Table of Contents
About Roadtrip Nation 6
Roadmap Online 9
Introduction 11
Part 1 Let Go
Chapter 1 The Invisible Assembly Line 26
Chapter 2 Shed the Noise 41
Chapter 3 Where You Come from Doesn't Determine Where You Go 52
Chapter 4 Build a Life, Not a Résumé 69
From the Road | Right or Left? 82
Chapter 5 Life Is Linear Only in the Rearview Mirror 88
Chapter 6 Living in Beta 99
Chapter 7 What is Success? 108
Chapter 8 The Blank Canvas 119
Part 2 Define
Chapter 9 Pursue Your Interests-Not an Occupation 130
Chapter 10 Defining Your Foundation 147
Chapter 11 Roadmap 154
Chapter 12 You Might Not Be Crazy, But Maybe You Should Be 165
From the Road | The Internal GPS 176
Chapter 13 What are Your Subjective Truths? 182
Chapter 14 Skills Pay Bills 195
Part 3 Become
Chapter 15 Drip. Drip. Splash. 212
Chapter 16 Shift Your Skills 223
Chapter 17 Hustle 238
Chapter 18 Risk or Regret? You Choose. 255
From the Road | You're the Center 264
Chapter 19 Get to Failing 270
Chapter 20 Fighting Doubt 279
Chapter 21 Practice, Schmactice. It's Doing That Matters. 288
Chapter 22 When to Veer and When to U-Turn 301
Chapter 23 Distinction is Everything 310
Projects
Project #1 Talk with Someone Who's Living Your Roadmap 320
Project #2 Sell Your Goods/Services Online 328
Project #3 Travel to a New Place 334
Project #4 Create Your Own Semester 339
Project #5 Find Your Niche 346
Project #6 Invent Your Own Project 350
Acknowledgments 356
Index 358
