This is a very different post than I normally write. I debated for a long time about posting it, but I think there’s a really important lesson that we can all take something from – and hopefully this doesn’t make me come across as the disgruntled kid who thinks his favorite band sold out Let’s start this with a little story… When I was 17 I stumbled upon a guitarist who I could tell was destined to be great. He was young, had some of the best guitar skills I’d ever seen, and actually wrote good songs (unlike some guitar virtuosos). I was active on the message boards of his site and have probably turned hundreds of people on to
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7 Comments posted: December 16th, 2011
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 decided it would be a great time to start a new venture! I’ve had an idea to start this site for the last few months, and I finally decided
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14 Comments posted: June 21st, 2010
I was recently at the TEDx Bangkok conference, and one of the presenters kept referring to the “real world” and the “online world” as if they were separate things. Listening to her talk it kind of hit me, that we have come so far that these are no longer separate worlds, and we should stop treating them as such. These days nearly 50% of my waking hours are probably spent online. Now that is kind of a sad realization, but when it all comes down to it, that’s the truth. Due to this, I have a hard time believing that almost half of my time is spent in a “fake world” that doesn’t exist. The fact of the matter is that,
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28 Comments posted: February 21st, 2010
It’s amazing how quickly the last few weeks have flown by. I leave for Thailand in 5 days, and it still hasn’t quite sunk in yet. With that being said, I’m quickly realizing how much needs to be done and how many people I would like to see before my departure. There are multiple posts that I’d planned to have completed before I left, however the unfortunate reality is that with everything that needs to be done, I just haven’t been able to spend the time to write a second high quality entry for this week. My goal is to write two or three posts during my nearly 48 hours of travel time next week. I plan to do a
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10 Comments posted: January 1st, 2010
Well it is Thanksgiving morning, and I am not going to lie, I don’t have much of a post prepared today. I have been spending the last few days down in Eugene with my family, remodeling bathrooms, and seeing some old friends before I take off in January. However, I didn’t want the holiday to go unnoticed. Many people breeze by Thanksgiving and use it as nothing more as a reason to eat, drink and be merry. While I hope to do all of those things, I wanted to recognize that this year in particular, I have a lot to be thankful for. Note: There are probably thousands of posts like this floating around the internet, so I apologize, but
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10 Comments posted: November 26th, 2009
Growing up there were certain values that were instilled in me. Not necessarily by my family or friends, but rather by society as a whole. Society led me to believe that there was a certain path that I should follow, and if I didn’t, well then I must be a failure. This path included your traditional college education, getting a prominent career right after graduation, and were I to continue down the path I am on, marriage, kids and a hefty mortgage would certainly be the next steps. While I have nothing against marriage, kids and a mortgage (and hope to have all three when the time is right), it is amazing to me that to this day if you
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26 Comments posted: October 29th, 2009
The last few weeks have been pretty tumultuous for me. There have been a lot of changes going on, that I would love to write about, but I am not quite at the point where I can do so. I will say that I am really excited for the future of Location180, and I think there are some good things coming in the future! With that being said, rather than do the talking myself, I will let some other people do the talking in the third edition of the Carnival of Blogs. This go around, there isn’t much of a coherent theme, but rather it is simply a collection of posts that I have enjoyed over the last couple of
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13 Comments posted: September 14th, 2009
There aren’t many of us who couldn’t use a little extra cash here and there. Maybe you want to hop over to Fiji and need a plane ticket. Maybe your computer got stolen and you need a new Macbook. Well the good news is, there are a wide variety of things you can do to make an extra buck or two. I will tell you how I personally made an extra $1,000 to fund my travels, and also provide a bunch of other ideas that could work as well. Each idea has a rating based on how easy it is to accomplish, and if I have personally made money doing it, I will specify how much it was.
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15 Comments posted: July 13th, 2009
As I was helping my dad re-roof his house this past weekend, it made me realize how happy I was to NOT do manual labor for a living. When I woke up this morning I could barely move. Muscles I didn’t even know I had ached. I realized that the sunscreen I applied, really didn’t do a whole lot of good. With that in mind I started thinking about some of the great things about being a blogger. I might not do it for a living, but there are a wide variety of benefits to starting a blog of any kind. Lets take a look at some of the best reasons: 1) It is location independent. Unlike most professions or
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8 Comments posted: July 7th, 2009
Since I began this site at the beginning of May, this is the longest I have gone without posting. I am not happy about this. I did however have a GREAT time (I use the term great, very loosely) helping my dad reroof/reside our old house in 90 degree weather for the entirety of my holiday weekend. With that being said, I think now would be a good time to take a look at everything that was accomplished in June, as well as take a look forward and see what July has in store. We covered a lot of ground last month, quite a bit more than I expected to be honest with you. In the beginning of the month,
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3 Comments posted: July 6th, 2009
