Episode 199: The Vagabond is the Guide with Wibe-Sam Van Keulen

“The routine is the enemy.”

— Wibe-Sam Van Keulen

Wibe-Sam Van Keulen is a self-described vagabond, adventurer, coach, and founder of Vagabond Coaching. Originally from the Dutch countryside, Sam has spent much of his life following an inner pull toward freedom, adventure, and a life built around experiences instead of simply chasing the traditional markers of success.

That pull started early. At 17, Sam hitchhiked nearly 1,000 kilometers from the Netherlands to France. What began as a bold teenage adventure became the start of a decade of travel, work, discovery, and learning how much can happen when you step outside your normal routine. Along the way, Sam learned that strangers often become companions, fear is sometimes louder in our minds than it is in reality, and the same road you take every day can become the beginning of something entirely new.

Sam later returned to a more stable corporate path in the insurance world, but over time he realized that stability alone was not enough. After building a successful business in rural France and creating income through real estate and rentals, Sam made the rare decision to walk away from work that no longer felt aligned. He began creating more space for hiking, travel, nature, connection, and the kind of experiences that made him feel most alive.

In this episode, Scott and Sam talk about listening to your intuition, redefining success, leaving behind old patterns, and the courage it takes to build a life that actually reflects who you are. It is a conversation about freedom, responsibility, adventure, coaching, and what it means to follow the vagabond spirit with awareness and intention.

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