Why I Left the Rat Race for a Simpler, Minimalist Life
A performance review made me question what I was working towards. This is where my decision to live differently began.
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There's More to Life Than Just Living It.
Real stories. Different perspectives. The freedom to create a life worth living.
LIVE LIFE LIVE FREE
Live Your Dreams.
A LIFE WORTH LIVING
More curiosity. More possibility. More life.
Live Life Live Free is a place for real stories, fresh perspectives and the possibilities that open up when we look beyond the everyday. Come with an open mind. Leave with a little more inspiration to live your dreams.
DISCOVER THE BOOK
The Day We Chose Life
A Story About Waking Up Before It Was Too Late
Shane and Joylyn had a life that looked good on paper. But beneath the steady careers and comfortable home, they were quietly disappearing.
An intimate, deeply human story about marriage, identity, and the courage to ask what “enough” really means — before life passes quietly by.
BY SHANE LIFEMAN
Discover the BookFind a different perspective.
Explore the places, ideas and choices that make life feel bigger.
Live Life
Find meaning in everyday moments, nurture the relationships that matter, and make more room for life.
Live Free
Simplify what holds you back and explore the choices that give you more time, space, and freedom.
Live Your Dreams
Make room for the dreams you have put on hold, find the courage to begin, and discover what comes next.
FROM THE JOURNAL
A few stories to start with
What changed, what I learned, and what living differently looks like for me.
How Living Smaller Gave Me More Financial Freedom
Selling my business was only part of it. Living with less changed how much I needed—and how much choice I had.
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How to Achieve Freedom in Life Beyond Leaving Your Job
Leaving work gave me time. Figuring out what I wanted to do with that time was another matter.
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THE NEXT CHAPTER
Sometimes, a different view changes everything.
A place you have never been. A conversation that stays with you. A small decision to try something new. There is no single way to live freely — only the chance to discover what it means to you.
LIVE YOUR DREAMS
Your next chapter starts with possibility.
Stay curious. Make room for what matters. There is more life waiting to be lived.
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