Meet The Dropouts

Meet the Dropouts is a series of posts introducing some people I think are pretty inspirational.

My definition of a dropout is pretty loose. It’s someone who’s quit their job, changed careers or tackled some other life change as they chase their dream.

Some dropouts are young twenty-somethings chasing the dream of world travel and making money online. Some dropouts are parents. Some are in their forties, with grownup-type jobs. What they have in common is a sense of adventure and the bravery to attempt a risky life change.

I’m not organised enough to write Meet the Dropout posts regularly. It’s a when-I-can-get-around-to-it task. But if you know of someone who should be featured in the series, let me know.

Click on the links to meet some fabulous dropouts:

Di, the globetrotting gran

Inspiring family man Chris, who is taking his wife and five kids – including one in a wheelchair — on an extended tour of Asia

Food writer Robyn Eckhardt

Full-time blogger Mark Wiens

Locationless Jason Batansky