Elevate Society has been created in the purpose of elevating others to to their true potential so they can make a bigger, more conscious impact in society.
Hi, I'm Tal, author of The Art of Fully Living, founder of Elevate Society and the creator of this site.
I'll be using this space to share the key lessons I've learned along the way, transformational journeys, impactful interviews and stories, bucket list ideas, empowering thoughts, book takeaways and other actionable resources to empower you to fully live.
You're in the right place if you want to explore more about:
- Elevating to your potential
- Designing your dream life
- Achieving big life goals
- Becoming financially abundant
- Living a full and meaningful life
My story
My story has been written from many perspectives and been enriched by the people and places I've encountered along the way.
In 2003, after several years working in the high-tech world and feeling there was something missing, I decided to change direction and follow a lifelong dream of mine: living and studing in Australia. A few years later, being inspired from the sheer enjoyment that came from pursuing my Australian dream, I made a conscious decision to pursue every big dream I have ever had. I started a long life goals list and gave myself 10 years to be completely finished with this project.
Since my move to Australia, being inspired from the satisfaction and sense of achievement that came from pursing my Australian dream, I found myself constantly seeking new challenges, overextending myself in all aspects of life, ultimately resulting in very happy and fulfilling journeys.
A few of my Journeys
- Created financial freedom in one year after being in substantial debt
- Participated in an Ironman Triathlon in New Zealand
- Left a 9-to-5 corporate job and went on an indefinite round the world trip
- Donated and built a new home for a Peruvian family who lost everything
- Explored spirituality and tried a little 10 days Vipassana meditation in India
- Partied for 60 nights in a row while living in Melbourne, Australia
- Helped building a school for a small village in Dominican Republic
- Went on a year long surfing adventure through south and central America
- Learned how to become a Muay Thai Kickboxing fighter in Thailand
- Embarked on a 4WD journey around Australia cutting through the outback
- Volunteered in an Autism treatment center in the U.S. for 2 months
- Train-traveled across Europe, drove around Italy, Spain, and the Swiss Alps
- Trekked Everest Base Camp in Nepal and some famous trails in Patagonia
- Celebrated carnival in Rio and Salvador, Brazil, learned Spanish in Buenos Aires, completed a 30-day Salsa Journey in Colombia, and the journey continues...
Reading through my list can mislead you to believe that my life was all rosy. Trust me, I had my share of struggles as well. In fact, if I were to make a list of all my disappointments, I’d never get to the end!
What About You?
After years of experimentation with different types of goal setting processes, I've come up with a simple 4 step system which enabled me to achieve all my major dreams in the last decade or so.
Originally, I was going to share it as a blog post, but instead, and due to its length, I decided to put everything into a guide called Design Your Dream Year.
To get my guide for free, simply enter your email address below and join my email list - You'll receive it right away.
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Latest Summaries
Latest Journeys
Latest Interviews
- Huffington Post - Habits and Routines of Entrepreneur and Traveler Tal Gur
- Becoming Superhuman - Tal Gur on the Art of Living your Life Fully
- Knowledge for Men - How to Achieve Your Wildest Dreams
- Your High Vibration Life Podcast - The Art of Fully Living with Tal Gur
- Authors Who Lead Podcast - 100 Life Goals and 10 Years to Do It
- Nomad Capitalist - Don’t Go Against Your Instincts to Have a Better lIfe
- Tiny Leaps, Big Changes - 10 Years, 100 Life Goals
- Inspired Evolution - 1 Man. 10 Years. 100 Life Goals.
- Unstagnate - Completing 100 Life Goals in 10 Years
- The Daily Interview - From $34,000 in Debt to Traveling the World
- Gone with the Wynns - Make money and Travel
- Jet Set Citizen - RTW traveller and long-term expat
- Launch Yourself Podcast - From $34,000 to financial freedom
- Intentionally Vicarious - To travel is a better thing than to arrive
- Nomadtopia Radio - Tal Gur - The Art of Fully Living
- The SBE Podcast - Don't Let Your Business Get In The Way Of Your Life
- Intuitive Leadership Mastery - Guided by Intuition in Making Life Decisions
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Reading your blog today was very inspirational, thank you again for your gift. I plan to get back on track and try to find my passion... This is going to sound like a broken record, thank you, your words have moved me!" Eve H.
Thank you for all the information. I am really learning a lot and feel more and more contempt because I'm working towards what I want... The information I got from you helped me to set goals in spite of us waiting, The section about habits help a lot and monitoring everything it helps me stay motivated... I just want to thank you. Karin H.
Thank you for all the effort it must have taken to produce 'The Great Bucket List' and 'Design Your Dream Year'. Both of your books have been really inspirational to me, and I am slowly working my way through them. Natalie B.
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Tal Gur is a location independent entrepreneur, author, and impact investor. After trading his daily grind for a life of his own daring design, he spent a decade pursuing 100 major life goals around the globe. His most recent book and bestseller, 
