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ChockaLifeCary Tennis - Musings on the Writer's Life & Moving to ItalyHow do you survive as a creative in a world seemingly stacked against it? I had the chance to talk to Cary Tennis, author and columnist, about finding your way in life as a creative. I first met Cary via Salon.com. As an advice columnist, he spent 12 years advising millions of readers on love and life - thoughtfully, and through the lens of a creative. As writers, performers, musicians and creatives - or those who want to forge their own path through life and not follow the crowd, we often seek reassurance that we're on the right path. In Car...2016-01-0643 minChockaLifeHow to Live Full Time on the Road and Be A Happy Nomad - RV LoveMarc and Julie Bennett decided their life needed a change - a big one. So they sold their home, bought an RV and now live life full time on the road. They like to say they moved into an RV to travel, work and live a more meaningful life – rich with experiences instead of things. After a little over a year, they have no regrets. They've weathered the ups and downs and settled in as location independent professionals. Their mission is to travel, love and be happy. They believe there is always a way to create the life you trul...2015-08-1240 minChockaLifeFind Work You Love - Lessons Learned from Roadtrip NationFind work you love - everyone wants it. But how do you figure out who you are, what you love and how to make your dreams reality?
Roadtrip Nation started in 2001 when three friends fresh out of college weren’t sure what to do with their lives. Their solution? To road-trip around the country and ask people who do what they love how they got to where they are today.
2015-07-3126 minChockaLifeLife in a Ski Town - Starting a Business in Breckenridge, Worthy and Bond of The BivviBreckenridge, Colorado - at 9,603 feet above sea level, this town's majestic skyline includes several fourteeners. Miner's came to seek their fortunes about 150 years ago and evidence of those days still line Main Street. You won't find cookie cutter faux anything here - where even the Starbucks serves up drinks in an old yellow cottage. This small town aims to keep its own special friendly vibe by preserving its historic architecture and keeping the locals nearby with a hopping downtown full of restaurants, bars and shopping - and even an art's district - the kind where real people go and the...2014-08-2835 minChockaLifeHow to Design Your Own Career and Travel With Purpose / Tori HoganWhy not design your own career? The sky's the limit! Dream big and aim high. Tori Hogan did just that - talking her way into numerous adventures around the world - leaving herself open to opportunity as well as seeking it out with fierce determination. Tori has spent the past decade circumnavigating the globe in search of insights and what she likes to call, travel with purpose. Over the years, Tori has immersed herself in the developing world as an aid worker, volunteer, researcher, filmmaker, and specialist on the topic of aid effectiveness. As an avid traveler, Tori’s endles...2014-06-1935 minChockaLifeReinventing A Life in the Amazon - Yachana School & LodgeWho starts a foundation in the middle of the Ecuadorean Amazon? Proving that life can always provide serendipity; Douglas McMeekin found himself bankrupt in his forties but with an opportunity to move to Ecuador. Originally from the US, Douglas worked for six years in the Amazon as an environmental and cultural consultant for eight different oil companies. This experience provided the catalyst he needed to begin Yachana Foundation and a way to give sustainable help to the Amazonian people.
In 1992 he began by building six schools and training teachers in 27 communities. Within a couple years he started buyin...2014-04-2327 minChockaLifeHow to Visualize Success & Make It Happen: Michelle Roark, Olympian, Chemist & Perfume EntrepreneurCan you bottle confidence? Michelle Roark thinks so. While training for the 2006 Olympics, she sought a fragrance that would help invoke the "zone." Michelle spent sixteen years on the US Freestyle Ski Team, competed in two Olympics, and won many World Cup ski events. During her incredible time as an athlete, she persevered through seven knee surgeries and faced many hardships raising funds to keep her athletic dreams alive. Most importantly, Michelle’s attitude in life is to live, love, be phenomenal, and to surround herself with people who believe in the same. I talk with Michelle about her inspirational jou...2014-04-0126 minChockaLifeWant to Live in Spain? Teach EnglishEver wanted to live in Spain but didn’t know how to realize your dream?Spanish culture is widely known for Flamenco music and dance, bullfights, fantastic beaches and lots of sunshine, not to mention an incredible artistic heritage; El Greco, Dali, Picasso, just to name a few. They also happen to have a great desire to learn English and right now, the government is recruiting native English speakers from 18-35 to live and teach in this amazing country. Picture yourself living there, enjoying siestas and tapas with new international friends and making enough to live on...Lester Herrera did jus...2014-03-2523 minChockaLifeLife in a Resort - Living in Telluride - World Class Ski Mountaineer, Hilaree NelsonLooking to move to a small mountain resort off the beaten path that attracts a pinch of celebrity, yet still maintains its rugged charm? Telluride just might be for you. Backed up against a box canyon, the historic mining town of Telluride was established by gold miners seeking their fortune. The jagged peaks of the rugged San Juan Mountains still bear the scars of old mine sites and ghost towns haunt the area with echoes of the past. And while you may see celebrities here, they aren’t the main attraction. Locals pride themselves on keeping it real, and the...2014-03-1439 minChockaLifeLife in a Resort - Living in Vail Colorado / Tracey FlowerIf you're looking for a resort lifestyle that includes the rich and famous along with a mountain big enough to satisfy even when the lift lines are long, Vail might be the place for you. Though small, Vail Village resort offers bars, boutiques and restaurants high end enough to compete with the biggest wallets. While the glamor factor is high, it’s still laid back enough and less pretentious than Colorado’s other glitzy resort, Aspen. Vail Mountain also might just have the best terrain in the state. Wide open and immense, the back bowls are legend, especially on a powd...2014-03-1034 minChockaLifeHollywood Life - Becoming a Writer / Joelle CornettYou often hear that everyone's got a script in development in Hollywood, but how do you actually get from script to screen for real? Joelle tells us what it's like to be a writer in Hollywood and how she got from dream to reality.
2014-02-2841 minChockaLifeLife in a Resort - Living in Crested Butte Colorado /Extreme Skier, Wendy FisherThinking of living in a mountain ski resort? Each has their own distinct personality and way of life. Which one is right for you? Crested Butte began as a coal mining town, not a manufactured ski mountain: a real community where crowds are few and the locals are the heart and soul of the town. Located smack dab in the middle of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, big city distractions are well away. A true mountain adventurer will find all they need. No busy interstates bring hordes of day trippers. Crested Butte locals work and live in town full ti...2014-02-2744 minChockaLifeWhat's it Like Working for an International Humanitarian OrganizationLainie in the Field - Africa I've always been interested in and fascinated by those who choose to work in parts of the world where either disaster, war, famine or poor governance has created a dire medical situation. These heroes are a special breed of humanitarian. Most of what they do is never celebrated or publicized to match the degree of their sacrifice and hardships in war zones and disaster areas. While we always think of the doctors and nurses first in these organizations, there is an entire administrative team behind the lines working to get the medical staff wha...2014-02-0728 minChockaLifeAlways Wanted to Start a Nonprofit? Free the GirlsMany of us are passionate about a cause that tugs at our heart but we often feel limited in our ability to become involved either by lack of time, money or the idea that we're not qualified. Rarely, are any of these things true. Volunteering for a nonprofit of your choice is always an option - but starting one - now that takes moxie.
Kimba likes to refer to herself as an “accidental abolitionist.” An Emmy-award winning producer and 20-year veteran of the television and video production industry, Kimba has always had a passion for storytelling. Just two sh...2014-01-2431 minChockaLifeTrue Peace Corps Stories / Kelly in TanzaniaThe Peace Corps is a life-defining leadership experience that you will draw on the rest of your life - so says the introduction on its website - and for every returned volunteer that I've met, it's certainly been true. The main mission has been to promote world peace and friendship, one volunteer at a time. Kelly recently returned from serving in Tanzania and we talk about her experience as a Peace Corps volunteer.2013-12-2725 minChockaLifeHollywood Life - Becoming an Independent Film Producer / Scott EinzigerScott Einziger is an Emmy award-winning producer of groundbreaking reality shows like The Howard Stern Show, The Amazing Race, and Big Brother. Now he's set his sites on independent film, forming his own production company, Unguarded Content and developing stories into film, scripted, and reality television based on real people and real stories. He tells us about his start in the business and continuing creative journey in a new role.
2013-12-201h 03ChockaLifeWant to Work as an Au Pair Abroad? Here's How.Travel, learn another language, play with kids...and get paid! Learn how Michelle found a great host family in France, what it takes and what you need to be an au pair abroad.2013-11-2225 minChockaLifeWhat's it Take to Teach in International Schools?
For all of you with dreams of living abroad and who hold a teaching certification – there are many incredible opportunities to take that experience all around the world, live a life less ordinary, and have a satisfying and rewarding career in education. Listen to James as he gives you tips and insider info on how he did it.
2013-11-2229 minChockaLifeHollywood Life - Becoming a Reality TV Producer / Bill PruittBill Pruitt, nominated three times by the Producers Guild of America as “Non-Fiction Producer of the Year” and Emmy award winning producer of shows The Amazing Race, The Apprentice and Deadliest Catch, talks about his creative journey to becoming a hit reality TV producer. He has produced television all around the world for CBS, NBC, MTV, National Geographic, History and Discovery - filming on nearly every continent on the planet. His adventures as a producer have included; following contestants racing around the world, candidates vying for a job working for Donald Trump, truckers in the High Himalayas, perpetrators of the Rwanda Genocid...2013-11-2230 min