Back in early 2010 I wrote a post here called “Don’t Undervalue Proximity“. I was living in Bangkok at the time and was amazed by the steady flow of people doing cool stuff that made their way through the city. It seemed like almost everyday I was meeting an interesting entrepreneur or traveler. Having spent most of the last year in Portland, I’d kind of forgotten about the concept. Don’t get me wrong, Portland has become a bit of a hub of sorts for blogging with no shortage of cool people. In a couple weeks even more cool people will also be descending upon the city for the first ever World Domination Summit. But that’s all a bit different. This past
Continue Reading > 9 Comments posted: May 23rd, 2011
Lately I’ve been seeing an increasing amount of cynicism and negativity towards the concept of the Four Hour Workweek. I think it’s been made clear that the message in that book was obviously not, quit your job and only work four hours a week, but rather, that there is a more fulfilling way to live your life. Yet, for whatever reason over the last few months, more and more people have been speaking up with their disillusionment with the whole lifestyle design thing (or whatever you want to call it), and it’s got me wondering what has changed, and what the reasons are for the negativity. There could be a variety of reasons some are feeling this way. If I
Continue Reading > 26 Comments posted: May 16th, 2011
Our whole lives we’ve been trained to think that gaining knowledge, building skills, and simply learning how to do stuff takes a lot of time. The traditional education system for most people lasts about 16 years. Sure much of that is spent in your younger years learning the essentials of communication, math, basic history – but imagine if right now you spent 16 years learning nothing but things directly relevant to your life. The amount you could accomplish is nothing short of mind-blowing. However, no one thinks 16 years in advance these days. Hell, people hardly think 16 hours ahead. One of the most underrated and valuable concepts in life is that of rapid skill building. I define that as
Continue Reading > 14 Comments posted: May 12th, 2011
What a difference two years makes… This past Sunday marked the two year anniversary of the very first post on Location 180. To think of everything that has happened since I began this journey, completely blows me away. This past year has easily been the most exciting, fulfilling, and awesome I’ve ever had. However, more importantly, I feel like its just setting the stage for what’s to come. Bigger businesses, more travel, and inspiring more people to pursue a life that they can get excited about. That said, the goal of this post is two fold. The first is to give a resounding thank you to YOU. If it weren’t for the encouragement that I’ve received from this community over the
Continue Reading > 21 Comments posted: May 9th, 2011
So you want to build a membership site huh? Deciding to do it is the easy part! Once that decision is made there are SO many different factors that go into the actual creation of the site. Unlike a simple WordPress blog, where you can basically install and go, a membership site has MANY more components. You need to consider which membership plugin to use, how you’ll handle payments and affiliates, how to layout the site, how to deal with privacy etc. Bottom line, it can be really daunting. That said, it doesn’t have to be. After the success of my post “How to Become an SEO Freelancer in 48 Hours” I figured I would keep the series alive and
Continue Reading > 29 Comments posted: May 5th, 2011
See the end of the post for the video of my marathon experience. Or just click on the link. I’ve also gotta give a BIG thank you to Poul Stefansen, because without him initially signing up I never would have done it. It also was great know I wasn’t the only one going through hell! Of all the things on my bucket list, there were two that I felt were going to be close to impossible: Fly in a Virgin Galactic Space Flight (most likely actually impossible) Run a Marathon (apparently not impossible) On New Years Day this year, I foolishly signed up for the Eugene Marathon, thinking I’d be able to stick to a rigorous training schedule and actually
Continue Reading > 50 Comments posted: May 3rd, 2011
So it’s been a week since I last posted, but I promise it hasn’t been without good reason. This week I’ve holed myself up at a cabin in Central Oregon to put the finishing touches on my new FREE ebook “Location Rebel Arsenal“. If you ever want to get a LOT of stuff done in a very short period of time, go someplace remote. Seriously, this has been the most productive week of my life. But I’ll save that for another post. Some of you may remember the first iteration of Location Rebel from about a year and a half ago. It debuted as a forum for lifestyle design/location independence and actually turned into a pretty good resource really quickly.
Continue Reading > 7 Comments posted: April 28th, 2011
I’ve mentioned in the past that I’m a total baller when it comes to getting excited about a new project, and starting it. I start a lot of shit. Those close to me will tell you that I probably tend to get a little too excited about new projects and opportunities. This leads to overextending myself, which leads to stress, which leads to a whole different blog post that is not this one. No, this one is about not stopping. If you’re passionate about doing something, and you want to make real change. There’s only one thing you need to do: keep going. One of the things I’ve found about starting things, is that I’ll setup a schedule. As long
Continue Reading > 18 Comments posted: April 21st, 2011
So this is a pretty monumental moment for me, as it marks the 200th post on Location 180. Man, how time flies. Thank you guys SO much for sticking around for this long, and making this such an incredible resource. That said, I’ve got a special offer for those of you that are really serious about changing your life by building an online business. Scroll to the bottom to check it out! How to Pay $48,000 Less For Your Education than Me from Sean Ogle on Vimeo. A Defining Moment One night while I was in Bangkok last year, I was hanging out with David Walsh at our favorite spot for $1.50 gin and tonics, and he started ignoring me.
Continue Reading > 6 Comments posted: April 18th, 2011
Ever since I graduated high school and became completely burnt out on the sport of tennis (which I’d played competitively since a young age) I’ve been enamored with golf. A lot of people are surprised to learn that about me. Maybe it’s the grizzly beard I was sporting in my latest interview with Jenny Blake? Perhaps its my propensity to pop off to exotic islands on a moments notice? Whatever the reason, people usually don’t associate the digital nomad with avid golfer. Well I am, and my love of golf has actually helped me learn a lot about myself and entrepreneurship as well. “Drive for show, putt for dough” – Author Unknown Anyone can start something with a bang, but can they
Continue Reading > 4 Comments posted: April 12th, 2011
