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56 Reasons to Start A Blog

Alright, here is the deal , in honor of the 100th  post at Location 180 I’ve decided to stick with the recent theme of how a blog can change your life.  Before you start sending all of the hate mail, I DO understand how many similar posts  are out there about why you should start a blog.  However, none are this in depth, honest, or well, long.   So thank you for sticking around and reading 100 posts of my nonsense. This was originally going to be 100 reasons to start a blog, however, I’m not gonna lie, I spent hours writing this and I only came up with 56, so that’s what you are getting!  Enjoy! 1) Build a support system

Continue Reading > 33 Comments posted: February 8th, 2010

Stop Maintaining and Start Writing Incoherent Blog Posts

I’ve got a confession to make: time management has never really been my forte. I tend to be a bit of a procrastinator and when I start ramping up on one project, many of the others often fall to the wayside. Well, this has been amplified by about 50 times since I’ve moved across the world. Now not only am I trying to keep up with my blog and online engagements, I’ve been working full time with the Tropical MBA and trying to see as much of Bangkok as possible. It’s been totally exciting, but somewhere in there one of those projects has fallen to the wayside. Can you guess which one? Yeah, I’ve not been spending NEARLY the amount of

Continue Reading > 23 Comments posted: February 4th, 2010

23 Things I’ve Learned in Thailand

When I first moved to Thailand, I had no idea what to expect. All I knew was that I had a bucket list and a location independent mindset. Here is what I have learned so far…

Continue Reading > 20 Comments posted: February 1st, 2010

Location Independent Myths Busted

Since I’ve started my adventure, I’ve learned that there is a very distinct difference from those that are traveling and those that are working.  When I first began, I thought you could be both.  In the back of my mind, I thought I’d be able to join my friends and travel on a whim to anywhere I want.  While there is some truth to that being possible, it’s the exception rather than the rule. It’s interesting to meet other travelers, because most of them don’t get what I’m doing.  They don’t understand the concept of working remotely; and don’t even try and use the term “location independent”.  I’m coming to the fast realization that there are fewer of us out

Continue Reading > 42 Comments posted: January 28th, 2010

Koh Phi Phi: The Land Where The Productive Go To Die

Untitled from Sean Ogle on Vimeo. NOTE: This video is in HD, hopefully you have a faster internet connection than I do and can watch it smoothly! I would love some feedback on how it turned out for you. If you are viewing this in a reader and the video doesn’t display head over to my site to check it out! For the last three days I’ve been hanging out on the island of Koh Phi Phi, about a 2 hour ferry ride from my previous destination of Ao Nang.  I’m not sure what I was expecting to find here, but whatever it was, I was completely unprepared. Unparalleled in beauty, a ten minute kayak ride found me floating in

Continue Reading > 29 Comments posted: January 25th, 2010

Music and Travel

If there is one thing that has remained constant through my transformation over the last year, it’s my love of music.  It has played such a strong role in my life that I sometimes wonder where I would be without it. Regardless of how you are feeling, there is a song or artist out there that can make you feel better. If you need motivation, commiseration, energy, whatever it is, music will always be there to help.  Just today I found myself wearing down a little, and all I had to do was put in my headphones and everything was better. There have also been specific songs in my life that have helped me down the path I’m on for various

Continue Reading > 57 Comments posted: January 20th, 2010

Location Independent Mistakes

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 schedule, you may think it will be an easy transition.  In reality, it’s not.  No matter how many times I told myself I would set a schedule for

Continue Reading > 21 Comments posted: January 17th, 2010

Video Post: Improve Your Life in Just ONE Easy Step

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 you might think. Ok are you ready for this?  I want you to have an open mind.  Seriously, don’t laugh when you hear the answer.  Hear me out. Alright, here

Continue Reading > 56 Comments posted: January 14th, 2010

The Untemplater Revolution

For those of you who have been living under a rock for the last few weeks, there is a new game in town when it comes to living an unconventional lifestyle.  Let me introduce you to Untemplater. A few months back Jun Loayza had a brilliant idea for a community site geared towards living life in unique fashion.  He recruited some of the biggest names in the niche, and have put together one of the best new sites I’ve seen in months. I’ve seen various sites come and go….ummm, LocationRebel anyone?  But they really took their time on this one.  They spent months designing, crafting and recruiting to ensure that they could provide the best site out there.  And you

Continue Reading > 4 Comments posted: January 13th, 2010

A Day at Ayutthaya Ancient Ruins

If there is one thing I’ve learned while traveling it’s that it pays to know people.  I did things in Brazil last year that I would have never experienced had I not known Mariana.  Here in Thailand,  Cody Mckibben has proven to be my contact, and in less than a week he has shown  me incredible ruins, secluded beaches and introduced me to some awesome people. After arriving around midnight last Thursday I was determined to take Cody up on his invitation to visit the Ayutthaya Ruins the next morning.  It’s a really strange feeling to wake up after about an hour of sleep, hop in a cab in a foreign place and have no clue where you are going.

Continue Reading > 15 Comments posted: January 11th, 2010

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