The Importance of Play

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This week, almost without exception, I’ve done no work. I used to say the word vacation was dead to me, because no matter where I went I would always be spending a few hours a day working. I expected this trip to be no different.  There are 11 entrepreneurs hanging out here in Mexico, all with laptops, and I expected everyone to spend at least half of their days working. The reality has been the exact opposite. We’ve spent the last three days doing nothing but playing.  I’ve played more over the last few days than at any other period in my adult life. What does that look like?  Daily dodgeball tournaments,  trampoline jumping sessions, zipline gauntlet, turning our mini

Continue Reading > 3 Comments posted: January 26th, 2012

The Most Creative Day of Your Life

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The view of one of the bungalows here on our Mayan compound. Greetings from curbside at the Cancun International Airport!  I arrived and my driver is currently waiting on one other person before heading out to Taninah, where I’ll be hanging out with some pretty cool people for the next week (more on that Thursday).  I’d never been to Mexico until about 30 minutes ago, so I’m excited to get started early on my goal of heading to 5 new countries this year. Every once in awhile I think it’s worth stepping back and realizing how lucky we are to be living during this time.  We have more tools, resources, and power at our fingertips than any generation before us.  In

Continue Reading > 9 Comments posted: January 23rd, 2012

Why You’re Failing at Quitting Your Job

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I get emails all the time from people who are trying to become location rebels, trying to find a career that’s more suitable for them, or just want to make changes in their life – but can’t. Some have been trying for years, some literally only a matter hours, but almost all of them have very similar things in common which need to be pointed out. Its worth noting that I’ve been there, and thats why I feel it’s so important that I write this post.  As I mentioned my unhappiness lasted for awhile. It took me a over a year to admit to myself that I really needed a change, and to put the plans in motion to get

Continue Reading > 38 Comments posted: January 19th, 2012

7 Unconventional Ways to Become a Location Rebel

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One of my favorite photos from Ken Kaminesky, who makes a living from his travel photography. One of the biggest misconceptions I hear when it comes to the idea of becoming a Location Rebel and working from anywhere is that you have to have a big blog, with a big audience in order to do it. This could not be farther from the truth, and the reality is, the vast majority of the people in the world who are successful at working from anywhere actually don’t have big audiences. Every single day I get emails from people who want to live an unconventional lifestyle, but aren’t exactly sure how to do it it. “Should I do something that I’m passionate

Continue Reading > 11 Comments posted: January 16th, 2012

Thoughts on Being Comfortably Uncomfortable

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You’ve hear it from lifestyle entrepreneurs all the time: you’ve gotta learn to be uncomfortable. I say it myself, because there’s a lot of truth in it.  Change is hard, and there are going to be times where it’s extremely uncomfortable.  Quitting your job is uncomfortable, so is paying off debt, the same with moving to a new place, or starting something new that you know nothing about. However all of that doesn’t have to last, and even when you’re in a transitional phase, you should strive to add certain elements of comfort to your life.  If you don’t then oftentimes life can get to unbearable, and you’ll fall back into your traditional comfortable routines. How I’m Comfortably Uncomfortable So

Continue Reading > 11 Comments posted: January 12th, 2012

Unconventional Guide to Publishing Review

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If you’d prefer to skip the review and just check out the Unconventional Guide to Publishing, you can do so here. As you probably know, I try to keep the promotions to a minimum here at Location 180, but when it comes to something Chris Guillebeau releases, I’ll almost always do a write up. Why? Well for one, I work with the guy, so I want to show my support. Two, he consistently puts out the highest quality content (both free and paid) on the internet. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, his Unconventional Guide to Publishing is exactly the product I’ve been looking for lately. As I mentioned yesterday in my 2012 goals post, the last 6-12 months have resulted

Continue Reading > 8 Comments posted: January 10th, 2012

Location 180 2012 Goals

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Greetings from Breckenridge, Colorado! Over the past few days I’ve been hanging out with friends in Boulder, Vail and Breckenridge and was finally able to cross another item off the ole’ bucket list: Ski at Vail. The snow left a little (or a lot) to be desired on this go around, but nonetheless I’ve had a fantastic time. Over the past month I’ve done a lot of reflection and planning.  I’ve looked at some things I’ve done well, not so well, as well as reflected on some of my travel for the past year. The final part of this reflection is to look forward and to create some public goals to help aid in my accountability. One of the primary

Continue Reading > 6 Comments posted: January 9th, 2012

The Importance of Strategy and Tactics

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This morning I’m on the (not-so) snowy slopes of Vail, Colorado.  I’ll approve any comments as soon as I’m done All too often I find myself looking for the magic bullet. No, not in the grand scheme of things because we all know there is no magic bullet to life, love, or business. However on a smaller scale, I find myself on a fairly regular basis looking for that magic tactic that’s going to propel me to the next level. Perhaps it’s new copywriting ideas for my email marketing, maybe it’s a new productivity app for my computer, or perhaps it’s something as simple as buying a new gadget. I’m constantly looking for that tactic that will make life easier.

Continue Reading > 3 Comments posted: January 5th, 2012

The Year of Discipline

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While I was at World Domination Summit this past June, I dubbed 2011 “the year of confidence“. What does that mean? Essentially I realized that for me to be successful accomplishing my goals, and helping others do the same thing, I was going to need to be fully confident in my ability to make those things happen. Whether it’s being able to help someone quit their job, start a business, or start checking off their own bucket list goals, I had to be confident. These days I’m feeling pretty good about my ability to do all of those things, so it’s on to the next piece of the puzzle: The Year of Discipline Confidence will only take you so far

Continue Reading > 38 Comments posted: January 2nd, 2012

How to Become a Permanent “Slasher”

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No, not that kind of slash Some people call them “slashers”.  Emile Wapnick calls them “multi-potentialites”. I call them Location Rebels. However you want to describe them, there’s a growing movement of people who are working to make their living doing a wide variety of things, rather than specializing in one. “So what do you do?” “Oh you know, I’m an “SEO specialist/affiliate marketer/HDR photographer/blogger/consultant/world traveler.” No joke, I’m pretty sure at one point or another that has actually come out of my mouth. Right now is the era of the slasher. I’m a blank slash blank slash blank.  Get it? When you combine books like Never Get a Real Job and the 4 Hour Work Week with a lifestyle

Continue Reading > 3 Comments posted: December 29th, 2011

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