Rewrite The Rules With Alex Starr

It's travel bug time of year people! Matt Kepnes (Nomadic Matt) is the one of the most prolific and popular travel writers online getting over 1.3 million hits A MONTH. He has been to around 90 countries over the past 10 years while writing a NY Times bestselling book that teaches people how to make travel accessible and possible with any budget.  He shows people how they can stretch their dollar to make the traveling as authentic and money-friendly as possible even for the peasant folk. He took some time while packing for his next adventure to give practical advice on traveling and how he built his empire to be able to see the world and make money while doing it. Find him online at www.nomadicmatt.comLearn how to live life on your own terms at my site www.alexstarr.com   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For all of us that love learning but didn’t do very well in school, this episode is for you. Most of school felt like a struggle trying to learn how to memorize useless facts and feel like shit if you can’t. Tami is a firecracker of a personality that did terrible in school…and great in life. Hear her open and raw story of discovering the path of resistance and utilizing emotional intelligence to get ahead and stay there.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode is by the listeners and for the listeners. I took your top questions and posed them to all around money guru and Financial Advisor Joe who gives solid AND honest money advice, which I always thought was an oxymoron. You probably have some money saved but have no idea what exactly to do with it. Or you have student loan debt or racked up some credit card like an idiot (me too). Turn your life around baby, just listen to the soothing sound of Joe putting money in your pocket. LEARN:What is the one simple and yet incredibly powerful thing to do and take control back of your life? How and what to invest. (Once again, much simpler than you think)How to get that vacation, the car or the experience you want The dirty little secret of the financial industry...and much more!Please subscribe and leave me a review on iTunes if you enjoy the show! Follow my narcissistic adventures on Instagram @alex.h.starrFacebook @RewriteTheRulesPodcastFind show notes, videos, and sign up for my weekly email to learn how

Maybe one day I will become popular enough o have Russell Brand sit down with me and shoot the shit on the podcast. Until then, I must be content with sharing his unbelievably poignant and relevant words.This episode is a great 10 minutes to make you FEEL. Make you get out of the rut, the grind, stuck in the day-to-day routine with a dire need to be released into the abyss for a short time. Take the few minutes and do it for yourself. Russell has the unique ability to vividly convey how we all feel the world should be when we are truly honest with ourselves and drop the limitations set forth by society and the ego.What could our society look like if we started down a different path from our parents and created it in this vision?I hope you enjoy this episode and a break from my voice annoying everybody for iTunes reviews :)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We all can do more, contribute more, be more of a person we would want to look up to. This episode will help get you to where you are trying to go and accomplish, one tiny little baby step at a time. Eric Davis is a former Navy SEAL and has served as a Master Training Specialist at the SEAL sniper school in Coronado, CA. He now leads schools and classes around the world applying SEAL principles to the workforce and personal lives.Listen to understand how you can override the stories you tell yourself that are holding you back, the best path of action for anything you want to accomplish and what is the key difference between a reason and an excuse?Get motivated and and create a version of yourself worthy of...yourself.Find Eric at www.ericdavis215.comPlease subscribe and leave me a review on iTunes if you enjoy the show! Follow my narcissistic adventures on Instagram @alex.h.starrFacebook @RewriteTheRulesPodcastFind show notes, videos, and sign up for my weekly email to learn how to live life on your own terms

I can't count the amount of times I have made a vow to myself like this and failed at accomplishing it...1. This is the last sweet I am having for a MONTH!2. Taking the next 3 weeks off from drinking for sure3. Definitely adding 10 minutes of meditation to my routine every day4. OK, I am going to stop scrolling through Instagram's feed all the time...starting tomorrow5. Going to work on that hobby/project every day for an hour to improve at it!6. I am addicted to caffeine, I don't need it and I am taking the rest of the year off from it!In the moment these come from true sources of inspiration and motivation, yet once that feeling inevitably fades away, what are we left to do? We fall back into our old habits. Another pint of ice cream down, another day where we never found the time to read that book or forgot to go for that run...all of a sudden a year is behind us and we are no closer to creating the best version of ourselves in the way we want. That is the bad news.The good news is that everybody except fo

This is part 2/2 of my fascinating talk with Donald Hoffman, a Professor of Cognitive Science at the University of California, Irvine. Do we see reality as it actually is? Have you ever wondered if what we see around us every day is actually...there? Is this actually the Matrix?!Buckle up and take your shrooms for this one...His TED talk "Do We See Reality?" has garnered over 3 million views and takes a dive off the deep end of the consciousness pool as it explores our place in the universe and our perceptions of our very own lives.Hear him explain and me attempt to understand how:1. Humans are not made to see the truth2. What reality actually looks and feels like3. Scientifically, are we truly capable of altering our realities since we are not perceiving the "real" one anyway?4.How we have evolved to be great at lying and deceiving ourselves and what to do about itPlease subscribe and leave me a review on iTunes if you enjoy the show! Follow my narcissistic adventures on Instagram @alex.h.starrFacebook @Rewr

Do we see reality as it actually is? Have you ever wondered if what we see around us every day is actually...there? Is this actually the Matrix?!Buckle up and take your shrooms for this one...Donald Hoffman is a Professor of Cognitive Science at the University of California, Irvine. His TED talk "Do We See Reality?" has garnered over 3 million views and takes a dive off the deep end of the consciousness pool as it explores our place in the universe and our perceptions of our very own lives.Hear him explain and me attempt to understand how:1. Humans are not made to see the truth2. What reality actually looks and feels like3. Scientifically, are we truly capable of altering our realities since we are not perceiving the "real" one anyway?4.How we have evolved to be great at lying and deceiving ourselves and what to do about itPart 2 is going to go even deeper on this subject AND talk about how anxiety and guilt are evolutionary tactics that are not necessary anymore. We also talk about the role meditation, praye

How many times have you heard to just "follow your passion" OR "Follow your bliss"! What does a passion or bliss even look like and how do I find it? This type of thinking leaves all of us feeling like other people have this magical passion and we don't. So what should we be following instead? Listen to this quick solo episode to hear what you should be cultivating to live a full life without all the stress of running around looking for a passion that might not exist. Please subscribe and leave me a review on iTunes if you enjoy the show! Follow my narcissistic adventures on Instagram @alex.h.starrFacebook @RewriteTheRulesPodcastFind show notes, videos, and sign up for my weekly email to learn how to live life on your own terms www.alexstarr.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Live, work, and play out of a van on the most epic road trip of your life. Corey & Emily of "Where's My Office Now?" have been living out of a van for 4 years and making a living while they do it. Hear how they make money on the road, where they stay for free, and the amazing locations they have been. Follow their adventures on Instagram @wheresmyofficenowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this fresh episode you will hear how to downsize your possessions, let go of attachments and live a leaner, happier life. Damon and Todd, both in their 50’s, decided it was time for them to realize long-held dream of traveling the world before they no longer could. They had a 3 bedroom house full of items accumulated over the years and comfortable lives. They had a mortgage, two cars, and jobs. Once they saw friends losing health and the possibility of regret looming over them, the decision was made to pursue this dream with passion and a deadline.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I met Jessica on Tinder and she quickly informed that she was 'polyamorous'...I had no idea what that meant so quickly assumed it meant she had two dicks. Or a vagina and a dick. All I saw was the word POLY staring back at me and I knew exactly what that meant: multiple. Maybe she has crazy multiple orgasms, that could be neat. I of course didn't realize then that the root of the second part of the word, amorous, is from the latin “amor” and literally means love in Spanish. She lived her life without a complete commitment to one single person with the capability to be in relationships with as many people as she saw fit for that period of her life.I breathed a sigh of relief when I read that description, content that I did not have to deal with a bunch of dicks.We hung out about 5 times that long summer. We got food and listened to music in Mexico, drank cold beer on warm August nights and of course, we fucked. My curiosity was becoming as hard to contain as my libido around this girl so I asked if she would c

Love him or hate him, Kirill Bichutsky has made a name for himself as a NYC nightlife photographer, throwing his own brand of parties that include the infamous ‘champagne facial’, and being a provocateur on social media. His brand of humor is unapologetically brash, self-deprecating, and raunchy. He has accumulated over 2 million followers across Snapchat, Instagram, and Twitter where he is known as three different aliases: ‘UglyRussianJew’, ‘SlutWhisperer’ and ‘KirillWasHere’ respectively. A lot of people get pissed off at him and just as many are fervent supporters. He seriously doesn't care either way. Some say that he is objectifying the women with his act, especially the part where he dumps champagne and milk on them to invoke images of cum in porn. His brand of partying has been banned from venues and cities for being too obscene and causing a stir with local women rights groups. In the end, he seems to simply wants to host the party where people have a memorable night.See omnystudio.com/listener for pr

Kamal has trekked to one of the highest base camps in the Himalayas, meditated with Tibetan monks in the Dalai Lama’s monastery, earned his US Army Infantry patch, walked 550 miles across Spain, lived in Paris, written several bestsellers, held the hands of dying patients, and worked with some of the best people in Silicon Valley.A few years ago he lost all his money from his company failing, had a close friend die and became severely depressed. Out of that experience came his first book “Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It” which went on to become a runaway bestseller on Amazon that currently garnishes over 2,000 4-star reviews. After reading that and changing my own mindset (Cory and I have talked about his book and the effect it had on episode 15), I reached out to him to be on the show. Over a year later we were finally able to sit down and talk about how he crafted his new book, “Rebirth” which came out January 3rd.The story follows a young man walking the Camino de Santiago in Spain and living an

Meet Fernando "Nando" Urias, a firefighter and professional roper in Southern Arizona. Like most of us, he spent decades being a self-proclaimed "class clown" and never putting 100% effort into anything from fear of failing. After being humbled by a respected mentor, he altered his mindset, threw out the lies he had been telling himself and committed to the goal regardless of the outcome. His hard work payed off and he recently made it and competed in the National Championships in 2016.What exactly did he do and how can it help? Listen to his stories and hacks for changing your story and re-writing it to embrace the failure instead of pushing it away.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I wasn't sure if I should post this episode and still feel vulnerability from doing so...I'm going to take that as a sign to do it.The other day I was staring out my window as a monsoon storm swept through Southern Arizona near Mexico and I suddenly bolted off the couch to grab my journal. I quickly wrote 5 thought patterns that were negatively affecting every aspect of my life and my entire worldview about myself. Some have been around since childhood and all of them mold the man I am and will become unless I consciously change them.I am not sure how or why they presented themselves to me in that moment but once I wrote them down, I felt a lightness that took hold for days. This podcast is based on those limiting beliefs I harbor within myself and what I am doing to defeat them.If it doesn't help you, remove the thought from your mind.Please reach out to me if any of these resonate with you and let's RISE TOGETHER.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-

Some people seem to be born with a propensity to an existence not entirely controlled by their ego...how do we incorporate those traits into our lives to live a life full of real substance? A firefighter, ex-cop, family man, and my good friend "Boonie" talks with me about keeping life simple to get the most out of it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

CEO and Founder of greatist.com Derek Flanzraich realized that there was a need for health information that was relevant, realistic, and balanced. So he created it and now his website gets over 10 million unique visitors every month.Listen and learn how Derek stays true to himself in a high pressure world, what he recommends doing BEFORE improving or starting any project, and what creativity means in the digital age.Health and well-being is available to all of us, sometimes we just need the right motivation. Check out www.greatist.com for articles, videos, and tips on everything to feel like the best version of you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Politics is such a loaded phrase with polarization occurring across our country and apathy taking shape in multiple platforms. It is easy to feel let down or frustrated in the current climate, and I believe the first step towards improving our relationship with politics, the government system, and social movements is simple: the truth. Complicated issues such as illegal immigration never have simple solutions, but looking at the facts is a great place to start.Pamela Starr is an Associate Professor at USC of International Relations and Public Diplomacy with a specialization in US/Mexico relations. She also happens to be my aunt. Some of the topics we cover:1. Explain the mindset of Donald Trump voters2. Are illegal immigrants actually taking jobs from Americans?3. What news companies and are the best for non-bias information?4. Does your vote matter?5. How can an ordinary citizen make a difference in the community?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-o

I'm not good enough. I'm not beautiful enough. I can't do it. Once I get this, then I will be satisfied. How do we deal with the normal stream of comparisons and negative thoughts exacerbated by modern life? It starts by knowing that you aren't alone. Rob is a soon-to-be doctor from Australia and is one of the most confident people I have ever met so I was extremely surprised when he started telling me about all the doubts and insecure thoughts he has on a daily basis. This predicament of life can be overcome through honesty with yourself and other tactics described in this episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.