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Angie Stegall's avatar

Yes to this! My hubby and I are dedicated to NOT waiting until retirement to do awesome things (although we are aging towards retirement time, he's 56, I'm 52). Before we met, he had traveled to all 50 states, lived in the back of his truck for awhile and did the vanife thing in Alaska before it was cool. I bounced a bit thru college (it took me 11 years), tried the real world job thing and dove into self-employment 23 years ago. When he and I met in 2011, we moved when it felt right or the place felt wrong. We rafted 225 miles the Grand Canyon with friends, completed a self-supported rafting trip of the whole French Broad River in NC over 13 days, sold everything we owned and took an adult sabbatical living in a motorhome for two years (drove 25,000 miles and covred the US + Canada). Then we kayaked 340 miles across Florida with a couple of friends. Who knows what's next? But it'll be dirtbag fun b/c we are dedicated to keeping expenses low and fun at a premium!

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Chris Istace's avatar

I don't think I have had a paragraph so succinctly describe my own personal path I took in 2017 when I left work, thanks for sharing this Blake.

"It means that you want to redistribute your unearned gifts by living a different kind of life, by tinkering with new notions of “progress,” and by experimenting with new versions of “freedom.” Instead of dwelling in ease and comfort, you will take the chance to make art, innovate with business, build movements, and bridge cultures. Rather than seeking riches and retirement, you’ll attempt make a unique, purposeful contribution to Team Human—today and tomorrow, all the way to your dying days, while enjoying yourself along the way."

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