I want to be the first person to visit every country, the 7 summits, and the north and south pole

About 200 people have visited every country, and about 20 have done the Seven Summits along with the North Pole (where I ran a marathon) and South Pole. So it's a small group, and no-one has overlapped it. The every country thing was tough because it's such a time consuming process, a decade of my life! Now the mountains are hard because they're quite pricey too (Everest is $50k+), but also you risk your life at high-altitude.  I had hoped to finish next year but COVID has cancelled 2 of my mountains, so let's see. I'm 36 now, so I hope before 40. 

After that...

I'll continue to take groups to difficult places like I have done in the past - Syria, Iraq, Yemen etc. I've been fortunate to meet some great people in these places so I can facilitate trips to tricky places, and I really enjoy helping people access destinations like these. Other than that, I travel to 8 countries per year to build clinics, playgrounds, schools etc with my non-profit Mudita Adventures, so I'll continue to do that too. 

How to successfully live as a digital nomad

It always comes down to money when we talk about challenges for a unique lifestyle. To be truly free, you need financial independence. That means a passive income from investments, and a nest-egg to make sure you're never stuck in a bad spot. You need a base, ideally mortgage-free, to remove the financial pressures of that too. After that is secure, you need a monthly income to allow you to maintain your lifestyle. No-one dreams to be that weird guy in his 50s, bumming around in hostels, struggling to afford a flight home. I grew up poor, and that's my worst nightmare. So we need to concentrate on security to avoid that, and less on social media projections on 'living the dream'.

I want to live an extraordinary life. It comes at a cost, but the alternative is to waste opportunities and look back with regret.