Travis Bays

A little while ago, my daughter had a boy over to the house. It was all pretty casual, a visit cleared with her mom. Though, as I found out later, I was…

When Pilar and I moved here in 2008 to embrace the Pura Vida lifestyle in Costa Rica, we did not arrive with a glossy five-year vision board or a folder full of…

I walked into the University of San Diego with a very specific, very rigid version of the future in my head. At eighteen, I thought I had the default path all figured…

If you have ever started a small business or run any project with passion, you know the pressure of the standard path. It is a voice that tells you to grow, scale,…

I want to talk about something we are often taught to be ashamed of: quitting. In our culture of relentless striving and hustle, to quit is the four-letter word that signals defeat….

I want to start this series of stories by sharing the most valuable business lesson I have ever learned. It didn’t happen in a boardroom or during a high-stakes negotiation. It happened…

If you’re reading this, chances are you’re experiencing a little restlessness. You’ve scrolled past the passive beach vacations and you know, deep down, that your next trip needs to be different. It…

The history of Uvita is muddled and getting a concise version is nearly impossible. By visiting several community members you can get anywhere from five to ten different versions. John Maranon highlights…