2 Years in an RV: Beating the Culture of Busyness - Sunday Being Unplugged with Heath Padgett

Heath Padgett was in software sales in Austin, TX when he decided that the job and lifestyle didn't suit him. Newlyweds, Heath and his wife Alyssa decided to trade a house in surburbia and a corporate career for a 29-foot RV and odd jobs across the country. Now they are living and working a lifestyle business that allows them unlimited travel and an always-on vacation.

Heath Padgett lives, works and travels full-time in an RV. Last year Heath worked a different job in all 50 states and just finished editing a documentary with his wife called Hourly America. Heath is a bit of an RV enthusiast (okay, a big one). He also hosts a weekly podcast called The RV Entrepreneur where he interviews nomadic entrepreneurs who have built businesses while traveling full-time.

Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/heath-padgett-unplugged/

• There are jobs to be found in all 50 states, you just have to be willing to work them
• When you are 23, there is an expectation that you should get a good job and travel later when you have money saved up
• Why not seize the moment?
• The downsized life is currently hip and cool
• RVs aren't just for retirees anymore
• We exist in a culture of busyness and many feel the pressure to always be on, to never take a break
• We need to calm down and not be so stressed
• The top performers in sports focus on breathing and on breaks, we should too
• Being reactive is like playing defense, you are waiting for life to throw it at you then be very reactionary
  • It's very hard to get ahead in this mode
• Being proactive is like playing offense, you are creating opportunities through thoughtfulness and investments
  • If you work hard and plan accordingly, you can build success and freedom
• Home is wherever you go

• HeathPadgett.com
• The RV Entrepreneur Podcast - iTunes | Stitcher Radio
• The Hunt for Red October (1990)
• The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy (listen on Audible)
• Winnebago
• Gone with the Wynns
• Ditching Suburbia

• ScrumBrawl
• Transource Media

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