About this episode

Lauren Valdez and Tiago Forte discuss their move to rural Mexico and its impact on their lives and work.

In this episode Lauren and Tiago join us to talk about how their recent move from the US to rural Mexico has reshaped their family, business, and mental health. How does a tight community of fellow entrepreneurs, affordable support, and a screen-free lifestyle that feels like the 90s change the way they view work and life? We loved this conversation about cross-cultural living, annual reviews as a “technology” for investigating life, and the value of vulnerability and real human connection in an AI-driven world. Tiago's Links Building A Second Brain Forte Labs Lauren's Links Lauren's Substack Beyond Acceptance (Book) Creators & Guests Marie Poulin - Host Benjamin Borowski - Host Lauren Valdez - Guest Tiago Forte - Guest

People in this episode

Hosts: Marie Poulin, Benjamin Borowski

Guests: Lauren Valdez, Tiago Forte

Topics covered

• cross-cultural living
• mental health
• entrepreneurship
• community support
• vulnerability
• AI-driven world

Keywords

• mental health
• entrepreneurship
• community
• vulnerability
• AI
• screen-free lifestyle
• annual reviews

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Forte Labs

Books & works: Beyond Acceptance

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