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Loving relationship with my wife. I'm always on the lookout for great romatic ideas that I can imitate.

Travel the world. Have done some big trips to China, Peru, Yucatan Peninsula, but am always looking for great exotic places that are inexpensive.

Master Mind Over Matter. Scientists estimate we only use 5-10% of our brains. I want to learn to use it all. Imagine what would become possible if you could do that.

Inspire millions worldwide with my books. My first book is called The Why Cafe. www.whycafe.com It's an inspirational parable about finding your purpose in the world. It has been translated into 17 languages and sold in over 40 countries. If you've read it, please pass it on. If you haven't, give it a try.

Write a song that breaks the top ten of the pop charts. I don't want to sing the song, just write it. I've got some songs written out in terms of the lyrics, and have the music in my head. Now what??

In 2002 my wife and I spent most of the year backpacking around the world. It was life changing. Since then we've done additional extended backpacking trips to the Yucatan Peninsula, China, Peru, and Brazil. We had no idea what we were doing when we left for our first big backpacking trip in 2002. My first book, The Why Cafe (called "The Why Are You Here Cafe" elsewhere in the world) started off as just an idea. Then after 21 days of stream of conscious typing it became a book. Now it has been translated into 17 languages, sold in more than 40 countries, and achieved best seller status internationaly with some of my own favorite authors (Mitch Albom, Malcolm Gladwell). I had no idea what I was doing when I started that endeavor. The key learning is that you don't have to know what you're doing to get started. You'll figure it out as you go. But if you never get started, you'll never figure it out.

My wife came to the U.S. as an immigrant from China. Her story, and her perseverance are incredibly inspirational.

Discovering the Big Five for Life. If nothing changes, nothing changes. Life is approximately 28,200 days - statistically speaking. Reading Illusions by Richard Bach - reach for your limitations, and they become yours. When people say "You can't do that," what they're really saying is "I don't know how to do that."

I'm the author of The Why Cafe. I was inspired to write it after my wife and my backpacking adventure around the world in 2002.