A telecom business made him traditionally successful.

Then Graham started to examine what success really meant.

So the transition from being a CEO to just a guy with a backpack began.

His family slowly scaled down their lives and started traveling the globe.

Now he enjoys Zen-like moments around the world.

Our next guest, Graham Brown.

 

“Everybody has a different way of traveling. People need to know there are options, there are different ways of doing it.” – Graham Brown (Tweet It)

Travel Topics:

* Lived in Japan in the 1990s where he saw the beginnings of the mobile revolution

* Why Graham scaled down his telecom business to make it more profitable

* How he learned to be wary of taking on any overhead

* The importance of the business life cycle

* Benefits of being detached enough to step back and see what the business needs

* How he saved money from real estate investments

* The important part of your finances when traveling: what direction your bank account is going

* How he wanted to live some place exotic and warm (who doesn’t, really?)

* His son goes to local school wherever they go, allowing the family to integrate into the local community

* Books are about starting your own business, making it autonomous, getting rid of material stuff, and being able enjoying the adventure

* Tips for getting started: Educate yourself, write down your travel goals, be aware that it’s a process

* How people think traveling is going to get rid of all their problems… It won’t!

* If you’re a guy with big feet, buy your shoes before you go to Japan

* How children are far more adapted to this lifestyle than adults

“Children don’t care about making mistakes and they are natural travellers.” – Graham Brown (Tweet It)

Lovely Links:

* Connect with Graham:

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Music Credits:

* Everything is Everything by Gabriel Garzón-Montano

* Moneygrabber by Fitz and the Tantrums

* Eyo by Asa

* Curtis by DR. MAD

* Geography by Thao Nguyen