Live, Love, Explore (Logothetis)

Live, Love, Explore:  Discover the Way of the Traveler, a Roadmap to the Life You Were Meant to Live
Leon Logothetis, 2016
Reader's Digest
256 pp.
ISBN-13: 9781621453239


Summary
Part travel memoir, part self-help book, Live, Love, Explore is a guide to finding meaning and adventure in your everyday life and discovering the road you were always meant to walk.

Leon Logothetis’s life was well plotted out for him. He was to do well in school, go to university, get a job in finance, and spend the next fifty years of his life sitting behind a slab of wood, watching the rain-slicked streets of London from thirty floors above.

For a long time, he followed that script, until one day, he finally realized he was living someone else’s life—a good one—but not one of his own choosing.

So he walked out of that life, and discovered the one that took him around the world. Since then, Leon has driven a broken-down English taxicab across America, offering people free rides; ridden a vintage motorbike around the world, relying solely on the kindness of strangers; and followed a fellow traveler through India without ever knowing where he was going.

He has visited more than 90 countries on every continent.

Along the way, he learned something about the human spirit and about the heart of this world. He learned that he needed to shed his old ideas about who he was supposed to be in order to feel his soul rise to the surface and become the person he always longed to be.

The wisest words he heard, and the greatest lessons he learned, came from everyday people he met on his travels. He became their accidental student, and after years of sharing those lessons through TV shows, college tours, books, and in the media, he realized that he had also become an accidental teacher. His experiences are more than a collection of stories, they have become a way of life—the Way of the Traveler.

So, what is the Way of the Traveler? It’s a roadmap to living your best life, loving with all your heart, and exploring the world—both the great and adventurous one waiting outside your door, and the even greater, more adventurous one waiting within your soul.

Weaving together Leon’s hilarious and heartwarming stories of his misadventures on the road with simple but profound exercises to help you uncover your true path, Live, Love, Explore  will teach you how to live fully and without regrets.

It’s not to say that everyone who reads it will have to go to the ends of the world. Because you don’t have to go to Mongolia to discover the truths that lie inside. No, those life lessons can just as easily be learned from the people all around you—the chap serving you coffee at Starbucks, the woman sitting next to you on a plane, your co-workers, family, and friends.
There’s an entire world of people willing to teach you their lessons if you’re willing to learn.

And by opening yourself up to new adventures, by recognizing that you have the freedom to choose your own road, you’ll find something else that has been hiding in plain sight: you’ll find the life of which you have always dreamed… and the curiosity and courage it takes to make that life happen. (From the publisher.)

Author Bio
Leon Logothetis is a global adventurer, motivational speaker, and philanthropist.

Formerly a broker in the city of London, he gave it all up to travel and find real human connections. Author of The Amazing Adventures of a Nobody and The Kindness Diaries, Leon also hosted television series of the same names, which have aired in more than 100 countries.

He has documented his travels for numerous media outlets including Good Morning America, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Outside, and Good.

In addition, Leon is the founder of the Human Interaction Project (HIP), which provides interactive learning opportunities for youth and adults alike by combining volunteerism with self-growth. He lives in Los Angeles, California. (From the author.)

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Book Reviews
It took me at least ten years to understand the connection between my travels and the life lessons that got me through tough times. Live, Love, Explore gets you there quicker to celebrate the wonderful, frightening, unexpected journey of life.
Samantha Brown, Travel Channel host


[A] bona fide page-turner—full of inspiring personal stories, charming anecdotes, and thought-provoking questions. You won’t want to put it down! 
Light Watkins, Founder of the Shine Movement


[A] must-read for anyone searching for their true purpose in life. Inspiring and insightful, it outlines the lessons of the Way of the Traveler, a way of life to which we can all aspire.
Mark Divine, Commander, US Navy SEALs (ret.), founder of SEALFIT, and bestselling author of The Way of the SEAL


[An] instant classic. It reminds all of us that the big dreams we have in our hearts are within reach.
Shane Jeremy James, Founder of Actions of Compassion


[D]eserves my highest high kick! Leon's book has helped me find the adventure in my crazy life and can help you too!
Fredrik Eklund, Star of BRAVO’s Million Dollar Listing New York and bestselling author of The Sell


The life I was meant to live has always revolved around travel and media. To read real tips from Leon Logothetis, one of the travel industry's most inspiring figures, made me move beyond the mundane and dream of magical moments and big dreams.
Annie Fitzsimmons, Editor-at-Large, National Geographic Traveler


Leon has nailed it. It's rare that one so young gets what we all eventually find out; that the grandest and most difficult of journeys is to find and make peace with ourselves. He not only speaks so eloquently of it, he shows us the way.
Ted Klontz, Co-author of The Financial Wisdom of Ebenezer Scrooge


In Leon's latest book, the reader is taken on yet another journey of self-exploration and enlightenment. Leon truly represents the nomadic soul of a traveler seeking answers.
Dane Steele Green,  CEO, Steele Luxury Travel, Huffington Post blogger


Leon shares wonderful real-life experiences that are bound to rejuvenate your soul—often from the most unlikely people and places. Live, Love, Explore is entertaining, insightful, and inspiring.
J.P. Hansen, Success coach, inspirational speaker and bestselling, award-winning author of The Bliss List and Find Your Bliss


Leon does it again! In his newest book, Leon so generously shares his experiences which has provided me invaluable guidance on living my best life.
Brad Jamison, Founder of Good Citizen


Leon shares his hilarious and heartwarming stories of his adventures on the road. Through his wonderful gift of story, I've learned to live my life more fully and without regrets. Thank you!
Lyss Stern, Founder and CEO, Divalysscious Moms, bestselling author and columnist


Leon sets himself apart with his powerful message paired with such authentic delivery. His insights from his personal experiences have helped me have a more clear vision for a more happy and fulfilling life. Live, Love, Explore is funny, deeply moving and beyond inspiring.
Margie Warrell, Life coach and bestselling author

 Discussion Questions
1. What Are Your Key Life Events? As you look at your own life, what are the five key events that have made you who you are today, either connecting you to your sense of purpose or preventing you from realizing it? Think back to your early childhood, and review the challenges of adolescence. Maybe some of these moments took place in your early years of work, marriage, or child rearing. What five life events have shaped you?

2. What Makes Up Your Creative DNA? Your themes might be rooted in creativity: being a writer or actor or sculptor. For others, the themes might have to do with science or math or engineering. For me, it was travel and connectivity and being of service. Discuss the three themes that run through your life, and how you can begin dedicating more time to them.

3. What Are Your Accidental Opportunities? Take a look at your own life history and identify three accidental opportunities and discuss.

4. Who have been the accidental heroes in your life? The ones that sometimes gently, sometimes with greater force, have pulled you out of the muck, and reminded you that you are not alone. Discuss three of them.

6. How Can You Throw Yourself Off Balance? Discuss three things that sound incredibly uncomfortable to you, and pick one to actually do…

7. Where are the miracles in your life today? Discuss three moments where you saw the magic in your everyday existence.

8. What are your gifts and how could you start sharing them? Discuss what you can do today to share your gifts with the world?

9. Which personal stories you tell yourself should you question? What expectations did others put upon you? Think back through those belief systems you were raised with. What values were considered most important? What type of life were you expected to lead? Discuss three of these expectations and how they have affected your life?

10. When Can You Stop and See the Magic of life? Where do you need to slow down today? Is it spending more time with your kids or family? Is it watching the sunrise in the morning or the sunset at night? What activities can you begin doing that will reconnect you to the magic in your life?
(Questions issued by the publisher.)

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