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My name is Tom Smallwood and here you will find my posts and those of guests, on the positive effects of time spent outdoors.

Affording Adventure

How to afford adventure.

January 18, 2017

I have just published a second article about funding adventure including interviews with Alex Roddie and my friend Daniel Smith, both of whom have in their own way made adventure central to their lives. 

Alex has made a career of it and Dan, a focal point to his lifestyle. These interviews, along with those with Ash Dykes and Gilad Nachmani indicate that adventure, rather than being a luxury many of us simply dream of, is in fact eminently reachable and the barrier between us dreaming and doing is  a mental one, not a financial one. Below are some key lessons I am taking away from these interviews to apply to my journey toward a more adventurous life. 

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Making Your Life Adventurous: Mind Over Money

January 11, 2017

Last week I outlined some travels and adventures I am planning in 2017. Someone said to me this week that it was easy to make a life more adventurous when the financial strains are not so pressing. Whilst there can be some truth in this, I think its more down to the individual's mindset and it isn't just our wallets that can make us "stop imaging and start living".

When I turned 18 I was under the illusion that to have really big epic adventures you needed bags of money. I saw friends travel around the world and have amazing experiences and I figured it was something I could never do. 

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