Comments on: The Heart of the Matter

By: Rachel Byrum

Rachel Byrum — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:59:30 +0000

Haiti! I want to go to Haiti so bad one day! Wow! I have looked at going several times. One day…

Meanwhile, I am not surprised that you made it into the New York Times. That makes me smile, but does not surprise me AT ALL. Wow, you have and are continuing to really DO things. You are my friend, but also as your life develops and evolves, you are growing into this bigger-then-life person that I am just blown away by. You are very real, and watching you do these things encourages me to be extraordinary as well.

Thanks for defying the norm.

Rachel

By: Dawn McCaslin

Dawn McCaslin — Mon, 25 May 2009 15:06:09 +0000

Hi Chris!

Over the last few weeks I’ve taken the time to read almost all of your blog posts. I’ve purchased a few of your eBooks and I’m a huge fan.

One burning question I have is how do you handle tax issues? I’ve taken classes on small business taxes and done some research but nothing that I’ve found seems to support a blog-ebook-business.

I’m in the process of researching and building up a big repository of posts for my soon-to-be blog. My goal is to become a digital nomad and location independent like you and Lea Woodard.

But, I have no idea how to deal with or track for tax filings.

I hope you’ll either address this in a future post or in one of your eBooks. I’d love to hear about your experiences with this matter.

Best and keep up the awesome work! You are a true inspiration…

Dawn

By: Megan Kelly

Megan Kelly — Mon, 04 May 2009 23:18:02 +0000

I can’t wait to hear more about your time in Haiti. My Bahamian students and I just studied Haitian immigration and fundraised the money to send 16 students to school for a year. I am eager to go to Haiti someday and volunteer as well.

Safe journey!

By: Pascal

Pascal — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:20:53 +0000

Hi Chris,

I really liked that post and want to thank you for it. It shows your personnal progress through time, long time in fact. As LEI, I’m also wondering why I haven’t found my point of passion and career yet. One thing for sure is that my current situation is temporary until I found something else I feel better about. Thoses recent years have been very deep at the point of introspection and deep feelings of happiness. Even if I got the sense of making progress in my head, I haven’t found what I really want yet and feel I’m turning in circle. One thing for sure, sitting in that cubicle won’t help that! But man…. what is holding us back from making the progress we would like to…. is it only because we’re not patient or it is insecurity, money?

Keep rocking our mind,

Pascal

By: Lei

Lei — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:26:43 +0000

Hey, Chris, thank you for this post. Actually, I just got referred from some blog. But this blog entry (well, also the first one) really impresses me a lot. I am a student from China. Though have traveled a lot between several continents, I am still wondering why I haven’t found my point of passion and career. You article invokes my deepest feeling of pursuit of happiness. Your article is calm but encouraging. Thanks.

By: Braden

Braden — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 03:24:38 +0000

You know how you never laugh out loud much if your by yourself? After pausing mid essay to read how you really got into business, and your story about your last real job was moving boxes at fedex, I couldnt help but laugh out loud at the irony when you ended up beeing the box carrier in Sierra Leone. Your stories never cease to amaze me.

Your site has been my homepage for a month or two now thanks!

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:10:12 +0000

Dear Everyone,

Thanks so much for your comments. I have read them all and wish I could be more responsive, but I haven’t had much internet access lately. I’ll try to answer some of the questions in future updates.

All the best from Guyana,

By: Keith Legg

Keith Legg — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 04:59:15 +0000

I am impressed with how you are living your life. Your compassion for people is commendable, but your willingness to take action, to put yourself in the middle of people lives, is wonderful and quite frankly, unusual. The world is brimming over with all kinds of human suffering, all sorts of injustice and madness that just doesn’t seem real to people who live comfortable lives. That’s why what you are doing, and what you are saying is important.

By: tyronebcookin

tyronebcookin — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 04:26:31 +0000

I was with a particular organization that had a stop-over in Haiti for 3 or 4 days to do a quick ‘advance team’ to get a better idea of the needs there (mmm probably 2003) …the views were both breath-taking and heart breaking…then when we moved on to Puerto Plato Dominican Republic it was sad to see the Haitians overworked and underpaid in the sugarcane fields of the DR…

It keeps good perspective on world views, cultural differences, and self humility(or ones own feeling of appreciating life and why).

On a side note to another comment – Haiti’s Voodoo transcended from Benin in West Africa. So it wouldn’t be a far cry to see other traits that came as well, or to attach them to West Africa.

Chris your travels and experiences are an education in itself…best money or travel miles you ever spent?!

By: Dan O'Neil

Dan O'Neil — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:21:30 +0000

Chris, I was in Sierra Leone in 1996 and have been working with Haiti for the last fifteen years. I agree that they look a lot a like. If Haiti were part of Africa, it would fit right in. It is an odd puzzle though as to why Haiti didn’t follow the path of its Caribbean neighbors.

I loved your back story–you sound quite remarkable. I hope that we do meet as you cross through the Dominican Republic.