personal development
DESCRIPTION
Small presentation I gave at BarcampJB in August 2010 on the things I've done in my 3 years on the road, teh things I've learned and the things I think more people should realiseTRANSCRIPT
Where I have been
•Around 1 year in most countries in Europe•6 months in Brasil•3 months in Alaska•2 months in Canada•Around 2 months in the U.S.•3 months in North-east Thailand•3 months in Australia•6 months in Kuala Lumpur•...
What I have done
• Hitchhike to Nordkapp, Norway
• Volunteer for couchsurfing.org in Alaska
• Hitchhike 40,000 Km
• Seen live bears, whales, sharks, snakes and much more
• Vipassana meditation retreat
• Scuba dive some of the best reefs on the planet
• NYE in Sydney and Rio de Janeiro
What I’ve learned
• People are generally good
• The media lies
• Germophobia is overrated
• Humanity is in danger (not the planet!)
• Religion is good, provided not taken too seriously
• You don’t need a lot of stuff
• Western society is not the best (or the happiest)
• Traveling is not expensive
• Many people have dreams but are afraid to follow them
• You learn as much about your own on the road as on other cultures
Bad ideas
•Work remotely for a non-virtual company•Hitchhike 4000km to Finland to see some friends in the middle of the winter (-12C)
•Listening to people who tell you something is not possible or a bad idea without experience•Hitchhike in Alaska
•Walk around in a suburb at night in the outskirts of Riga•Break your ankle 7km deep into a canyon outside Las Vegas
Good ideas• Give away everything
you own!• Live on no budget• Seek out adventure,
never say no!• Approach everything
from the positive side• Hitchhike & Couchsurf• Embrace life!• Sacrifice safety and
stability in order to reach your dreams!