neither compare it with our previous lives nor perfect it in our lives to come.” – Milan Kundera, Written by Matthew August 16, 2012September 4, 2013
