From High School Dropout to Successful Entrepreneur, Author and World Traveler -- with Chris Guillebeau

Afford Anything | Make Smart Money Choices

Paula Pant | Cumulus Podcast Network

Entrepreneurship, Investing, Business

4.7 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2020

⏱️ 67 minutes

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#251: Do you love the idea of making money on your own -- without a boss? Can you imagine deciding how you spend each day? Are you bored and looking for a challenge? Do you love the thought of adventure? Today’s guest, Chris Guillebeau, knows all about hustling, living an unconventional life, working towards seemingly impossible goals, and combining his interests into an epic lifestyle business that brings him freedom and joy. Chris is the New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Non-Conformity, The $100 Startup, and The Pursuit of Happiness. He has traveled to 193 countries, served four years as a volunteer on a hospital ship in West Africa, and is a successful speaker, writer, and entrepreneur. Oh yeah, and he’s a high school dropout. (A super accomplished high school dropout.) How did Chris accomplish so much without a high school degree? How did he forge a path toward his goals despite depression and anxiety? What advice does he have for aspiring side hustlers and entrepreneurs? Find out in today’s episode. For more information, visit the show notes at https://affordanything.com/episode251 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You can afford anything but not everything.
0:10.8	Every decision that you make is a trade-off against something else and that doesn't just
0:13.6	apply to your money, that applies to your time, your focus, your energy, your attention,
0:17.6	anything in your life that's a scarce or limited resource.
0:20.6	That leads to two questions.
0:22.0	Number one, what matters most to you?
0:24.7	And number two, how do you make day-to-day decisions that line up with that?
0:29.6	Knowing these two questions is a lifetime practice and that's what this podcast is here
0:32.8	to explore.
0:33.8	My name is Paula Pant, I'm the host of the Afford Anything Podcast and today, New York
0:38.4	Times bestselling author Chris Gilebo is on the show to talk about how he has mastered
0:43.6	the art of living unconventionally and the art of non-conformity.
0:49.6	Chris has traveled to 193 countries, he did that by the time he was 35.
0:54.8	He spent four years volunteering in West Africa on a hospital ship.
1:00.2	He is the founder of the World Domination Summit which is a massive yearly gathering of creative
1:04.7	remarkable people held annually in Portland, Oregon.
1:08.3	He is the author of many books including the art of non-conformity, the hundred dollar
1:13.2	start-up, the happiness of pursuit, side hustle, born for this, and his latest book The Money
1:20.2	Tree.
1:21.2	He is a very professional author and a very prolific writer.
1:24.5	And guess what?
1:26.0	He is also a high school dropout.
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