Traveling on $10 a Day to Building a 7-Figure Business with The Broke Backpacker Will Hatton

Today, I’m joined by Will Hatton to hear about his adventures traveling the world on $10 a day and how that led to the creation of one of the world’s largest travel blogs, The Broke Backpacker. 

Will has been traveling the world for 15 years, launching nine different businesses during that time. As a serial entrepreneur and founder of The Broke Backpacker, he’s passionate about showing that travel is possible no matter your budget, as long as you’re willing to get out of your comfort zone. 

In this episode, Will talks about why his solo trip through India was so transformative in creating a life of travel, his experience hitchhiking in Pakistan and Iran (and marrying the girl he met on the road), and why extreme budget travel in far-flung lands is the ultimate tool for personal development. We talk about the realities of what it took for him to build his blog to seven figures while living a travel-based lifestyle, his most recent project opening Bali’s first custom-designed and built coworking and coliving hostel, and, of course, plenty of advice and lessons around budget travel and business.

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Tune In To Learn:

• The story of his unconventional marriage (and divorce), converting to Islam, and what he took away from the experience 
• How his journey through India kickstarted his life of travel and what it taught him about the ability to reinvent yourself 
• Why he wrote a manifesto and why it’s important to write down your values (+ two values you may want to adopt yourself)
• The serendipitous nature of hitchhiking and what it taught him about kindness
• His advice for traveling on a small budget + the mindset you need to adopt
• Why he’s frustrated with the term “begpackers”
• The rollercoaster ride of building The Broke Backpacker and advice for moving the needle in your business
• How he balances using his craft for creative release vs. growing his business
• Why opening a hostel allowed him to counterbalance his online work and how they’re partnering with the local community to make a positive impact
• What matters most in life
• And so much more

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