Entrepreneur, world traveler, and public speaker, Kat Medina is the author of The Joys of Jet Lag: How to Use a Traveler’s Mindset to Not be an A-Hole in Daily Life. She’s traveled to more than 35 countries, and lived in Ecuador, Argentina, France, and Spain. Kat draws upon her passion for travel to inspire joy in others, teaching people how to show up and live fully by embodying a traveler’s mindset in daily life. She is a contributing author on Optimal Living Daily and Optimal Relationships Daily podcasts, has written for TripSavvy and Verywell Family, and was featured in Maynard Webb and Carlye Adler’s New York Times best-seller, Rebooting Work. She currently lives in South Lake Tahoe, California with her husband, son, and giant Golden Retriever named Donut. Follow Kat’s adventures on Instagram @katmedinawriter.
As a child, I wanted to be MacGyver when I grew up. Now, as an author and public speaker, I’ve become a well-traveled bookworm who teaches people how to discover more joy in daily life with the resourcefulness of a figurative shoelace, paperclip, and bubblegum. Not quite the MacGyver I had in mind, but at least this way I don’t have to rock a mullet (although I, unfortunately, did so as a kid).
I graduated Cum Laude from California State University, Monterey Bay with a degree in international business and founded Alpine Design LLC, a digital creative agency based in South Lake Tahoe, CA with my husband. My unique work-to-travel lifestyle has led me to be featured in Maynard Webb and Carlye Adler’s NYT bestseller, Rebooting Work. The career that I created has given me the freedom to pursue my passion and travel to more than 35 countries, as well as, live in Ecuador, Argentina, France, Spain, and currently, my native United States.
For much of my life, I had noticed a clear difference between the person I was during my travels and who I was at home. During my time abroad, I easily embodied my values for living a passionate and purposeful life. And yet, when I returned from trips, I would revert back to futile attempts to control external factors, feeling frustrated if things didn’t go as planned, and often overlooking the gifts around me due to their commonality and predictability. Several years ago, I made it my mission to bridge the gap between who I am when I travel and who I am at home.
My book, The Joys of Jet Lag, explores the most valuable lessons I’ve learned during the process and shares the keys to creating a life of adventure through an openhearted approach to living. These insights, when embodied and applied, have the potential to transform the ordinary to the extraordinary and craft unbridled joy and fulfillment, no matter where you are.
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Entrepreneur, adventurer, and public speaker, Kat Medina has traveled to more than 35 countries, and lived in Ecuador, Argentina, France, and Spain. She draws upon her passion for travel to inspire joy in others, teaching people how to show up and live fully by embodying a traveler’s mindset in daily life.
