Comments on: How To Trade Being Chained to a Job for Traveling the World http://www.corbettbarr.com/how-to-trade-being-chained-to-a-job-for-traveling-the-world Rewrite the Rules Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:13:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Simple in France http://www.corbettbarr.com/how-to-trade-being-chained-to-a-job-for-traveling-the-world#comment-2337 Simple in France Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:30:32 +0000 http://www.freepursuits.com/?p=4367#comment-2337 I often wonder why big lifestyle changes often go with a change in location as well. We just moved to France . . . a similar story. I suppose it can be stressful to go against the grain, but it's so rewarding, we've never looked back. Have fun on your trip! I often wonder why big lifestyle changes often go with a change in location as well. We just moved to France . . . a similar story. I suppose it can be stressful to go against the grain, but it’s so rewarding, we’ve never looked back. Have fun on your trip!

]]> By: Lani http://www.corbettbarr.com/how-to-trade-being-chained-to-a-job-for-traveling-the-world#comment-2336 Lani Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:05:06 +0000 http://www.freepursuits.com/?p=4367#comment-2336 I agree Betsy. And I'm glad you brought up that point. Lifestyle design is not a cookie-cutter or Barbie doll fits-all clothing size. Perhaps it should be called design your lifestyle. But what I wanted to comment on is the fact that you brought up commutes. I think commute times are one of the things that makes people most unhappy. I'm glad you and your husband had the courage to take a risk and create a better life for yourselves. Happy Travels! I agree Betsy. And I’m glad you brought up that point. Lifestyle design is not a cookie-cutter or Barbie doll fits-all clothing size. Perhaps it should be called design your lifestyle.

But what I wanted to comment on is the fact that you brought up commutes. I think commute times are one of the things that makes people most unhappy. I’m glad you and your husband had the courage to take a risk and create a better life for yourselves.

Happy Travels!

]]> By: Married with Luggage » We’ve been getting around http://www.corbettbarr.com/how-to-trade-being-chained-to-a-job-for-traveling-the-world#comment-2335 Married with Luggage » We’ve been getting around Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:01:14 +0000 http://www.freepursuits.com/?p=4367#comment-2335 [...] blog to various points on the interwebs. Today we are guest posting on one of our favorite blogs, Free Pursuits. If you are a new reader clicking over from there, welcome. You can find out a little more about [...] [...] blog to various points on the interwebs. Today we are guest posting on one of our favorite blogs, Free Pursuits. If you are a new reader clicking over from there, welcome. You can find out a little more about [...]

]]> By: David Damron http://www.corbettbarr.com/how-to-trade-being-chained-to-a-job-for-traveling-the-world#comment-2334 David Damron Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:23:02 +0000 http://www.freepursuits.com/?p=4367#comment-2334 I think the toughest part is the first. Just look at Sean Ogle from Location180 (http://seanogle.com). Once he made the leap, he felt relieved and alive. For me, it was just about living without regrets. I know I have, do and will always have some regrets, but minimalizing them is a goal. By gaining control over my life through focus on lifestyle design, I was able to do exactly as expressed here by Betsy. David Damron LifeExcursion & The Minimalist Path I think the toughest part is the first. Just look at Sean Ogle from Location180 (http://seanogle.com). Once he made the leap, he felt relieved and alive.

For me, it was just about living without regrets. I know I have, do and will always have some regrets, but minimalizing them is a goal. By gaining control over my life through focus on lifestyle design, I was able to do exactly as expressed here by Betsy.

David Damron
LifeExcursion & The Minimalist Path

]]> By: J. D. Bentley http://www.corbettbarr.com/how-to-trade-being-chained-to-a-job-for-traveling-the-world#comment-2333 J. D. Bentley Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:37:12 +0000 http://www.freepursuits.com/?p=4367#comment-2333 "When you reach a breaking point, decisions come easily." This is a really true statement. I reached my breaking point in 2007 and it made my decision to quit my job, which felt impossible and ridiculous just a few weeks before, the simplest thing I had ever done. Great post, Betsy. This lifestyle design journey is overwhelming a majority of the time. We all have big dreams, but we need to focus on today, this hour, this minute. We aren't trying to reach what we want in one giant leap, but in small daily steps and I think that's something quite a few people forget or maybe don't even realize. The small things lead to the big things. The small things is where our focus should be. “When you reach a breaking point, decisions come easily.”

This is a really true statement. I reached my breaking point in 2007 and it made my decision to quit my job, which felt impossible and ridiculous just a few weeks before, the simplest thing I had ever done.

Great post, Betsy. This lifestyle design journey is overwhelming a majority of the time. We all have big dreams, but we need to focus on today, this hour, this minute. We aren’t trying to reach what we want in one giant leap, but in small daily steps and I think that’s something quite a few people forget or maybe don’t even realize.

The small things lead to the big things. The small things is where our focus should be.

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