Whether it’s actually any easier to make a change on January 1st, there is a mental shift that occurs when a new year hits. Everyone around you is motivated to diet, exercise and generally be a better person than they were the year prior. The fact of the matter is, most people who make new years resolutions will stick to them for about a week – if that. You get busy, and realize that your hour long daily exercise routine is more trouble than your willing to spend. I came to this realization a month ago when I tried to do the P90x program. I lasted a week. Now that’s pathetic. Steve Kamb would be ashamed. I tell myself this
Continue Reading > 26 Comments posted: December 30th, 2010
How often do you say yes? No really, think about that. If a friend calls you to hang out, do you usually oblige or make an excuse for why the couch and a Dominos pizza sounds better? If a Twitter follower of yours who you’ve never heard of wants to have a Skype conversation or go for a beer, do you go for it? Every once in awhile I find myself falling into the no zone. The no zone is when you think you’re too busy, lazy or a combination of both to open yourself up to the opportunities that present themselves to you in life. The no zone sucks. Its a terrible place to be, and if you’re there
Continue Reading > 24 Comments posted: December 16th, 2010
I’ve got news for you. Not everyone is going to love your super-cool, new, awesome location independent lifestyle. In fact I’d go as far as to say the majority aren’t going to like it at all. Let’s face it, as you continue to build your dream life, there are going to be times where you’re totally stoked. When you make your first $1 online or have your first $1,000 month, you’re going to want to tell anyone and everyone. It’s liberating – and something to be extremely proud of. I’ve been doing this for awhile now, and still reach milestones on a regular basis in which I want to tell everyone around me. That said, most people don’t care. And
Continue Reading > 45 Comments posted: December 2nd, 2010
This article is written by John DeVries, author and creator of MotoVagabond. John is generally an amiable guy, but has been known to sleep in his truck, run barefoot in the snow, and consume exorbitant amounts of pie. If there’s one thing that characterizes him, it’s his commitment to his dreams, regardless of what it takes to achieve them. Editor’s Note: I’m really excited to feature this post from John. He picked up my program Overcoming the Fear of Uncertainty and has taken the ideas to an incredible level, and I’m really stoked for the stuff he’s got going on. Not to mention he’s a cool guy, and I highly suggest you check out his site and hit him up
Continue Reading > 23 Comments posted: November 19th, 2010
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. For years I lived what you might call a “maximalist lifestyle”. There’s been all of this talk lately about minimalism, people going car-less, and even some who own less than 100 things. Guess what? That’s not me. I used to be the biggest pack rat you’ve ever met. I’d collect just about everything you could imagine. I had over 400 movie ticket stubs, dozens of plastic tennis trophies, and even a shot glass collection of places I’ve traveled. I mean honestly, what the hell am I going to do with 100 shot glasses? That’s a lot of tequila. I don’t know why it’s so, but I have an extremely hard
Continue Reading > 16 Comments posted: November 15th, 2010
Earlier this week I was having a little jam session with master riskologist Tyler Tervooren, and we got into an interesting discussion about what makes certain people more successful than others. Hint: It has nothing to do with how smart they are. I’ve mentioned in the past how there are a variety of people who started blogs around the same time I did, that have arguably seen more success than me. Metrics for this could be greater income, more subscribers, or higher traffic. You can compare Corbett Barr’s or Karol Gajda’s five figure product launches to mine which barely cracked 4. Or perhaps the relationships that Adam Baker has built with some of the most successful bloggers out there. Then
Continue Reading > 29 Comments posted: November 4th, 2010
I just got back from my first vacation in nearly two years. I went to Oahu, Hawaii for a friends wedding and had a fantastic time. I spent a long weekend hiking, snorkeling, taking photos and generally doing all of the things that I love to do. However, now I’m back in Portland and am having a bit of a problem. I find myself wanting to do more of that stuff, rather than do the things that, oh you know, will actually help me make a living. I’ve always had too many hobbies. Part of this stems from the fact that I’m easily excited. I find something new and I obsess about it. Whether that was playing golf five times
Continue Reading > 13 Comments posted: October 27th, 2010
Have you ever put much time into thinking about the difference between the time you spend creating versus consuming? My guess is that the overwhelming majority of your time is spent consuming – I know mine is, unfortunately. There are a lot of different ways to define these two concepts, but in my world I think about creating as building my business, whereas consuming is everything else. It’s kind of like making a lifestyle comparison to income and expenses. Over the long term, spending more than you make, is a recipe for disaster. Consuming and creating are the same thing – over the long haul if you consume more than you create you’re bound to fail. Or at least that’s
Continue Reading > 20 Comments posted: October 12th, 2010
1) Begin Learning a Language. Remember that second language you’ve always sworn you would learn one day. Make that day today. Language expert (and good friend), has put together some of the very best “language hacking” tools available, allowing you to learn a new language in a fraction of the time. Hell it only takes Benny 3 months to become fully fluent, his new product ensures there is still hope for the rest of us. 2) Build an Exercise Program. One of the best ways to do this is to use the Nike + app and website in tandem with an iPod or iPhone. You go online and can build out a training program based on a variety of goals. For
Continue Reading > 23 Comments posted: October 7th, 2010
For the longest time I had goals in the back of my mind that I’d been hoping to take action on, but wasn’t. Things like traveling to Brazil to dance in the carnival parade, starting a business, and living abroad; these were all vague concepts that I’d wanted to explore, but my traditional American mindset kept me from actually doing anything about it. Or did it? It took me awhile to realize it, but it wasn’t just my mindset that was holding me back. It was actually the people that surrounded me who were keeping me from pursuing the things that actually got me excited in life. You see, (unhappy) people who follow a traditional way of thinking have made
Continue Reading > 28 Comments posted: October 5th, 2010
