Johnny Ward was raised on the welfare system in Ireland. At 18, he left for England, where he attended a university there. When he graduated, he decided to tour Asia until he ran out of money. With the last little bit of money he had, he booked a flight to New York City, and decided to live their for a while. However, even in this exciting country, he could never find a job that he loved, so he decided to invest $100 into starting his own travel blog, writing about his experiences in the different places he had gone to. Little did he know that this $100 project would turn into a multi million dollar business.
Now, Johnny Ward spends his time traveling around the world, writing about the best places to eat, fun exercises to do in each place, and what the best places are to go if you want to do touristy things or know some local hacks. Johnny has been to every country in the world and gets to choose where he works, although he only works for 10-15 hours a week.
Ward in Iraq
Johnny represents true innovation because he took what he was passionate about and turned it into a truly innovative business venture. He works very flexible hours, get to talk about whatever he wants to, and makes a lot of money doing it. It is neat to see how he went from being a poor Irish boy who ran out of money to an incredibly wealthy and successful global businessman.
I envy Johnny a little bit he gets to travel the world and get paid for it. He is living the life! His the story is amazing from going to broke to the 1%. I wonder though how or where does his main source of funding come from?
I admire his passion to turn his dream into a reality. Although, it seems to me that his success seemed to have sneaked up on him in a way. It just goes to show you that if you think like an innovator, you can turn your greatest passion into something valuable for the rest of society.
This is such an awesome story. He is an example of what can happen when we actually pursue our passion. I feel like many people are told to not pursue their passions because that won’t get them a good job. But Johnny shows that pursuing one’s passion can be very successful.
Wow what an example of the importance of blogging. It is definitely so important to be blogging for whatever you are doing, because you never know who could be following you, and it will help with your google searches as well. I’m definitely going to see if i can check out his blog sometime!
This is a really interesting story. Johnny’s blog is a great example of turning a passion into a entrepreneurial idea. Our of curiosity, how does Johnny make money off his blog?
I think this is an awesome story about someone not focusing on their circumstance and being able to create an amazing life for themselves out of almost nothing. It is also really cool that he makes so much money to simply travel the world.
I wish I could do this! Johnny is living the life many only dream of living. Not only would I use a travel blog from an experienced travel like Johnny, his blog would also motivate me to keep my own journal of traveling events. As an entrepreneur, Johnny is truly living the ideal life- passion and income for that passion. I hope one day to live a life like him!