Starting a "tribe" and living on an island with three kids can be a fulfilling and transformative experience.
Using "no code" tools can empower individuals to start their own ventures and communities.
Finding a friend and surrounding yourself with like-minded individuals is crucial when embarking on a new direction in your career.
Deep dives
Starting a New Adventure
The podcast episode discusses the speaker's decision to start a new adventure after taking a break to spend time with family. The speaker emphasizes the importance of revisiting older episodes that many listeners may have missed. They discuss their passion for turning big ideas into reality and how their family and education influenced their mindset. They also mention the pleasure they derive from helping others pursue their dreams.
Tribe Wanted Project
The podcast episode explores the speaker's experience with the Tribe Wanted project, where they rented an island in Northern Fiji and created a community-based tourism venture. The speaker shares the challenges, such as financial stress, negative press, fires, political unrest, and a cyclone. Despite the difficulties, the project was a valuable learning experience and led to other successful endeavors.
Rebel Book Club Journey
The podcast episode delves into the speaker's creation of the Rebel Book Club. It started as a small book club in Bali and grew into a successful venture with over 500 members. The club focuses on reading nonfiction books on various themes each month and encourages participants to finish the books and apply the knowledge to their lives. Through a simple landing page and a subscription model, the club has created a strong community and continues to expand into new cities.
Shifting the Narrative of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is often associated with poverty and negative stereotypes, but the podcast episode highlights how it is a remarkable place with beautiful beaches and a rich culture. The podcast hosts discuss their efforts to change the narrative surrounding Sierra Leone and promote its positive aspects. They describe a five-year project they ran on a beach near Freetown, which aimed to support the local community and attract travelers to the area. They also mention an ongoing project in Umbre, a sustainable farm that produces olive oil, wine, and other products. The hosts highlight the beauty of the farm and its appeal to people seeking a different lifestyle.
Creating Pathways for Career Transitions
The episode features a discussion about the Escape the City community and organization. The hosts explain that Escape the City was founded by two individuals who were dissatisfied with their corporate jobs after the economic crash. They started organizing meetups and a newsletter that shared exciting job opportunities around the world. This grew into a larger movement, helping people transition from unsatisfying jobs to more fulfilling work. The hosts share personal anecdotes about how they became involved with Escape the City and discuss the importance of taking small steps towards career changes. They emphasize the need to spend time with like-minded individuals, actively contribute to projects or communities of interest, and gradually make the necessary shifts, both financially and psychologically, to pursue more fulfilling work.
After attending a few corporate recruiting sessions, he didn't take for granted that his path was to enter the corporate world. Twenty years later, he is still carving his own path and has recently returned from Koh Lanta, where he lived with his three children in Thailand for the last six months.
We Talked About
Ben starting a "tribe" in Fiji
Early internet adventures
His experiences coaching people with career transition
The decision to move to Thailand with his three kids for six months
Using "no code" tools to start things like Rebel Book Club
How to think about a career in today's world
How finding a friend is one of the most important things to head in a new direction
