How To Take Back Control Of Your Life And Become Happier And More Free – Gary Collins (Ep. 285)
Elite Man Podcast
Justin Stenstrom
4.2 • 700 Ratings
🗓️ 21 July 2020
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Gary Collins, former U.S. Navy officer and federal agent, creator of the The Simple Life Now website, and the bestselling author of Going Off The Grid and The Simple Life series, joins our show in this special episode of the Elite Man Podcast! In today’s episode Gary talks about living a simpler life and why it’s the key to happiness and health. He discusses a multitude of topics including self-reliance, independence, financial freedom, healthy living, and finding your purpose through helping others. If you’re wondering what simple living really looks like and why it may be the key to your happiness and life’s contentment, check this episode out now!
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In our episode we go over:
- Gary’s simple living and what his home looks like right now
- His background in being a federal agent and the problems he witnessed firsthand with the government and how it’s run
- Being equipped to handle natural catastrophes and pandemics
- Having the freedom to live the life you want to live
- What it’s like living pretty secluded from the rest of the world
- Having tons of land and living out in the country land with many acres of land
- Having a social life despite living far away from people
- Being okay with being by yourself all the time
- Having self-motivation and getting things done without others telling you you have to get something done
- Finding and doing work that you love to do
- The fact that many Americans hate their jobs
- Getting your health done so you can enjoy life
- Creating the financial freedom you want in life so you can spend your time doing the things you love
- Taking your freedom back from the government
- Not living paycheck to paycheck like most people do
- Creating your own set of rules for living your life
- Getting rid of your debts and not taking on new ones
- The economical effects of the pandemic and why so many people are going to be in deep trouble soon
- The problems with the shutdown and the way the government has handled things
- Having top-notch customer service as a small business owner
- The problems with Nike and other major companies in the past few months
- The 5 principles of the simple life
- Having a life purpose
- What you have to do to find your life purpose no matter where you are
- Enjoying the simple life on your terms
Check out Gary on:
Website: thesimplelifenow.com
Podcast: thesimplelifenow.com/your-better-life
Book: The Simple Life
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| 0:22.4 | On today's episode, episode number 285, entitled, How to Take Back Control of Your Life and Become Happier and More Free, I chat with Gary Collins. |
| 0:34.3 | Gary Collins is a former U.S. Navy officer and federal agent. He's also the creator of |
| 0:39.3 | the Simple Life Now website and the bestselling author of Going Off the Grid and the Simple Life series. |
| 0:45.1 | In today's episode, Gary talks about living a simpler life and why it's the key to happiness and |
| 0:49.7 | health. He discusses a multitude of topics including self-reliance, independence, financial freedom, healthy living, and finding your purpose through helping others. |
| 0:58.7 | If you're wondering what simple living really looks like and why it may be the key to your happiness and life's contentment, check this episode out now you're going to love it. |
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