Jamaican on Saipan: The True Story of One Man's Escape From the Rat Race To Live a Personal Nomadpreneur's Dream!

by Walt F. J. Goodridge

Overview

Once upon a time, there was a Jamaican civil engineer living in New York who hated his job, followed his passion, started a sideline business publishing his own books, made enough money to quit his job, escaped the rat race, ran off to a tropical island in the Pacific, and started a tourism business so he could give tours of the island to pretty girls every day...and live a nomadpreneur's dream life. That island is Saipan. That (former) civil engineer is me. This is the story of my Escape from America!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798823142571
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	11/01/2022
Pages:	182
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.39(d)

About the Author

Walt F.J. Goodridge is from the Caribbean island of Jamaica and holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Columbia University in New York. After seven years working for the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, this frustrated civil engineer walked away from his career to pursue his passion for writing and helping others. His mission: "I share what I know, so that others may grow!"
In addition to identities as the "Hip Hop Entrepreneur author," "the Jamaican in China," and the "Ageless Adept," Walt is known as the "Passion Prophet," author of Turn Your Passion Into Profit, and a unique PassionProfit™ Philosophy & Formula.
Walt escaped from America to live on the Pacific island of Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), and has written several books about his new home: Saipan Living, Doing Business on Saipan, Chicken Feathers & Garlic Skin, Saipan Now & There's Something About Saipan.
He writes freelance articles for the Saipan Tribune, Marianas Variety and the Guam Business Journal; conducts writer workshops to help aspiring authors on Saipan, Tinian and Guam; offers tours of his new home; has been featured in books and documentaries about the islands; received a Senate Resolution for his contributions to CNMI society; and received the Governor's Humanities Awards for (1) Preservation of CNMI History, (2) Research & Publications in the Humanities, and (3) Outstanding Humanities Teacher.
The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur Magazine, Source, Billboard, Time, Black Enterprise, Essence, Ebony, South Africa's SArie Magazine as well as many others have featured his insights, inspiration and instruction. His books have been used as texts for university courses in the US and Europe, and he has been quoted by "Guerrilla Marketing" guru Jay Conrad Levinson, music industry pioneer Chuck D, and other authors. Walt currently owns and operates over 50 websites, has written a total of over well over 25 books, over 400 business and motivational articles and over 500 inspirational poems ("Life Rhymes").
Walt now lives an untethered, nomadic, minimalist, vegan lifestyle, but may be reached at