{"id":17570,"date":"2022-09-10T09:38:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T13:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/?p=17570"},"modified":"2022-09-10T10:28:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T14:28:18","slug":"this-inspired-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/this-inspired-me\/","title":{"rendered":"THIS INSPIRED ME"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17570\" class=\"elementor elementor-17570\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4aa75ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4aa75ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bbb925\" data-id=\"8bbb925\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc27427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc27427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>One of my all-time fav things about being an entrepreneur is the freedom and flexibility it creates.<\/p><p>I get to set my schedule.<br \/>I get to work where I want.<\/p><p>The success of my business is solely on me.\u00a0Sometimes I work my butt off, while others times&#8230; not so much.<\/p><p>Over the last couple weeks, I\u2019ve been making my way to my fav coffee shop in the mornings\u00a0<\/p><p>I usually grab my scone, and get settled in to start working at 9am.<\/p><p>The coffee shop is usually pretty quiet, with only a couple other people there.\u00a0\u00a0This morning, there was only one other guy here.<\/p><p>As I was going through some trainings from the Peaceful Profits, the guy started chatting with me.<\/p><p>His name was Graham and he was just starting out on a loooooong bike ride &amp; he was asking me about the possible routes he could ride.<\/p><p>Our chat evolved from long bike rides to a bunch of other things.<\/p><p>He retired from his accounting firm 5 years ago, and he was sharing about his recent travels with his wife\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a737fa8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a737fa8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74c8d28\" data-id=\"74c8d28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1defe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1defe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Australia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Fiji, Bali, Nepal.<br \/>He climbed to Basecamp at Everest.<br \/><br \/>I looooooove hearing about people\u2019s travel experiences.\u00a0\u00a0It gives me ideas on where I want to travel next.<br \/><br \/>We talked about enjoying the journey, and not having to wait till retirement to enjoy life.<br \/>We also talked about doing what you love, enjoying time with people you like + making a difference.\u00a0My kinda conversations.<br \/><br \/>Before he left, he apologized for taking me away from my podcast.\u00a0 I said no need to apologize, because I invite conversations like this.<br \/><br \/>In fact, one of the reasons I get to this coffee shop is because I crave these random conversations with strangers and welcome them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-862b704 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"862b704\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fff1de7\" data-id=\"fff1de7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc03014 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc03014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><br \/>What types of conversations do you want to have more of?<br \/>Where are people have those types of conversations?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Something to think about.<br \/><br \/>Thanks for listening.<\/p><div>Stay EPIC!<\/div><p><br \/>Have you grabbed your free copy of <a href=\"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.lt.acemlnb.com\/Prod\/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZlcGljbGl2aW5nYWNhZGVteS5zMy5jYS1jZW50cmFsLTEuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbSUyRlRoZSUyQkVuZXJneSUyQkFkdmFudGFnZSUyQkd1aWRlLnBkZg==&amp;sig=5kpiLPfuiKfaMZkumKSMR3zLt9opLsGcZkEaEZB8q8YL&amp;iat=1662740485&amp;a=%7C%7C999996478%7C%7C&amp;account=epiclivingacademy%2Eactivehosted%2Ecom&amp;email=CONMos81VyTs7aqA6HN%2FE3wFoqDlMHNmyq65fGLdufk%3D&amp;s=4067418edfbaf6cb61a798c47e4e3383&amp;i=480A584A7A2818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.lt.acemlnb.com\/Prod\/link-tracker?redirectUrl%3DaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZlcGljbGl2aW5nYWNhZGVteS5zMy5jYS1jZW50cmFsLTEuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbSUyRlRoZSUyQkVuZXJneSUyQkFkdmFudGFnZSUyQkd1aWRlLnBkZg%3D%3D%26sig%3D5kpiLPfuiKfaMZkumKSMR3zLt9opLsGcZkEaEZB8q8YL%26iat%3D1662740485%26a%3D%257C%257C999996478%257C%257C%26account%3Depiclivingacademy%252Eactivehosted%252Ecom%26email%3DCONMos81VyTs7aqA6HN%252FE3wFoqDlMHNmyq65fGLdufk%253D%26s%3D4067418edfbaf6cb61a798c47e4e3383%26i%3D480A584A7A2818&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1662878019636000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0HT2siVzURk1FU0ISz0xHi\">The Energy Advantage Guide<\/a>\u00a0yet?\u00a0 In it, I share my top 10 tips that are free + easy + super good for you.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.lt.acemlnb.com\/Prod\/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZlcGljbGl2aW5nYWNhZGVteS5zMy5jYS1jZW50cmFsLTEuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbSUyRlRoZSUyQkVuZXJneSUyQkFkdmFudGFnZSUyQkd1aWRlLnBkZg==&amp;sig=5kpiLPfuiKfaMZkumKSMR3zLt9opLsGcZkEaEZB8q8YL&amp;iat=1662740485&amp;a=%7C%7C999996478%7C%7C&amp;account=epiclivingacademy%2Eactivehosted%2Ecom&amp;email=CONMos81VyTs7aqA6HN%2FE3wFoqDlMHNmyq65fGLdufk%3D&amp;s=4067418edfbaf6cb61a798c47e4e3383&amp;i=480A584A7A2818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.lt.acemlnb.com\/Prod\/link-tracker?redirectUrl%3DaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZlcGljbGl2aW5nYWNhZGVteS5zMy5jYS1jZW50cmFsLTEuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbSUyRlRoZSUyQkVuZXJneSUyQkFkdmFudGFnZSUyQkd1aWRlLnBkZg%3D%3D%26sig%3D5kpiLPfuiKfaMZkumKSMR3zLt9opLsGcZkEaEZB8q8YL%26iat%3D1662740485%26a%3D%257C%257C999996478%257C%257C%26account%3Depiclivingacademy%252Eactivehosted%252Ecom%26email%3DCONMos81VyTs7aqA6HN%252FE3wFoqDlMHNmyq65fGLdufk%253D%26s%3D4067418edfbaf6cb61a798c47e4e3383%26i%3D480A584A7A2818&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1662878019636000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0HT2siVzURk1FU0ISz0xHi\">Click HERE now to grab your free copy<\/a>\u00a0<a name=\"m_6905830231305531178__Hlk74472224\"><\/a><img class=\"an1\" src=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\/s\/e\/notoemoji\/14.0\/1f44a\/32.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc4a\" data-emoji=\"\ud83d\udc4a\" aria-label=\"\ud83d\udc4a\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my all-time fav things about being an entrepreneur is the freedom and flexibility it creates. I get to set my schedule. I get to work where I want. The success of my business is solely on me.\u00a0Sometimes I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":125,"featured_media":17574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[34,80,36],"tags":[58,46,48,75,70],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>THIS INSPIRED ME<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The success of my business is solely on me. Sometimes I work my butt off, while others times... not so much.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/this-inspired-me\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"THIS INSPIRED ME\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The success of my business is solely on me. Sometimes I work my butt off, while others times... not so much.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/this-inspired-me\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Epic Living - Create An Epic Life\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-09-10T13:38:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-09-10T14:28:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Epic-Living-Mike-Gillespie-3.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"604\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Grace Manalo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/\",\"name\":\"Epic Living - Create An Epic Life\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/this-inspired-me\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Epic-Living-Mike-Gillespie-3.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Epic-Living-Mike-Gillespie-3.jpg\",\"width\":960,\"height\":604},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/this-inspired-me\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/this-inspired-me\/\",\"name\":\"THIS INSPIRED ME\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/this-inspired-me\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-09-10T13:38:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-09-10T14:28:18+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1b30495daa88e24633423db4916d8ec2\"},\"description\":\"The success of my business is solely on me. Sometimes I work my butt off, while others times... not so much.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/this-inspired-me\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/this-inspired-me\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/this-inspired-me\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"THIS INSPIRED ME\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1b30495daa88e24633423db4916d8ec2\",\"name\":\"Grace Manalo\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/98fdf29ca1349910387c04452028f922?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/98fdf29ca1349910387c04452028f922?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Grace Manalo\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/author\/mgmanalo12gmail-com\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"THIS INSPIRED ME","description":"The success of my business is solely on me. Sometimes I work my butt off, while others times... not so much.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/this-inspired-me\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"THIS INSPIRED ME","og_description":"The success of my business is solely on me. Sometimes I work my butt off, while others times... not so much.","og_url":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/this-inspired-me\/","og_site_name":"Epic Living - Create An Epic Life","article_published_time":"2022-09-10T13:38:01+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-09-10T14:28:18+00:00","og_image":[{"width":960,"height":604,"url":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Epic-Living-Mike-Gillespie-3.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Grace Manalo","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/","name":"Epic Living - Create An Epic Life","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/this-inspired-me\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Epic-Living-Mike-Gillespie-3.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Epic-Living-Mike-Gillespie-3.jpg","width":960,"height":604},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/this-inspired-me\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/this-inspired-me\/","name":"THIS INSPIRED ME","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/this-inspired-me\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2022-09-10T13:38:01+00:00","dateModified":"2022-09-10T14:28:18+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1b30495daa88e24633423db4916d8ec2"},"description":"The success of my business is solely on me. Sometimes I work my butt off, while others times... not so much.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/this-inspired-me\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/this-inspired-me\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/this-inspired-me\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"THIS INSPIRED ME"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/1b30495daa88e24633423db4916d8ec2","name":"Grace Manalo","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/98fdf29ca1349910387c04452028f922?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/98fdf29ca1349910387c04452028f922?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Grace Manalo"},"url":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/author\/mgmanalo12gmail-com\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17570"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/125"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17570"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17575,"href":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17570\/revisions\/17575"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epiclivingacademy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}