Career & Work Publishing & Media Maybe You’re The Niche “Anyone can sound like Beethoven or Joe Pan or them other guys you said. But your music, what you do? Only you can do that.” –Tony Lipp, The Green Book During a blogging workshop I ran at the London Writers’ Salon, one writer named Ricardo asked: “I hear adv Written by Matthew Trinetti May 22, 2020May 25, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Career & Work This is how you write. Because I’m a human and my mind is an asshole, I forget it every time. This is how you write: Written by Matthew Trinetti March 21, 2016August 3, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Career & Work A Posthumous Review of 2015 & Statements I Hope To Be True in 2016 I know, I know––we're already 1 month into the new year. But the 2015–2016 baton pass wouldn't feel complete without a debrief on the past year. I wrote a severely detailed reflection on 2015 for myself, but I've summarized it in 4 big themes for you below: Written by Matthew Trinetti February 5, 2016July 21, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Publishing & Media Travel Tales A GiveLiveExplore Review of 2013: What Went Well and What Did Not Earlier this year, I publicly stated a list of goals I wanted to accomplish in 2013. I stole this practice from author, entrepreneur, and a personal hero of mine Chris Guillebeau, who has been exercising this for years. In his Annual Review, he reflects honestly on his year past and makes goals Written by Matthew December 31, 2013January 21, 2014 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Publishing & Media Creating Your Own Website/Blog/Portfolio: Should You? Why? and How? “If you want to learn something, read about it. If you want to understand something, write about it. If you want to master something, teach it.” – Yogi Bhajan There are plenty of blog posts out there under this same title. What I’m about to tell you has been told thousan Written by Matthew April 15, 2013June 12, 2013 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Travel Tales Why We Travel (Plus: What I’m Working On) “We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate.” – Pico Iyer, British-born essayist and novelist. Greetings from the Gulf! I’m dow Written by Matthew March 1, 2013August 28, 2013 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Travel Tales Thoughts on Coming Home (Part 4): Art, Creation, and Getting Naked “When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself.” – Jacques Cousteau, French explorer, filmmaker, innovator, scientist, photographer, and author. June 4, 2012. Reykjavík, Iceland. KEX Host Written by Matthew February 5, 2013August 12, 2013 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Book Reviews APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur — How to Publish a Book by Guy Kawasaki "In your darkest, most frustrated hours, remember the value you are trying to add to peoples’ lives, the satisfaction you’ll feel, or the cause that you’ll further. The path to a finished book is not a smooth or a straight line, but the end result will make you forget the pain." Summary Most Written by Matthew February 1, 2013August 28, 2013 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
