You've only got one life, so why not design it around your own personality, dreams, and desires?
I’m Dan Johnston and I do my best to help you create your own version of an awesome life…whatever that means for you.
Personally, I value freedom and experiences over money and things and even if the seas are a bit rougher, I’d rather be the Captain of my own ship.
I, and the occasional guest, cover a range of topics from psychology and MBTI personality types (you know, that whole ENFP, INFP, INFJ, INTJ thing) to freelancing and entrepreneurship. Since I am location independent (a Canadian currently living in Prague), I also talk about travel and being a digital nomad from time to time.
What does clubbing in New York and being mocked and laughed at in Italy have to do with success?
Well, in my own life - A LOT.
As an ENFP, I like to do what's fun. The ENFP Personality loves adventur…
Ann sent in a great question about a topic I'm sure a lot of us with the ENFP personality struggle with...
The nightmare of boring, repetitive, admin paperwork!
Remembering to follow up on things, ha…
Times be crazy, but there is an important lesson we can all learn now, especially us ENFPs.
The ENFP personality loves variety and explorer mode, thinking about different options and not settling for…
In this Part 2 of my interview with Elizabeth, an ENFP teacher, we focus on the ENFP personality development. Elizabeth shares some awesome advice on natural areas of growth for all ENFPs, including:
…Elizabeth, an ENFP teacher, reached out to me after my recent interview with Alex, an ENFP scientist.
Apparently, there are not too many ENFPs in a teaching career, so the two of us sat down to discu…
If you are an ENFP, there's a chance you've been feeling distant and disconnected during the last few months.
Nothing strange about that - ENFPs just love interacting with other people, especially at…
Have you ever checked one email in the morning...and ended up doing nothing important all day?
What about spending a little "innocent" time on social media, getting maybe a bit annoyed with the news,…
Sometimes it feels like your brain goes to mush. Other times it feels like you've become a hyperactive news addicted hamster...How to keep going in times of absolute chaos?
A subscriber sent me a que…
A lot of my friends, as well as members of The Free Freelancer program, have all been asking me the same question lately - when will we be able to travel again?
The good news is that a lot of countri…
If you're looking for a succinct, straight to the point, episode on procrastination, leave now, because this is not it. :)
I'm sharing my #1 trick dealing with procrastination lately.
If you're havin…
Last year while in Belgrade I had the privilege of meeting Andjelka and recording an inspiring interview about dealing with fear and building your own business.
She's definitely a rockstar when it co…
Here we are in the, more or less, third month of this odd and unexpected corona/quarantine situation, and let's admit it - it is not easy, especially when it comes to our mental health.
Being an ENFP…
Here we are again with the good old multi-level marketing story and my thoughts on it, thanks to my fellow Canadian Mike and his response to one of my previous episodes on the topic.
Mike may be righ…
From bursts of anxiety that can drain your brain's energy and common mood swings, to poor health and unsuccessful career, negative by-products of ADHD can be numerous.
The worst thing about it is th…
If you choose to avoid the medications, there are numerous other ways to treat adult ADHD and things you can do that may have a positive impact on your life.
Luckily, they are pretty easy and probabl…
Getting diagnosed with a condition that has something to do with psychology is not that easy - we are all sometimes a bit bipolar or a bit ADHD.
Also, different countries have a completely different …
You can't get focused, but when you finally do, you could keep going for hours?
You find it hard to sit still and you often have insane amounts of energy?
You think you have ADHD?
In this episode I'm…
Alex sent me an awesome voice message asking about how to keep yourself going in these uncertain times.
What should people put their trust in when...religion...governments...technology...don't work f…
How do you deal with haters when you're starting a business that's a bit more on what people would call the "woo-woo" side?
This can be intuitive healing, reiki, energy work or any type of business t…
As a little homework from the previous episode, I'm re-releasing this very important episode on human needs psychology.
Learn the psychology behind your own motivations so you can break bad habits, s…