In the seventh episode of the Live Limitless podcast I chat with Mike Hrostoski from www.hrostoski.com.
Mike is the incredibly big asian who quit his corporate MBA-type job to start a location-independent life, travel the world, become a high-performance mens coach and make friends all over the place. Mike was never one to be trapped in an office and after participating in the first-ever World Domination Summit in 2011 plus the unfortunate passing of his mother at the same time, Mike gave his landlord notice, sold almost everything he had, moved into his car and organized a summer road trip with his brother where they volunteered all over the United States for 94 days.
Mike writes openly about his adventures in personal development at his blog and uses Facebook as his personal rolodex. Mike is from Tucson, AZ but is currently on the couch of someone remarkable, living a life true to himself and helping men improve their relationships with their women, their work, and the world.
In this episode, we talk about:
- What made him want to quit his lucrative corporate job
- What made him want to live a location-independent life
- What steps he took to begin his new journey
- Why he chose to become a mens coach
- Why he sincerely loves eye-gazing
- What Mike recommends for building a “network” of awesome friends
- The greatest challenges he has faced since becoming location independent
- And MUCH more…
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If you’re running short on time;
(3:00): “play time” is good
(5:43): What made Mike want to give up the corporate world and essentially what he had worked towards at that point
(9:22): If he had any plans before quitting his job
(12:45): How he found so many volunteer opportunities on their “summer to serve” road trip
(17:00): What steps he took to become location independent
(22:18): What made Mike specifically want to become a mens coach
(28:53): We briefly talk about Stoicism
(34:32): What he recommends for building an awesome network of friends
(41:30): Greatest challenges he has faced since beginning his new journey
(45:52): What has been some of his greatest realizations since beginning his journey
(48:27): What advice he has for listeners who want to do something different with their life but are scared or held back in some way
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Another super awesome interview, Matt! The conversations were very engaging and it didn’t feel like 50 minutes has passed at all when it ended. I really appreciate the way Mike shared his experience and approaches toward his life and work. “Expectations are prisons.” I used to think that the reasons I was feeling trapped and unsatisfied with my life were due to my job, family obligations or other external factors. Now I realized it was my own expectations about myself and others that hinder me from being free. It is solely my responsibility to make myself happy. With this change of mindset and perspective, I begin to feel more compassionate toward others and focus on the people and work that truly matters.
Thank you Matt and Mike!
Thanks for the encouraging reply Ruth. As always, you inspire me to continue doing more interviews. You’re right – it’s amazing how expectations really affect our life.
Love what you’re doing with these podcasts Matt! As Mike mentioned on Facebook, you made a great discussion possible by asking good questions and giving Mike the space to explore the answers as he went.
Mike – love your idea about being awesome in person instead of the typical intense focus of getting known on the web. Especially because you 100% embody that – you’re proof that it works.
Thanks Nicky! Mike totally embodies that…. See you all in Portland!