In this episode of Career Can Do, Mary Ann Faremouth chats with Christopher Saye. Chris is Managing Director of MarcWhittaker, a CPA firm dedicated to providing highly personalized, strategic guidance and support to entrepreneurs in their business, personal and family lives. Chris shares insights for living your best life he has gleaned from his recent journey.
Chris spent the last year visiting the blue zones – geographic regions that are home to some of the world’s oldest people. He picked up three life lessons common in each area that contributed to the longevity of its inhabitants: God, beans, and finding your ‘why’.
Religion, spirituality, and community were part of their cultural identity – it seemed less about specific beliefs and more about the religious institutions providing a regular place for gathering and building relationships. In addition, each culture had plant-based diets, of which beans were an integral part. Finally, they lived life very purposefully. In Costa Rica, there’s a phrase called plan de vida, which translates to ‘plan of the day.’ Everyone wakes up in the morning with an idea of their purpose for the day.
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