Honored to be a guest on the FIRE Drill Podcast, a show about side hustles, real estate & financial independence. We discuss how my one-year sabbatical in 2015 turned into full FIRE (financial independence retire early). We also discuss the Man Overseas Blog & Podcast, the coaching business I started to help others achieve FIRE, and
When I started the podcast back in March, I hoped to land guests like Josh Loeske. He was someone I really looked up to as a kid, giving me an example of someone I wanted to be like. Josh was not only the starting quarterback at the local 5A high school, but had a way about him
Pictured: Ray Didier (top left); “Skeeter” Theard (top right); Ben Abadie (bottom left – Tom’s dad); *Tom Abadie (bottom-middle); Rosemary Abadie (bottom right – Tom’s mom) I was more excited about this week’s guest than any other. His name is Mr. Tom Abadie. He is the man who first taught me the values of discipline,
My guest is Dom Brightmon, a toastmaster and bestselling author from Baltimore, Maryland. Dom works as a full-time librarian and likes to spend most of his time reading a book or writing a book. He talks about becoming a better speaker and shares tips on how to think better. Dom shares his top influential
Recall your last interaction where you weren’t sure if the person was genuine or “fake.” Maybe it was a new hire, a new tenant or a first date. Ultimately, you decided to give the person the benefit of the doubt—you took a chance on them. But it turns out you made the wrong call. Lots of
My guest on the podcast is Julia Va. She’s a young woman from Vladivostok, Russia, whose passion for travel has taken her around the world. Born in 1991, Julia’s dad strongly encouraged her to learn English growing up. She studied Tourism at University in Russia, then continued her studies at Les Roches, an international hospitality school
My guest is James Lowery from Rethink the Rat Race. In our one-hour discussion, James shares exactly how he and wife, Emily, achieved their financial independence number in just three years. James found BiggerPockets when he began learning about passive income. That’s how he and I became acquainted—James messaged me after hearing my Bigger Pockets episode. He said
Michael Jordan and Jordan B. Peterson are two men I admire for the same reason: high emotional intelligence (EQ). According to Google, EQ is the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one’s emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. In episode 11 of the podcast, my guest Ted Agon said, “Humans are
Ted Agon has lived a life filled with exploration and adventure! He is an author and speaker who has lived in seven countries and operated on five of the seven continents. He gained life-altering perspectives from other cultures & languages, and has been heavily influenced by living in the environments of three of the world’s major
When I was 8 years old, I had a poster of a Porsche on my wall. I wanted my dad to buy one so bad, but I hadn’t yet acquired a sales skill set to persuade him. “Besides,” he said, “we can’t afford that.” Later that year, my dad was offered a job transfer to Texas.
Josh is a sharp young attorney from Toronto, Canada. He runs his own law firm by day, and by night helps solopreneurs navigate the difficult and often lonely journey of starting a business. He’s been through so many ups and downs starting his own businesses that he decided to start sharing his thoughts, struggles, and