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Dream Save Do now on Kindle (plus the Kiva donation and other fun stuff)

bookstore in Thailand

Yes, you read that right:  Dream Save Do is now available on Amazon Kindle! You can now buy the Dream Save Do guide for your Kindle or read it via the Kindle App on your mobile device or computer. We received a ton of requests to do this, and I’m thankful to Warren for putting [...]

The Manifesto of Choice

Choosing wine in a French cellar

You can do it, and by “it” I mean any of the options you have before you. Picking one over the others is not a permanent choice, and you can change your mind and go in a different direction if it doesn’t work out. You always have options, even when you feel as if you [...]

Birthday Love (the singalong edition)

Birthday treats in Thailand

Bring on the cake, the confetti, the kazoos. Put on your party clothes, raise your glass, and sing your lungs out. This week I turn 41! I can hardly believe another year has gone by. Only one year ago I was celebrating the big 4-0 in a tiny village in the gorgeous Quilatoa Loop of [...]

What if you change your mind?

Making new choices

When we think of big dreams the question of “what if I don’t really like it?” is always at the back of our minds. Just because you dreamed about living happily ever after with the prince doesn’t mean you will, and the same goes for that perfect job, move, family, trip, or hobby-turned-business. When you [...]

Live the Good Life: The (insert your name here) Story

Who stars in the movie of your life?

If someone were to make a movie about your life, what famous star would play you? We’ve all played that game before, and we usually want to pick the striking and smart leading lady or the adventurous and handsome male lead. It’s a fun game to think about, especially when we think we physically look [...]

Find yourself, find your tribe, and live the good life

Tranque and Yumi

The holy grail for people on a mission to follow their dreams is to find a way to fund it in a way that doesn’t seem like work. A writer wants to be paid for writing, an inventor for creating, and a traveler for discovering. It doesn’t always work out that way, and we spend [...]

How to Settle Down for a While (Plus a Giveaway from Roomorama)

Relaxed and enjoying Chiang Mai

After a year of travel, we almost forgot what it was like to settle down. So when we made the decision to stay put for six months as we worked on our creative projects and business (and you so kindly gave us our destination as Chiang Mai, Thailand), we weren’t quite sure what to do [...]

Ingrid Ricks on being an example whether you like it or not

Ingrid Ricks

Recently we wrote about being an example whether you want to be or not. Today’s post is a story of how one woman finally realized what she was teaching her daughters by putting off her own dream. I recently interviewed Ingrid Ricks for our Try Something New ezine about the great success she was having [...]

Someone is watching you

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Someone is watching you right now. It could be a coworker, a fellow commuter on the bus or train, or a neighbor. It could be an acquaintance, a very dear friend, or even a close family member. It might even be the clerk at the grocery store, a member of your book club, or your [...]

Live the Good Life: Thailand Edition

Wat's are so amazing

Whew, what a week! We’ve arrived in Thailand, launched an ebook, and found our “permanent” home for the winter. We’ve been so excited by your response to Dream, Save, Do (and the growing Kiva loan your purchases are making possible), that we’ve hardly explored our new home until today. Check the video below to find [...]