EP72: Maximizing Meaning by Minimizing: Minimalist Colin Wright

Published: Aug. 4, 2020, 4 a.m.

As COVID grounds us all at home and limits our ability to travel, have you taken a pause to REALLY re-evaluate your lifestyle and ask yourself...what would better look like?\nHost Allison Hare talks to Colin Wright, an author, international speaker,\xa0 podcaster, and featured on the popular Netflix documentary, Minimalism.\nColin has been traveling the world since 2009 and has visited more than 60 countries and over moving from one country to another every four months!\xa0\nColin shares how he has been keeping up with his travels by living a minimalist lifestyle for 10 years. He surrendered his luxe city life in Los Angeles to travel the world and work as a freelancer. Today he shares how he has seen the world from a different perspective and shares with us how he is happier than ever by creating more space that matters.\xa0\nEpisode Highlights:\n\nHow Colin Wright transitioned from corporate life to become a digital nomad 10 years ago.\xa0\n\nHe shares how he was privileged in a certain way and how he can give back to the community wherever he was.\xa0\n\nHow does his family see him? Does he feel normal?\n\nColin explains how living the life of equilibrium and outside your comfort zone kept him learning.\xa0\n\nWhat does he do, and how does he do it?\n\nMaintaining relationships with having no permanent address.\xa0\n\nWhat is important to him?\n\nBest practices of different countries that Colin thinks we should know.\n\nAfter 60 countries, where does he want to go next?\n\n3 Key Points\n\nMinimalism is freeing things to have the luxury of time.\xa0\n\nSuccess and happiness are measured on your specific metrics.\xa0\n\nBe comfortable living uncomfortably.\xa0\n\nTweetable Quotes:\n\nColin Wright goes against the norm "I should step away from this thing that is good according to certain metrics of success."\n\nColin Wright on minimalism, "Minimalism is just a means of freeing up time, energy and resources to spend on the more important things."\n\nColin Wright, on minimalist people, "It's not a religion or a cult. You're trying to adapt. You are focusing your money and time more intentionally".\xa0\n\nResources:\nColin Wright Website\nLet\u2019s Know Things Podcast\nInstagram - Colin Wright\nMinimalism Documentary\nFind me everywhere at Allison\u2019s Linktree.\nFollow me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/allison__hare\nPress Play Podcasts - Launch Your Podcast in 6 weeks! https://pressplaypodcasts.co\nSign up for Sticky Notes Blog:\nClick for a free Podcast Equipment and Recording Checklist\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices