Your Questions Answered - July 2019 [BTS 44]

1) Are you coming to Area 51 next month? I live in Vegas and am curious to see how many people will show up. 2) I know you like Roasts... have you watched the Dean Martin roasts from the 70s & 80s? I think they're better than the comedy central ones.

Also, any chance you'd consider releasing an export of your Google My Maps on here?

1) The post below this is "the only place I won't go back to again". Similar to that topic, are there any experiences you had, or things you did along your journey, that you regret doing? 2) Is there anything you did or experienced that really shocked you and had a profound personal effect on you, or changed the way you view something? 3) Where do you draw the line of fearless? You got a tattoo from a shared needle, travelled in places like Mindanao, ate and touched various foods and creatures. Seems like all has went well so far, but how much planning in advance do you do to ensure they go well, or do you just hope for the best and see where it goes? How do you know if something you're doing isn't just way too dangerous, and do you ever draw the line at things you just won't do because they are too 'dangerous'? 4) You've done things that seemed to make you feel weird initially (like kill a pig) and generally seem open to new things. Have you ever turned an offer down to do or try something? What and why? 5) Have you experienced any significant failures before? How did you deal with them (advice in general for your framework in dealing with failure?) Less abstract Qs: - How long did you stay in the Philippines? How much did the travel cost roughly? How do you find your tour guides? - How do you keep your expensive belongings (phone, computer, cameras) safe from theft/damage when you're out and about, sleeping in 'sketchy' areas, doing things where you can't keep them on you, etc.? Typical advice tends to be use hotel/hostel lockers, but I'm guessing in your adventures you don't have much access to those? - And safety in general, how do you stay safe?

As Roland pointed out, advance happy birthday, Mike! 😊 Here are some of my questions for your next Q&A: 1. If all your wishes were granted today, how would you describe your life 5 years from now? 2. Would you rather discover a new planet or discover a cure for cancer? Why? 3. Would you rather have a life rewind button or a life pause button? Why?

Happy Birthday, Mike (August24)!!!! Let’s start you easy since this will fall on your birthday month. 1. These people share the same birthday month as you: Barrack Obama, James Cameron, Martha Stewart, Steve Carrell, Robert De Niro, Halle Berry and Charlize Theron. Choose 2 people you want to be stuck in an elevator with and why? 2. Would you rather lose all your old memories, or never be able to make new ones? 3. Would you rather be a worried genius or a joyful simpleton? 4. What is something you know you do differently than most people?🐉 Lastly, What are you most grateful for? HAPPY BIRTHDAY!🎂🐉🐉🐉🐉

Oh, by the way, here are my questions for next month's Q&A: 1) Are there any skills you wish you had, but currently don't? What are they? 2) You share some pretty intimate details about yourself in your Becoming the Superhero Version of You worksheet. If you could could have anyone, alive or dead, fill out that worksheet so you could read it, who would it be and why? 3) You've been granted three wishes. The only thing is, you can't directly reap any of the benefits of those wishes coming true. What do you wish for? 4) You've been given 24 hours to do whatever you want, as long as it isn't travel-related. How do you spend those 24 hours? 5) Would you ever visit Lake Natron in Tanzania? It's also known as the Petrifying Lake and looks right up your alley! 6) What is the funniest thing that has happened to you while traveling that didn't make it into one of your videos? 7) You've done a lot of unique things to celebrate your birthday, including live in the forest and hang from hooks. When did you first start this tradition and what was your first unique birthday activity? Oh...and happy birthday!! 🐉🐉🐉🐉

Brandon Moore

Hi Mike! So with you traveling so much how do you balance your personal life with your loved ones and friends? Do you ever find yourself getting homesick?

I believe the guy who you had Etag with was Chris! Thanks so much for answering my questions, man! I had a lot of fun cooking them up for you. And as always, your answers were really interesting, thoughtful, and eye-opening. I can't wait for you go all-in on YouTube, man. You have such a unique perspective that I'm really looking forward to seeing you apply to all of the locations you talked about in this video. So excited about the prospect of you visiting Nepal, India, and Socotra. What you said about cutting people out and finding people who help you "average up" was really interesting. It's something I'm in the process of doing right now with a lot of the people who have been in my life forever. It's hard, but it's also necessary, especially if your goal is to become the best version of yourself possible. Very interesting and relatable to hear you speak about that.

Brandon Moore