048: Live the Life You Want – Gary Collins
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Gary Collins is a best selling Amazon author and creator of thesimplelifenow.com. Gary’s background includes service in military intelligence as a special agent for the US State Department Diplomatic Security Service, the US Department of Health and Human Services, and the US Food and Drug Administration. His expert knowledge brings a much-needed perspective to today’s areas of simple living, health, nutrition, entrepreneurship, self-help, and being more self-reliant.
Gary was raised in the high desert at the basin of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in a rural part of California. He grew up poor with parents who did not emphasize education or anything particularly aspirational, yet he felt driven to achieve greater goals. He joined the military as a pathway to attend college and graduate school and later worked for the federal government in several capacities. Twenty years later, he left the highly structured world of government service and went the entrepreneurial route, starting his own health company. This led to many creative ideas resulting in his passion for life simplification. He now lives off the grid part of the year in a remote area of North East Washington State and spends the rest of the year exploring in his travel trailer with his trusty black lab Barney.
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In this episode we discuss:
Gary’s processes of learning through life.
Many of the jobs Gary has done and the thread that ties them together.
How his passion for helping others has been evident throughout his career.
Gary’s experience in the army, leaving the army, and moving into health and life simplification.
How Gary views his current life and career and why it works for him.
Gary’s writing process and books.
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Books mentioned in this episode:
“The Beginner’s Guide to Living Off The Grid” by Gary Collins
“The Simple Life Guide to Decluttering Your Life: The How-To Book of Doing More with Less and Focusing on the Things That Matter” by Gary Collins
“The Simple Life Guide to Financial Freedom: Free Yourself from the Chains of Debt and Find Financial Peace” by Gary Collins
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