Being an entrepreneur is a constant struggle. I’ve never met a single true entrepreneur who wasn’t always looking for the next big thing.  It doesn’t matter how little free time they have, or what the state is of their current projects, they are always open to new possibilities.  This can be both a good and a bad thing, but for me personally it’s left me a little overwhelmed throughout the past week.
Right as I was in the midst of finishing up my first premium product here at Location 180, I …

I’ve had a couple readers send me emails over the past few weeks asking about the mistakes that I made in going location independent.  Specifically, from the time I left my job to the time that I showed up in Thailand.  Well, let me tell you, there were a lot of them.

Inevitably there  was nothing too catastrophic considering that I’m here, employed, and having a great time.  However, there are certainly some things I would have done differently.
When you make the transition from the 9-5 to having no plans and no set …

Looking back on this title, it totally sounds like a cheesy sales pitch for a $400 self help program.  Well, lucky for you it’s not.  What if I told you you could change any aspect of your life for the better in just one easy step.  Would you believe me?  Well I’m here to tell you there is only ONE reason I am sitting in a jungle bungalow in Krabi, Thailand right now.  There is only ONE thing I’ve done that got me to this point, and it’s much easier than …

So as you, the reader, are the most important part of the success I have seen on this blog, I wanted to take a moment to reflect upon your finest moments.  I have received hundreds of comments on my posts, and those are hundreds more than I ever expected to receive.  I got the inspiration for this from a post that Corbett Barr wrote a while back called “10 Favorite Quotes From Readers (And Why You Should De-Lurk).” I think the more I can integrate the readers into the …

For the past few weeks I have been reading Chris Guillebeau’s annual review posts, and it has inspired me to do a bit of a personal review myself.  While I haven’t written a book, inspired thousands of people, or almost been kicked out of Saudi Arabia, I have been thinking a lot lately about how much has changed in 2009 and reflecting upon where I was a year ago.  If you have been reading Location 180 for awhile, you have a general sense of what I have been through, but …

Ever since purchasing an iPod touch a couple of months back, I have been obsessed.
While I still think that iTunes sucks, and is even worse than I thought it would be, the device itself is the best purchase I have made in years.  Most of this is due to the sheer amount of quality applications that are out there for it.
Since I have become a proud iPod owner, I have been constantly seeking out the best, most useful applications I could find.  Whether they are time killing games, or productivity …

Well just when I think things can’t get any more exciting at Location180, I seem to outdo myself.
While September was full of stories about me crossing things off my list, October has been a month of significant change.  Honestly, my life changed more last month than any in recent memory.
So let’s start with the obvious.  October 20th was my last day at my job.  If you have been a regular reader here, you could probably sense that I wasn’t entirely happy with my employment situation.  While it didn’t happen in …

Well, it happened.  Tuesday was the last day at my job.  This has honestly been one of the most overwhelming experiences I have gone through in my life.  For the last 24 hours I haven’t been sure how to feel.  However, I think at the moment the majority of me is feeling a sense of guilt and relief.  While I don’t think my job was perfect for me, it wasn’t terrible.  I worked with good people that I think extremely highly of, however in the end, we just didn’t quite …

“I am a hypocrite”
I think my biggest blogging fear is the thought of having to say those words.  While there aren’t really true yet, the next few months are going to reveal a lot about my credibility as a blogger.  99% of the people in the world are really good at talking about all the things they want to do, and all of their big plans.  Yet there is only a very, very small percentage that actually has the courage to act.
As of this second, I have not designed my …

I did it.  After 8 years of holding out, and not giving into the masses, I bought an iPod.  You might be wondering why it took me so long to join the legions of cool people out there globe trotting with their white headphones. Or perhaps why I was even against it in the first place.  After so many years, I am not even sure I am able to answer that question.  However, I think it started out with my hatred for iTunes.
I have never been so against something that I have …