MC Pete Miller
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Speakers Coach |
| Location | New York, New York |
| Introduction | In 2014, I arrived in Northern Thailand to begin a 4 month internship for a digital marketing company. Like many others before me, by the time it came to return home, Chiang Mai had managed to cast its magic wand and weave over me a spell of serenity that remains to this day. I did return to Australia - but only long enough to sell my possessions and pack my film equipment. At that time, Chiang Mai was the world HQ for the digital nomad movement - so I had a ton of help to shift my on-stage income to online. I also * I fell in love (and still am) * I bought a condo which was great value. I would never be able to afford this luxury in Oz * I felt a freedom like I had back in Australia in the 70s * I needed to learn to relax and stay calm and stop focussing on work * I wanted my money to go further and not get eaten up in taxes (like in Australia) * I could take a day off and Goof Around and not feel guilty that I should be working to pay rent * I wanted a simple life Thailand is far from perfect. But I feel I've added another 20 years to my life by moving here. Nowadays I help out my partner with her accommodation business called Chiang Mai Condo Mountain View. |
| Interests | When I was asked as a child what I wanted to be when I "grew up" (my parents were still asking me this question when I was in my twenties) I always replied 'an architect' I thought it sounded pretty fancy - but I knew there was very little chance of me ever getting to study for 6 years at university. Besides me thinking that Mathematics was a waste of time if the answer was already known, my drawing skills were not much better than stick figures with balloon heads. It wasn't until I took an Art Department job on a filmset that I was able to realise my construction dreams. I then watched far too many renovation TV shows and began buying and updating Sydney condos for executive rentals. Thats a long story short. |
| Favorite Movies | Minority Report, The Good the Bad and Ugly, the Kings Speech, A Beautiful Mind, American Beauty, Dead Poets Society, Twilight, the Great Gatsby, Avatar, the Wedding Singer, Notebook, The Hangover |
| Favorite Music | The Temptations, the Stylistics, the Babys, A Taste of Honey, Sergio Mendes, Frank Sinatra, Average White Band, Johnny Rivers, the Monkees, Kraftwork, CHILL |
| Favorite Books | The Strangest Secret, the Greatest Salesman in the World, Creative Visualisation, Catcher in the Rye, the One Thing, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, the Da Vinci Code, the Four Hour Work Week, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, the Alchemist, the One Minute Manager |