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Kalen Hayman
From depression to paradise, the coliving industry has taken me from Toronto to California, Spain, Holland and South Africa! From finding my passion and starting my career to losing it all and starting over again. My health, creativity and community living has changed my life. Today I service the cultural development of this industry that continues to give me so much in return. These pods are the conversations that inspire my pursuit of happiness. Learn more about me: http://kalenhayman.com
I was stuck in life and didn't know what to do. I wanted to give up. Instead I risked it all for the opportunity to live again. To reinvent myself. To face the unknown without being prepared. There was no perfect time. The time was now. The time was then. How did I find the courage? Possibly through risk. I felt like I was in a do-or-die situation. So I choose to DO something about it. Two years later I return to my place of birth. The city I first lost myself in. Today I exist with a new lease on life. I look at my world with a new pair of eyes. Through the toil and struggle I came out with a new consciousness. Through my dark knight of the soul journey abroad, I was able to kill my ego. All I had were my intentions. My intention to reinvent myself. To find purpose. To find something I believe in. To rediscover. I still don't have all the answers but today I feel like a new man. Why? Because I risked it all.
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After two decades of dealing with extreme feelings of being down I realized that depression is something I live with. So knowing that I can better navigate when I’m down, slow, lost or just depressed. I know what makes me feel good and I can make new choices to balance myself out again. Today I share what works for me and a friendly reminder of the obvious which may work for you as well. Because hey, we are all in this together.
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It is easy to compare myself to others as I turn 40. Should I not own a house with wife and kids already? I have always lived to the best of my own drum. No matter which life you live the grass is always greener on the other side, or so we believe. I have my independence and freedoms to choose which way I go and when. Is it a selfish lifestyle? At times, but it requires a lot of personal sacrifice when it comes to my personal relationships especially while living a nomadic lifestyle abroad. But the things I get to see and people I get to meet and experiences I would never have had etc etc. I am single and perhaps may never get married, but I don’t limit myself to all possibilities, this has just been my journey. And I love hard too. Just because I am a solo journeyman doesn’t mean I don’t believe in love and partnership and community. I swear by all of these aspects of life. We learn the most about ourselves and each other when we share our lives with others. It takes courage as conflict will always arise between people who care about each other. And others we don’t know how to communicate properly with! My mental well-being has also been an incredible part of my awakening to what makes me happy and what my purpose is in life. Or just to have purpose and meaning while we discover what our bigger purpose is. But we will never know if we don’t live by growing, confronting our fears and trying new things. Taking car of ourselves so we can love and care about each other. Needless to say I am developing my voice at 40 years of age. I may look like a skater boy on the outside but I have an old wizard living inside my soul. Being honest with myself has been the most liberating experience coming into midlife. The truth shall set you free. Enjoy this week’s video podcast. ✌🏻
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Why am I talking about my inner child? I feel like a big kid and trying to figure out why. Why haven’t I grown up? I feel emotionally mature. Does that help me on the outside? This is what I’m trying to navigate. How can I monetize what I have learned over the course of my 40 years. I look like a big kid. I may act like one too. I do love kids. I think we’ve all been told to grow up. Having fun as adults generally involves consumption. We seem to have accepted and culturalized consumption being what we need to let our hair down and enjoy ourselves. What happened to self expression? It is almost frowned upon. We don’t feel like we are allowed to share our thoughts and feelings. We especially don’t want to listen to negative banter. Venting is one thing. But we need to make changes if we are stuck. Otherwise we need to pay a stranger to vent and bitch to. No one else deserves to deal with our shit on an ongoing basis. We need to clean it up ourselves. And not all of us have the tools to do that. So outside of getting wasted or using consumption as our escapism, what are we doing to express ourselves?
These are my top 10 tips to discovering my inner child.
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Seriously, are you ghosting on people? Have you heard of karma? Consider picking up the phone to break your chain of bad luck by breaking up, better! Why should you listen to me? You probably shouldn't but I am constantly trying to soften the blow at the end of any relationship. I'm actually horrible at ending things! This is advice to myself that I'm sharing with you. But communication is key to a healthy relationship, even to help get closer when it is time to move on. Basically, if you have been out on more than a couple dates and slept together, I think it warrants a phone call, no? Otherwise you enter that one-night stand karma that doesn't leave one person feeling great. But who the hell am I to say? Lets just say I have broken up a lot. I'll leave it at that. What are your thoughts? Find me... instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kalenhayman/linked_in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalenhayman/website: http://kalenhayman.com https://twitter.com/kalenhayman Tools used to make this video: iPhone 11 Max Pro Zoom Recorder Fostex Condenser Microphone Adobe Spark graphic design app
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With a face and voice of an angel this athletic yogi trainer is hard to deny her personal brand and training program. With many who've attempted to copy and paste her online subscription model, Abi Carver has carved a niche for herself in the sports industry as a trusted professional in the space. But success didn't come easily for Abi. After loosing her father at a young age, she made the choice to leave Britain for Bali and developed herself and launched a business that has proven successful. Her quality content, aesthetic and attention to detail separates her from the masses. While we know her face, voice and product, we finally get to know the woman behind her brand. Join me as we record this interview overseas between Tulum, Mexico and Cape Town, South Africa. Welcome to CoffeeTalk with Kalen!
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You have to zoom in all the way on Google Maps to find the Maldives, but that is exactly where Aminath Zaady is expanding her coliving enterprise to from Singapore to her home island. From huge growth to scaling down to maintain her brand integrity, to defining what sustainability looks like for her company to launching her charity, ROUF Gives Back; Anna has enough to share for many podcasts to come. All I know is I want to go to the Maldives, live, work and join her ROUF community.
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Owner, operator and co-founder of Swiss Escape coliving and the Coliving Hub network, Hazique Memon has been in the industry since it's early years of its inception around 2015. His inspired space in Switzerland for location independent workers and company retreats lead to his partnerships with operators looking to share, educate and network their resources in the shared economy business, The Coliving Hub. We touch on the value of design and concepts to community building and his subscription model for members to meet other professionals in his now virtual network, webinars and conferences.
Check out Haz and his platforms online!
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Don't be surprised if you fall in love with Sunshine Embassy. This coliving community in Palma de Mallorca, Spain is designed for what their founder, Paula Bublay calls Impact Creators. This sustainable space is full of intention for entrepreneurs to make a difference. While I normally record these podcasts for my series on Spotify, I decided this episode deserved a video for all to see this magical place and the spirit of their operator. With white horses, olive trees, a swimming pool and curated members it was hard not to find my way overseas just a few weeks after recording this.
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While the coliving industry continues to grow, each entrepreneur operator and developer has their unique approach design, concept and purpose. Very few offer a background in marketing and advertising transitioning into hotels and now co-living. But Stuart Scott has been carving a niche out for himself offering stellar design and concept work, receiving high evaluations by offering a great product to the housing sector. While his British accent makes and laid back demeanor makes everything sound so easy, it's his business, track record and intentions that continue to make Stuart and his company, successful. In this episode we talk about the value and functionality of space design, long term vs short term rentals, the importance of community managers and how a shift is happing with housing-as-a-service. I urge you to check out Scott's website, offering insight and images into their shared living spaces in London:
Stuart: http://www.co-livingspaces.co.uk/
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How can we live safer, cleaner and more sustainably?
What can we learn about social bias from living in community?
Meet Penny Clark, co-founder of Conscious Coliving, a consultancy agency supporting the design and growth of the global co-living industry.
It's June 5th 2020 and we record this podcast between Vancouver, Canada and London, England.
Penny and I address the state of COVID19 and how coliving operators are addressing health and safety issues in addition to the lessons we learn during the social injustice protests happening around the world since the killing of George Floyd.
Download the Consious Coliving Manifesto Toolkit online at: https://www.consciouscoliving.com/the-manifesto/
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How does a co-living community thrive straight through the COVID-19 pandemic?
Long term community members who became a family before the virus broke out.
But more then that, Oka coliving looked out for it's tenants. They look out for each other.
Ricardo Neves is the CEO of this community offering a mindset of culture, collaboration and sustainability.
They say Porto Alegre is one of the Brazilian cities with more European influence, where many traditions descends from Italy and Germany as it does an Argentinian and Uruguayan influence. But Ricardo prides Oka on it's Native Brazilian culture and beliefs.
With shared kitchen and living spaces, Oka rents rooms in large townhomes. With tenancy generally at full-capacity, Oka is on it's path for expansion averaging 1.5 year stays from members who tend to be local.
Learn more about Oak online at: https://en.okacoliving.com
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A young man from Knoxville, Tennessee has been studying in Malaysia at the Asia School of Business where he was awarded a grant to travel the world studying on the future of shared living. Connor Moore is now a bright, energized Coliving Expert entering the industry at an interesting time of COVID19. But there is proof from his research that this growing industry will continue to answer some of our modern living, sustainability, mental health and affordability issues all around the world. We touch on some of Connor's notable community brands to look out for while he drives home the importance and value community has for all people, as we are told the opposite, to hide and stay at home. Well we are here to tell you that, home is where you choose it to be, and coliving may be flexible living but it is also longer-stay than any overnight hotel or weekly stay. Coliving is defined by community. Most coliving tenants stay on average 6-months after experiencing the benefits of support.
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What are your values? What types of community do you wish to live in?
While we are currently faced with living during a global epidemic, we will crave the support and connection of community more than ever, and the options are continuing to change.
Matthew Lesniak is a consultant in the coliving industry to support the design, culture and mandate for communities around the world.
We speak about what companies to look at and what value and purpose driven concepts are working and why.
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How do you deal and face with your health, traumas and spirit?
DeAndre Joseph Thomas, a health, spiritual and yogi professional, shares his process, practices and vulnerability to teach us how he lives with depression, finding happiness in the process.
Mindful living while living in community has helped transform both myself and DeAndre. The conversations we share with you today, we hope, will allow you to be more vulnerable with yourself and your intentions moving forward.
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Europe is leading the way with the foundation of coliving. Design, marketing and the functionality all lead into what culture and community is formed within community living spaces and Bart Sasim has been on the frontlines of this industry since being a founding member of The Student Hotel project. Student housing is a model that has also leant a hand in the development and growth of coliving for various communities around the world. Bart and I talk about what works and who the major players are in the marketplace today.
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Battling with depression is something I have come to realize I will face for the rest of my lifetime. It's what and how I choose to do with it is really up to me. Moving into community living, in sunny southern California worked wonders for me. Specifically in HAVEN co-living. Branded as a health & wellness community, I found like-minded people to enjoy my day-to-day life with. People who were happy to wake-up and engage with each other over coffee, work, exercise, beach or activities. Anything is possible in HAVEN, at least that is the vibe when living amongst 100 housemates across four properties and eight houses! This is me at my peek happiness. A good three months of it which in depression, is equal to a lifetime. Something I won't trade for the world. I can only share my experience and promote this style of living for anyone who is struggling with their own happiness. Please share and tell a friend!
Colife Creation is my platform to work with community brands to attract like-minded members, partners and suppliers through digital media and strategy: http://colifecreation.com
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In coliving community we share space, we share amenities, we share dishes and fridge space...but we don't always share our food. Not Eve! Apparently eating and drinking alone without sharing is considered rude in Russian culture. Our darling resident Russian, Evengeli, explains why.
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Living in community amongst 95 people can be tough but with beautiful souls like Franz and Heidi, they carry the biggest smiles and spirit that brightens up the mood even on the gloomiest of days. They share their experience of living inside HAVEN coliving, a health and wellness community in Venice Beach, California.
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World traveller, community resident and my housemate in HAVEN, Louise has much experience and perspective on living in various co-living communities abroad. This is her experience inside our health & wellness community and how House 2 is considered the 'witchy' house!
Colife Creation is a digital media & strategy company for companies in the co-live and co-work industry: http://colifecreation.com
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As a member of a co-living community in Venice Beach, California, Cassidy leads the way with our weekly Improv class that is building energy, enthusiasm and confidence amongst other members of Haven. We continue to learn valuable life-lessons living in community and Cassidy wears her soul on her sleeve. More on the Colife Creation podcast with yours truly, Kalen Hayman! http://colifecreation.com
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Everyone is talking about co-living. Community driven housing designed for various demographics around the world. But the dreamer-of-dreams found their way into their hometown of Medellin, Colombia to build a creator studio for digital nomads, independent freelancers and creators of all types. Targeting the millennials, this colourful Willy Wonka loft building stands on it's own two-feet as one of the most exciting, interactive and creative spaces we have found. I interview CEO and co-founder, Camilo Olarte on it's design, concept and intentions around this ingenious space, that we cannot wait to experience ourselves.
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