WHY I LEFT HOME...
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Don't hold onto the wrong roots or you will die with the tree ;)
Damn. I gotta get that tattooed somewhere.
Hope this video didn't hit home cause if thats the case congrats ! You're where you are mean't to be.
But if this video made you realize you might be in the wrong home, I encourage you to start exploring what that might mean for you.
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You're 100% right man, dipping your toe into some philosophy might make things even clearer - google Materialism vs Idealism and find out why looking for happiness out "in the world" is a fool's errand. Bernardo Kastrup explains it best. Then go deep into Advaita Vedanta, Zen or non-duality and blow your mind completely!
Hi Christian. I agree with what you said but it's also because working as an online content creator helps you to move around freely. TH-cam, instagram, and other social network and sharing sites helps people move from a 9to5 job to a more comfortable life.
1st off... you started off with debt by going to college... 2ndly you never needed a shirt and tie to make lots of money. 3rd If you were situated at a young age to travel you would know the world is a oyster and you could have done both.... I'm from nyc which is way more expensive and faster than Canada.. I have a good paying job with new York city transit. your midstate was already jacked once you went into corporate tring to chase a dream... I travel 4 to 5 times a year overseas 11 to 12 days each trip... so I know how to balance life I've been traveling since 7 so my outlook on life was bright and I knew how to manage day to day life situations... ✌...
il be retired with over 8k a month pension and still be comfortable to travel and live the way I want content creation is cool but who wants to sit on a computer for a few hours into your late 60s still working thinking about where my next pay is coming from.... life is about balance and sharing those moments with a family obviously you didnt learn that yet... once you make kids and share these experiences of travel and watching them grow into there own will be better than anything your experiencing now.... I'm 48 my kids daughters are 31 27 18 and all of them have seen the world ten times over and as they gotten into the real world they continued to travel and share these experiences with my grandchildren its about legacy not vlogging on TH-cam for views for extra income living from pillow to post spending the equivalent to what you would have living in Vancouver Canada... I have friends in Canada Toronto who travel for days in and out manage a social life and family and still work a good job..
You're a great salesperson, Christian, I've always believed that, and your product is very professional. The truth is that most of us believe there's 'something better' for us (not many of us enjoy the 9-to-5, after all), and many of us fantasize about 'living the dream' in some exotic, faraway place. Sadly most of us don't have your drive, relentless self-belief, entrepreneurial skill set, or your particular advantages.
Your videos are aspirational - part motivational, part travelog. The photography and editing are top-notch (kudos to you for that). Watching them, it's easy to imagine we could do that, too. The 'digital nomad' thing is interesting, but very rarely comes unclouded by wishful thinking or any honest exploration of the pitfalls, the realities, and, perhaps most importantly, the raw statistics (its failures vs. successes). I'm willing to bet there's a pretty sketchy and unhappy tale to be told there. Naturally, those involved in it (especially those promoting it and perhaps making a living from promoting it - which in the case of 'digital nomads' seems to be an unusually large proportion of those involved) don't want to lay bare the often very harsh realities of it.
Still, irrefutably, you have proven 'the dream' can be achieved, but I suspect that hasn't come without some considerable cost (in every sense) to you. The vast majority of people, while perhaps mesmerized, tempted, by the lure of living the life you have built for yourself (and which you yourself now extoll), are simply never going to make it. This is important to mention, not as any specific criticism of you, Christian, but of the whole 'digital nomad' phenomenon.
As you prove ('career is number one'), one has to be a very focused, business-minded individual, resourceful, creative (in the right way), and conscientious in work habits and financial matters. This isn't 98% of people. The 2% make it (like you). The rest discover that 'digital nomad' is not what they imagined - although, perhaps, it can be for a short while before reality comes crashing through.
Exactly, the young dreamers tend to fall in these glamourous trap and it's too late they realise it and hit hard. I wonder even this youtube guy is happy! 9-5 can be good for many people! Your comment is rare, I appreciate you highlight these kind of unseen truth.
appreciate this comment
It is that exact mindset that will guarantee you (and many others) won't ever make it - by pointing out the odds you won't make it so you don't event try. The people who "make it" are the ones who understand the odds but refuse be stopped by them. No, not everyone is going to "make it" but if you go for it and refuse to quit your odds go up considerably, especially compared to the 0% chance if you never try.
At no point did he say it was easy to do what he's done. At no point did he suggest that it's for everyone. At no point did he promise immediate success.
The #1 biggest reason that most people quit is that they aren't willing to deal with the extended period(s) of uncertainty, sacrifices, and setbacks that the successful ones who stick it out are. Yes, the odds are generally going to be stacked against you, but it's not talent, it's rarely circumstances, it's simply a mindset and a refusal to settle for anything but your dreams.
Most people wouldn't take off on a one-way ticket unsure how they would make money like he did. Most people wouldn't put themselves out there even when they're nervous until they got comfortable on camera. Most people never walk away from the stable income of the job they hate. Most people are unwilling to do many things that he and the 2% are.
"The difference between winning and losing is most often not quitting" - Walt Disney
I've been following Christian for a couple of years. Nobody is happy all the time, but I think he is quite honest about his journey to live a life that he wanted. That doesn't mean that it is for everyone, and definitely it will take a lot of effort to do what Christian does. He puts career first. Always remember that. Sacrifices will always come with that!
Christian I've had a text from you or someone who says is you that I win a drone from yourself but won't me to send money for post is it really you
It's funny you posted this, I just bought my plane ticket to Bali a few days ago. I'll be there for 5 months. Nov-April. I definitely needed a break from the "9-5 life" and your videos helped me decide Bali. Can't wait! Love your videos man
We did absolutely the same back in February 😅 and month ago we started the TH-cam journey.
After bali, spend some time discovering its neighbor the Philippines
Bali is out of this world. Even as an Indonesian, I never get tired of this place. Sadly I cant leave Jakarta.
Congrats on the jump!🙌🏝
let's face it:
1. you can move mostly if you come from a "strong" country & not a poor one.
2. one of the only things you can do after quitting your job in order to get good money is "travel combined with youtube" and having your income coming from that strong country.
3. if you have a stable income, you can really live in a cheap country for a long time.
4. you have to publish a video about difficulties in the new destination.
5. don't you miss going to a library, movie, concert, football game, playing video games, having a variety of places that sell a good slice of new york style pizza?
6. married? kids? then it's another story. completely.
7. not every country is willing to accept you. most of them don't (unless again if you have money or moving to a cheap destination).
8. if lots of people will do what you do, then your dream and income will be at risk one day. just imagine that every day you will have 1000 videos of "WHY I LEFT HOME", less people will watch you, less revenue....
Hence why the current destination is Greece, coz it's cheap 🤣
That’s exactly why our traveling family moved overseas and started a TH-cam channel.
🙏🏼🙌🏼 congrats guys
Great line from the movie Fight Club.."Your possessions end up owning you". It's a real shame that people live in their own prisons they don't realize it till its too late.
Yess love that
i am so grateful i started watching this channel back at the very beginning in 2015. I was only 16 at the time but this channel single handedly changed the trajectory of my life... Now at 23 i can proudly say I never even started down the corporate route after university, im an LCA student, and I have been living on the road full time for almost a year building my own TH-cam channel and my own course about the things i am most passionate about. Im just filled with gratitude for learning at an early age that life isnt about the THINGS its about the EXPERIENCE. Thanks Christian ❤
Not many people have the courage to do what you did, this is why I am watching you still three years later, you have been inspiring!!! Thank you!
Hope you find your own Bali someday soon if you aren't already there
@@lostleblanc Thank you so much! I am definitely working on it!!
Amazing video bro! Leaving home and chasing my dream has been the best decision I've ever made! 🙏🏻🙌🏻
Love to hear it :) Thanks mate!
Was stuck feeling stagnant, rusty, in a daily routine contestant repetitiveness and now I’ve Been here in Bali for over a month and I can’t thank you enough I’ve grown so much just in this first month thank you christian for everything you do man ❤️
Wow. Yesterday afternoon I was sitting in a park w my friends here in Canada having the EXACT same discussion about how staying in your comfort zone by never leaving home can become the most oppressive decision you’ll ever make. Then hours later your video comes up. Obviously the universe wanted me to experience this video to reinforce how I’ve been feeling for years now and intensely the past few months. Thank you for sharing! And although we certainly are blessed to be Canadian, I am so happy for you that you’ve found so much health and happiness abroad!
Hope you find your place soon
I’m SO glad you talked about not listening to the news!! While I think it’s important to have an awareness of what’s going on in the world, I really think listening to news every day is just mentally EXHAUSTING and so unnecessary. I’ve tried to tell my dad this. He listens to the news on the radio at 9am, 1pm, 6pm and then 10pm!! I feel so much happier when I’m not listening to it, because at the end of the day most of it doesn’t need to concern me. I hope people read this message and turn off the news and listen to music or podcasts or TH-cam instead! :) spread happiness not fear
Christian, this is amazing. Your videos are always so well thought of, very insightful, and incredible storytelling. Thank you for sharing your story with us!
That video hits hard right in the feels. Watched it four times... you really tugged my heartstrings! I'm planning for that month away by mid-2023. Thanks for the eye-opener vid!
I love LCA, I am learning so much! My passion is traveling, always has been, but I would like to add, that having home in my city, having family and friends for life around and feel stability is also important. After long time traveling and living in different countries, I always loved to come back home after some time. Balance is key in my case❤️.
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 means so much to hear that 🥲
Thank you for the refreshing and uplifting video. The intro was necessary as life can’t be seen through rose tinted lenses knowing we want and deserve something that will satisfy our own internally needed desires. Continue with the great videos and amazing travels.
This video is seriously making me consider packing all my stuff and move out to Bali. I'm in Taiwan. It's my home. but I feel stuck, unmotivated and stressed. I'm not happy with where I am. and it makes things worst sometimes when I'm the only person making my way on this path. I feel the most alive when I'm out traveling and exploring. I'm a part of the LCA but I'm still at a spot where I'm still struggling at the moment and I began to hope to rush my way out which let me tell ye does not work ~ But I've recently picked up the camera again after sitting in a rut for months and I made another video that I'm hoping would bring some positivity and motivation back into my life. but as I'm almost finished I got scared again that I could still feel defeated after sharing my experience through this video. But this video is giving me another boost! What an incredible video that hits deep! I will complete this video I'm working on and I'll be sharing it with the LCA family soon! Stay tuned and thank you Christian!
Hopefully we have another LCA fam member out in Bali. it's pretty beautiful how many of us have made this island home. Cheers Gilbert!
Haha, Taiwan is my dream home for the future!
You don’t need to move away from home to achieve that. Not that traveling doesn’t enrich you as a person. Most people don’t need a change of air but a change of character. Do things outside of your comfort zone and you’ll grow regardless of your location
Love the content man KEEP MOTIVATING !!
Appreciate that Kip
you are a great inspiration for humanity pal keep it up xx
Live the life you love, Love the life you live. We did this 5 years ago! We quit our jobs, sold our stuff and left Kelowna for a country we hadn't even visited! Now Costa Rica is our home and we can't wait to get out and explore and film more countries. Thanks for inspiring so many, life is short! Keep having fun! good luck with your house build as well.
I did 20 years in the military and am happy to say I have passive income. The only problem is getting over that fear of taking risks knowing I still have income coming in whether I clock in or not. That is my current dilemma; I’m so appreciative of this video and your words of wisdom!
bro, your huge leap out of your comfort zone is sooo 🔥 and inspiring!
I loved it when you said, "PURPOSE"!
Thanks for sharing this, Christian!
Whew, I am teary eyed now! Damn!
You are an inspiration Christian! We just came back from Bali. We love your videos. There are so much lessons to learn and so much videos to enjoy!
Love it Christian this is my dream I just signed up for LCA can’t wait to get thru it hopefully I’m in the first 100!!!! Can’t wait to start traveling!!!
You made it ;) Welcome to the fam!!
Your best video yet!
Really good man, respect.
Once again very inspiring and uplifting! Love your videos! Thanks so much!
Such a great video. Thank you! I live in Vancouver but currently I am also staying in Bali. I agree with your points
This video is coming the right time.. thank you 😊!
We’ve been traveling full time for 15 months looking for our place in the world. Took us so long to find it, but I’m pretty sure we just did 😀🤞
Wow! Christian, you’ve reached a new level of communication… matured and is now a great inspiration, specially to men who define themselves with their jobs and forget the rest. 👏🏻
I’ve watched a lot of your travel videos but this one is by far the best one yet!! Bravo Christian 🙏
Hey Christian, been a long term fan (since the GoPro days) - now I'm a student in LCA and I'm loving it. Anyone who reads this comment, it's well worth doing. Keep doing what you're doing! :)
This video is incredible, love everything about it! Super inspiring :)
I love videos like this! The inspiration provided is always needed.
Hi Christian, wonderful video. I have really enjoyed your other videos and they are inspiring. I will be moving to Bali next April, but with a twist. While I could retire, I am taking your cue and starting a new life mixing old with new. Planning 6 months Bali, 4 months in Spain and 2 months working with clients in various parts of the world. I do plan to learn more about using video to add to the my future path, so will be taking your advice and some classes to....I had already planned to move, but you defiantly added inspiration, focus and clarity. Thank you! More to come!
Cheers David. Love hearing that 🙌🏼
Thanks for sharing your story! Hugs from the Netherlands!
🙏🏼❤️
I’m at that crossroads now as a senior in college…continuing down the path of graphic design for a 9-5, or taking the risk to travel with no guarantee. But I’ve also always dreamed of travel, rather than that car/house/job lifestyle… 😬
Very relatable! I worked for 10 years in the accounting (probably the same company or one of the competitors). This year we decided to start LIVING and booked one way ticket to Bali, it`s been 5 months as we are here, enjoying every day 💙 A month ago we started the TH-cam channel and love the journey, learning and creativity 😊
Wow amazing .... What's your TH-cam channel
I've been a long time follower and I NEEDED this video! I live in Toronto and have a prestigious government job and rent a nice condo. But I was overworked to exhaustion - no time for social life or hobbies. I am so tired of the rat race and always keeping up with expensive trends. Also social pressures such as marriage, house, and kids - which I don't have at the age of 29. So, I booked a one way ticket to ASIA in the hopes of rejuvenating my mental & physical health as well as create my own digital nomad lifestyle :)
I needed this right now. I'm feeling so stuck to the "you should do this. You should buy that, you should work that" life ... no more. I will soon pack my bags and live on my own terms in Da Nang Vietnam. And at least I have myself and my boyfriend on this adventure and will meet open minded travelers and nomads just like you, I am Sure about that :)
I suggest Hoi An. Its very close to Da Nang, but the athmosphere is way more chill and laid back :)
I’ve been waiting for a sale! Just purchased. Thank you, Christian - I can’t wait to get started.
It is a dream of mine to do what you do. I plan to join your course as soon as I can. I just returned from Ukraine, where I spent several months as a Foreign Fighter with a Special Operations Forces, Combat Rescue team. I burnt through all my saving doing so. Just got home to the States and searching for a job. Once I am able I will join up. :)
Never give up :)
I`m in LCA and it is awesome! I'm 33 now and I left my home and moved to Asia when I was 21, and I have been living here ever since. The best decision of my life!
You are very inspirational!
Great blog bro 😎 Anyway u can live your happy life if you’re not afraid to leave everything behind you! Good luck to everyone who did it..
Awesome message 🙌
Love this!! Thank you.
This video hits home. I have been feeling that I need to leave my city and seek purpose.
You're good at your craft man! So is your editor. 👍
The team works hard 🫡
We're literally in the process of doing this right now, so this video came in a perfect time, probably a sign to go at it even harder 👌 just left our home town less then a week ago for life overseas and don't have a date to come back until we figure out what we want 🙂
Good for you Christian. Good change of pace from the regular videos
As a fellow canadian,thank you. ✌🏿I was hesitating on taking 3 weeks/1 month in another country but I will do it this time! 🙏🏿
Nice work Christian. Great message. LCA has been great.
Whoa! Eye opener & motivating! Good, to take a pause and think, at the very least.
Glad you are doing well in life! I Still remember watching you going to Thailand for school back in the days lol
Love this so much!
Beautiful video 🙏
Thx for sharing this for everyone bro🏝 I second all of this guys from 7 years based in in Southeast Asia. Living in another country is just so enjoyable. Once you experience it you don’t wanna go back. A must try before you build up too many responsibilities at home
Thanks man!! Needed this. I have a flight to another country tomorrow but things are not perfect money wise. I don’t have the nest egg I planned on. This was the first video that popped up when I opened YT something is telling me to go for it! I can’t get your course right now but hopefully in the future I can.
That's my current situation now. Feeling depressed and unmotivated.
Thank you Christian for this video, I will start finding my purpose.
Hope you notice me. 😁
🙏🏼 thank you for sharing
Loved it! Inspirational...
I flowing this channel since I have vpn, and it’s your lifestyle inspired me , I just started to work online and planning to move to Bali, wish I can learn from you one day
So glad to have you here Michelle :)
Incredible video again man! 😀
It's all about balance for me. I like to go out traveling, but i like the sound of progress in the city too.
Love it .lovely video :)
Excellent video
Amazing content! Excellent video!
Great! You're outgoing, you're young, you are fit and not ugly... And you grew up and grasped TH-cam/Social Media early. Plus, you aren't married, don't have kids and can travel at the drop of a hat. Reality for some of us is that we are tied down and not able to just pack up and move or change careers that quickly. I helped my wife build an equine business that provides income for her as well as my daughter. They love their freedom, they love their careers, but me... I'm that 85% you mentioned. I hate my job... even though it is a good job for the most part. I've helped create other people's dreams but I haven't created my own yet. Hard to be happy even though I have so much to be thankful for... My struggles right now. I live through your travels so thank you for sharing...
PS. Social status has never really been a drive for me. It has always been more about building things, having projects I can afford, and having the money to build them/share them with others. Being able to create a painting or drawing and then selling it to someone who appreciates the work. Or building a picnic table for a family friend who doesn't have the means or skills right now. Those make me happy but they don't come as often as they need to... nor do I have the means to do it as much on my own. I could care less about the opinions of others when they try to steal my joy. I am so blessed already and so thankful too... and that is what I struggle with deep inside.
Love this video ❤️
Dude is a crazy good story teller
Thanks a lot sir. Your experience is really inspiring us 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. Keep going
My guy livin' his life
Thanks for loving our country..especially Bali..
Video hits exactly why I’m starting life as a digital nomad. Wish me luck.
Moving doesn’t necessarily change the person. Its more important to surround urself w people that fit ur ideals and finding a job that you can enjoy. Yes, most people have to struggle the first few years as an adult. Leblanc would not financially be struggle had he stuck to it and moved up in his high end company. Sounds like he’s kinda selling a fairy tail. Most that move solo into a place where they know no one, they end up moving back. No matter where u live, u need money. If its cheap living, it wont pay well. If u live abroad, u need a good online job, or cater to the expats. Careful if u plan to move abroad. U need to know where u plan to work and live, otherwise ull be calling ur parents for a flight home. Lifes a struggle. Most successful people had their struggles. Some people are fortunate to follow their dreams and it works out. Dont be afraid to fail, but dont be silly to think anything is easy. Leblanc worked his ass off and constantly learned and grew.
I really love how inspiring are your videos. And I wish you all the luck in the world. #lcer here! 🔥🔥
You're one of the main inspirations that have led me to make the decision to quit my job and travel the world for 12 months. I leave for South America in September. 😲😎 Thank you Christian! 😊👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Good choice! have fun
Thank you Christian for the wisdom for all. Me too is an accountant with the same experience and yes, all points agreed ☺️
This video hit home
Wise beyond your years my friend!
bravo...bravo...bravo...you said it well
Quality set of clips pulled together on this one. You picked some winners. I'm not exactly sure what an LCA accelerator sessions exactly include, but it sounded pretty awesome. My travel plans today include walking in the open space by the house.
so, i’ve been thinking of moving to europe for about a year, and i found your videos yesterday. i watched some of them but not this one. i kept mentioning the UK, but yesterday i saw a flight to lisbon and i changed alllll my traveling plans just to go there. alone. such a big pull i haven’t felt in a while. so, you mentioning lisbon in this is enough for me to take it as a sign i need to leave canada.
Thanks for your inspired videos...i hv a plan to move to Bali soon
In the past city life was what everyone been dreaming for to reach the top position and lavish life... Now that's no more the case.
But for me it's not necessary mean I have to embrace being digital nomad, but to follow my passion of becoming an enterpreneur of natural products which operates far from city life.
I too am pursuing my accountancy with ACCA but I don't plan to become those cost or tax accountants trapped in cage.. I plan to open business that goes with my passion and from there I can use my accounting knowledge which is still important.
We need to think out of box to truly live with freedom
I had never seen one of your videos until beginning research on Bali.
I think it’s not coincidental at all either.
I’ve worked hourly/9-5 jobs since I was 15. Currently working at one of the nicest Spas in the world at 19 and couldn’t be more unhappy with my current job situation. The office, the cubicle, the same pay for different work ethics…
Recently I felt the calling to go to Bali. I can’t tell you why and I honestly don’t remember what sparked it. All I know is I made the choice. Almost like I cannot deny it anymore.
I hope we do cross paths so I can say thank you for strengthening this passion to live life as if it’s my last day.
You are seen and appreciated. Sending my love ❤️
This man inspires me since 2020...from Mozambique (África)
Ive been fortunate enough to have lived abroad for 6 months, and yes uprooting for a month sounds ace, but the current climate can be frustrating without that remote job, or savings. If I leave, I'm moving out, completely. Not as easy as it sounds. thanks for the inspo though.
This is very true❤
Another great 👍 LostLeBlanc
Fully agree with this video. Had the same experience myself from moving to Bali
Everything you are sharing is relevant and relatable. I am stuck here in Singapore with no where to go because we have this thing called (National Service) The most stupidest thing I could ever imagine possible. I am at a time and phase where I want to do exactly what you are talking about, But I cant. Yet.
I wish to become a travel blogger like you, good luck and love from Iran
Much love Shelly!
This is a great infomercial.
Love you brother 😘
I’ve been waiting for a discount on LCA!! Just joined 🥰
Welcome to the fam 🙏🏼❤️
Inspiring. Y'all know it