Alone With Peter

In Season 2, Episode 16 of Alone with Peter, Dr. Dan Maggio we're talking about pain, your brain, and holistic health. We chat about Dan's entrepreneurial journey as well as his holistic view of physical therapy. We talk about stress and trauma; and how they can physically manifest in the body causing chronic pain. Plus so much more!

Be sure to follow Alone with Peter on Instagram for highlight clips of the latest episodes, previews of upcoming guests, and more. Follow along, and send me a DM to let me know what you think of the show!

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*Transcripts may contain a few typos. With interviews ranging from 1-2 hours, it can be difficult to catch minor errors.

Peter Kersting: Welcome to Alone with Peter. I'm your host and on this podcast, you're going to hear interviews with entrepreneurs, artists, digital nomads, and people seeking personal growth. We'll dive deep into what set them on their journey, where they are now and how their story can impact you, including any helpful insights. If you feel inspired to take a similar leap of faith, no matter where you are on the journey. Thank you for spending some quality time alone with Peter.

Peter Kersting: We are back for part two of our interview with Dr. Dan Maggio. If you missed the las

In Season 2, Episode 15 of Alone with Peter we are joined by Doctor Dan Maggio. Dan is a board-certified physical therapist who has been practicing in the Phoenix Valley for over 4 years. As a strength and conditioning specialist, Dr. Dan works with barbell athletes and individuals searching to move past pain and improve their fitness lives.

If you are interested in following Dr. Dan Maggio you can find him on Instagram @DrDanMaggio, Anything talked about in this episode will be available in the show notes coming soon!

Instagram: @DrDanMaggio

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*Transcripts may contain a few typos. With interviews ranging from 1-2 hours, it can be difficult to catch minor errors.

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Sometimes the hardest and scariest thing to do is start. Why is it so scary?

Starting means exposing yourself to the possibility of failure. It requires vulnerability, courage, and self-confidence. It demands you accept the possibility of failure and it forces you to take stock of where you are right now.

You can't know the outcome before you start. There's no assurance of the end result. But the truth is, there can be no success without the possibility of failure and you can't become the person you want to be unless you just start.

In this ten-minute takeaway, we explore the book Start by Jon Acuff. A way to punch fear in the face, escape average, and do work that matters.

Jon Acuff is the New York Times Bestselling author of six books including his most recent Wall Street Journal #1 Bestseller, Finish: Give yourself the gift of done. For over 20 years he's helped some of the biggest brands in the world tell their story, including The Home Depot, Bose, Staples, and the Dave Ramsey Team. He’s spoken to hundreds of thousands of people at conferences, colleges, companies, and churches and been featured regularly on national media.

Ebook and audiobook versions of his books are available online at DaveRamsey.com

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Twitter: @jonacuff

You don't need to have a six-figure job to pursue your dreams, but you do need to be diligent in balancing your budget, paying off debt, and investing in your future. In part 3 of our interview with Entrepreneur and Owner of Hostel Mate, LLC; Tanner Combias gives actionable, practical tips you can use today to start spending your money where it matters.

Tanner is a financial advisor with a degree in Finance & a Master's in Accountancy. He spent five years working at PwC, one of the largest professional service firms in the world before he decided to quit his job to pursue competitive tennis and travel the world. Tanner visited 70 hostels in 16 different countries during his two years of world travel. Those experiences gave birth to Hostel Mate, a mobile app designed to enhance the hostel guest experience.

In Season 2, Episode 13 Tanner gives actionable, practical tips for balancing your budget and investing in your future so you can have the financial freedom to pursue your dreams. If you're looking for real-world budget tips to get your finances in order this episode was made for you.

Website: hostelmate.app

Travel Blog: tennisthentravel.com

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Please enjoy part 3 of our interview with Entrepreneur and Owner of Hostel Mate, LLC; Tanner Combias

*Transcripts may contain a few typos. With interviews ranging from 1-2 hours, it can be difficult to catch minor errors.

Peter Kersting: Welcome back to the third and final part of our inter

Entrepreneur and Owner of Hostel Mate, LLC; Tanner Combias is back on Alone with Peter for part two of his interview. Tanner is a financial advisor with a degree in Finance & Masters in Accountancy. He spent five years working at PwC, one of the largest professional service firms in the world before he decided to quit his job to pursue competitive tennis and travel the world.

In this episode, we will dive deeper into Tanner's tennis journey. As you may imagine it is highly irregular for someone to join a tennis academy after college, even more so if they are not already a pro. In his late 20s, Tanner didn't let that deter him from pursuing his dream. After nearly a year in the competitive camps, Tanner decided to switch focus to travel.

In this episode, we will also discover how he was able to budget for three years of tennis and travel without having a job. The answer might not be as far out of reach as you think! This one is for tennis lovers. It's also for those looking to be smarter with their money and understand how to budget (especially for world travel!)

After his stint in the competitive camps, Tanner visited 16 countries and over 70 hostels from 2019 to 2020. He was able to fund his travels around the world exclusively through savings and investments in index funds. Tanner documented his experience extensively on his blog tennisthentravel.com which I highly recommend you check out!

Stay through to the end for a sneak peak at our third and final interview with Tanner Combias.

Alone with Peter airs Mondays at 7 AM PST. Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss another episode!

Website: hostelmate.app

Travel Blog: tennisthentravel.com

Instagram tennis_then_travel

Please enjoy part 2 of our interview with Entrepreneur and Owner of Hostel Mate, LLC; Tanner Combias

*Transcripts may contain a few typos. With interviews ranging from 1-2 hours, it can be difficult to catch minor errors.

Peter Kersting: Welcome back to Alone with Peter. This is part two of my interview with Tanner Combias. Last week, we talked about what it was like for him growing up, having big aspirations in small pockets, being a CPA, having a degree in finance and accountancy and how he looks at money, how his experience in Corporate America, working for PWC. One of the big fours helped shape the way that he looks at money. And ultimately how his experience in the big four and in that environment led him to leave Corporate America and to start his own thing.

Peter Kersting: We got a little bit of a tease of tennis and travel. He ultimately went off to spend an entire year just playing tennis for going off to travel. And so welcome back to the show Tanner, and I want to jump straight into this. This is not the typical career move people make from making a $100,000 a year to saying, "I'm going to throw away my job so I can go

I'm pleased to welcome Entrepreneur and Owner of Hostel Mate, LLC; Tanner Combias to the show. Tanner is a financial advisor with a degree in Finance & Masters in Accountancy. He spent five years working at PwC, one of the largest professional service firms in the world before he decided to quit his job to pursue competitive tennis and travel the world.

His tennis journey began in 2018 where he spent a year playing competitive tennis in Florida tennis academies. After his stint in the competitive camps, Tanner visited 16 countries and over 70 hostels from 2019 to 2020. He was able to fund his travels around the world exclusively through savings and investments in index funds. Tanner documented his experience extensively on his blog tennisthentravel.com which I highly recommend you check out!.

A hard-working go-getter, Tanner is excellent at pivoting when the need arises. If you're a traveler, entrepreneur, or a calculated risk-taker looking to become smarter with your finances this interview has a lot to offer you.

Alone with Peter airs Mondays at 7 AM PST. Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss another episode!

Website: hostelmate.app

Travel Blog: tennisthentravel.com

Instagram tennis_then_travel

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Entrepreneur and Owner of Hostel Mate, LLC; Tanner Combias

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Over the next three weeks, we will be learning from Entrepreneur and Owner of Hostel Mate, LLC; Tanner Combias. Tanner is a financial advisor with a degree in Finance & Masters in Accountancy. After five years working at PwC, one of the largest professional service firms in the world he decided to quit his job and pursue competitive tennis.

Tanner visited 16 countries and over 70 hostels during his two-year stint of travel. He was able to fund his travels around the world exclusively through savings and investments in index funds. He documented his experience extensively on his blog tennisthentravel.com which I highly recommend you check out!.

A hard-working go-getter, Tanner is excellent at pivoting when the need arises. If you're a traveler, entrepreneur, and a calculated risk-taker looking to become smarter with your finances this interview has a lot to offer you.

Alone with Peter airs Mondays at 7 AM PST. Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss another episode!

Website: hostelmate.app

Travel Blog: tennisthentravel.com

Instagram tennis_then_travel

Do you love K-Pop, fried chicken, and kids? You might love teaching in South Korea! Even if those aren't your things you might really appreciate this episode. Listen as TEFL Teacher and World Traveler Kim Rodriguez shares actionable, practical tips for living and teaching in Asia.

If you've had your eyes set on teaching English as a second language, traveling, and becoming a digital nomad Kim can teach you a lot. In Season 2, Episode 10, we discuss everything from how to make friends in Korea to choosing the right school for you.

Kim has been living and teaching in South Korea for over eight years and is a great resource for anyone interested in the ESL teacher lifestyle. She has worked in the Korean public education system for a long time as both an Elementary Teacher and University Professor and currently holds a position as Visiting Professor for a Korean National University where she teaches English as a second language. She's traveled to 28 countries in 8 years while teaching in Korea, paid off debt, and acquired her master's without taking on a single loan. That's the power of a good ESL job. Have I piqued your interest? Check out the full interview below! But first, some information about our upcoming Instagram Live with Kim!

This is your opportunity to ask Kim any questions you have about teaching abroad, travel, or anything else you might like to know! We're going live for a 30-minute interview so Kim can update us on the latest in Korea and answer any questions you might have. Follow @alonewithpeter on Instagram to take part in the Q&A or to watch it after the fact. We will be going live at 7PM PST, 10PM EST. I hope to see you there!

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with TEFL Teacher and world traveler Kimberly Rodriguez. (

We're back for part 2 of our interview with TEFL Teacher and World Traveler Kimberly Rodriguez. In this episode, we discover where Kim's love of travel came from, how she was introduced to the idea of teaching English as a second language, and what her initial experience in Korea was like. We also discuss the challenges of dating in a foreign country, making trips revolving solely around food (food trips are the best!), and the challenges of being a practicing Christian while traveling and living abroad.

Kim has been living and teaching in South Korea for over eight years and is a great resource for anyone interested in the ESL teacher lifestyle. She has worked in the Korean public education system for a long time as both an Elementary Teacher and University Professor and currently holds a position as Visiting Professor for a Korean National University where she teaches English as a second language.

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with TEFL Teacher and world traveler Kimberly Rodriguez. (@lil_miz_kimbo)

*Transcripts may contain a few typos. With interviews ranging from 1-2 hours, it can be difficult to catch minor errors. Enjoy!

Peter Kersting: Now in the previous episode, we talked about what it's like to live abroad long term, as well as some of those challenges she's experienced as the world continues to transform back to, quote-unquote, normalcy. So we talked about that, but what led her abroad in the first place? Today, we'll be discussing Kim's backstory, as well as some of the unique challenges she continues to experience as a Catholic expat in Asia.

Peter Kersting: Kim, we ended the episode with a little bit of a cliffhanger. You told the story of when you first decided to move abroad. I didn't know that you got your masters in South Korea, actually. So that was really interesting to me. But you got your psych degree in Southern California, and you were working three jobs. What was it that said… Okay, I ge

28 countries in 8 years….on a teacher's salary! Our guest today isTEFL Teacher and World Traveler Kimberly Rodriguez. Kim joins us from Busan, South Korea where she has been living and teaching for over eight years. She has worked in the Korean public education system for a long time as both an Elementary Teacher and University Professor and currently holds a position as Visiting Professor for a Korean National University where she teaches English as a second language.

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with TEFL Teacher and world traveler Kimberly Rodriguez. (@lil_miz_kimbo)

Transcripts may contain a few typos. With interviews ranging from 1-2 hours, it can be difficult to catch minor errors. Enjoy!

Peter Kersting: Welcome to Alone with Peter, I'm your host, and despite what the name of the show seems to imply, it isn't really all about me. Alone with Peter is a variety show for and about aspiring entrepreneurs, digital nomads, creatives, and people seeking personal growth.

Peter Kersting: Each guest on this show has something different to offer. They come from a variety of different professional disciplines, and they're all in different stages of their careers. Each episode tells a specific chapter of our guest's journey, helping us understand what motivates them, who they are, and how they developed their talents over time.

Peter Kersting: Today's guest is Kimberly Rodriguez, who is joining us from Busan, South Korea. Kim has been living and teaching abroad for over eight years. She's worked in the Korean public education system for a long time as both an elementary teacher and a university professor. She currently holds a position as Visiting Professor for a Korean National University where she teaches English as a second language. The hope is that if this guest's journey resonates with you, that they can provide actionable, practical tips for you on your own journey. With that in mind, I want to introduce today's guest, Kimberly Rodriguez, who is joining us from Busan, South Korea.

Peter Kersting: Kim has been living and teaching abroad for over eight years. She's worked in the Korean public education system for a long time as both an elementary teacher and a university professor. She currently holds a position as visiting professor for a Korean national university where she teaches English as a second language.

Peter Kersting: Kim is a devout Catholic, an avid traveler, and a fellow foodie; three things that helped us connect when our paths crossed in South Korea. If you're interested in seeing what Kim is up to on a regular basis, you can follow her on Instagram @lil_miz_kimbo

Peter Kersting: I'll put links to Kim's social media on my website PeterKersting.com where, by the way, you can check out the full transcript of the show and links to any relevant information. Now, I mentioned before, we do three-part interviews with our guests. So, one final note I want to mention about this particular interview with Kim. In Part 1, we're going to be talking about living abroad long-term and what it's been like for her surviving the pandemic as an expat in South Korea.

Peter Kersting: Now, the situation with the coronavirus is constantly changing. So as of the time of this episode, things probably don't look the same as when this was recorded. Lucky for us, Kim is willing to give us an update about her experience with the current state of events in South Korea after these three interviews have played out, so