Time is the one asset in which every other variable is dependent. If your time runs out, what else is left? When I was in Thailand five years ago, I decided that it would be fun to learn how to cook traditional Thai meals. We were in Krabi – a town with no motor vehicles, where 500 foot rocks outcropped from the ocean on the …
An Unconventional Way of Thinking
What brought me here today is nothing more than an unconventional way of thinking. I have always been the type of person who thinks anything is possible—and why wouldn’t it be? It isn’t that most things are difficult; it is just that most people don’t take the time to figure out what they want, and work out the details, and get on with doing it. …
Why Small Business Owners Don’t Take Vacations & Why They Should
Many of us postpone creating our True Life Goals because we wrongly prioritize the importance of tasks. First, let’s look at Why Small Business Owners Don’t Take Vacations: We say: I can play AFTER the work is done I can work out When I’m Finished Working I can only Take a Vacation After I meet my quotas We put our clients before ourselves, our stress …
A New Year, A New You! Lifestyle Makeover
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Happy New Year! As you all know, I’ve been hard at work putting together this eBook. I’m releasing it NOW and I’m releasing it for FREE because I want to do everything I can to help you achieve all of your personal and business goals in 2011! So, What’s in the eBook? Lifestyle Mastery- Love Your Business & Your Life is an overview of the first three …
How Much Does it Cost to Live in Thailand?
Many folks take a glimpse at my lifestyle here and assume I’m swimming in cash. The truth of it is, it’s cheaper to live in Thailand than you might imagine! It is far cheaper to live here than it is to travel, and if you look at rental costs versus the price of hotels, you can see why. I realize living abroad is not for …
Music and Life – Thoughts by Alan Watts
I really love this Alan Watts YouTube video is because it so quickly encapsulates all of the emotions I’ve struggled with throughout my life. We go into life not knowing any better, so we do what we’re told. We continue along this path and at some point wake up to the reality that a) our lives are relatively boring and mediocre b) all of the people we’ve …
The Biggest Secret in The World!!
Living in Thailand is funny. Pretty much every day I am confronted by something weird, unpredictable, and mind-blowing. To say that I have gotten used to the oddities is an understatement, because at this point of my life, I just expect things to be a bit strange. In fact, the one thing I have recognized is THE BIGGEST SECRET IN THE WORLD. Are you ready?? …
Changing Yourself, or Changing the World?
Alexander Solzhenitsyn said, “If you want to change the world, who do you begin with, yourself or others?” I believe if we we begin with ourselves and do the things that we need to do and become the best person we can be, we have a much better chance of changing the world for the better. Arianna Huffington Inner desire to Change When …
Letting go of the Fairytale and Taking Personal Responsibility
Here it is. The moment of truth. I, like most of my female counterparts, have held onto the Disney dream that it was only a matter of time until the man in shining armor arrived at my door, ready to tell me wonderful things, take me amazing places, and pay off my credit card debt. He’s handsome, strong, and happy to do it. Oh, and …
How to Live an Exceptional Life of Meaning
“Look, if you had one shot, one opportunity to seize everything you ever wanted… Would you capture it, or just let it slip? You better lose yourself in the music, the moment. You Own It. You better never let it go! You only get one shot do not miss your chance to blow, this opportunity only comes once in a lifetime…” -EMINEM, Lose Yourself We’ve …
Finding Yourself in Remote Locations
There are moments in life where we get a glimpse of our true nature. We find a piece or a reminder of what and who we are. We see moments of time slow and we feel the remembering set in. We remember – if only for a moment why we came; we know innately that we have a true purpose and feel the very depth …
Put Your Crap in a Hefty Bag & Buy a Plane Ticket, Already!
There is a lot of hype about heading out into the world and doing your own thing. So why aren’t more people doing it? Excuses! I’ve seen everything from having to find the right designer backpack to people thinking they need some all-in-one tech gadgety thing that will somehow save you from any woes. Here is the truth: put your crap in a bag and …
#1 Travel Tip: Throw Away Your Itinerary
I nourish active rebellion -Walt Whitman Buy a One Way Ticket I can’t explain the exhilaration of buying a one way overseas ticket. It is similar to having a wonderful secret. Or winning a lottery that only you know about. These days, I only buy one way tickets. Even if I know I might come back, I don’t buy the return. It is just more …
Lifestyle Design: How to Identify What You REALLY Want
“…human beings are equipped with the natural ability to learn and train themselves in the right way to become enlightened so as to overcome sufferings or problems. Particularly, human beings process the greatest intention to search for the ultimate truth in themselves and to be able to rid themselves of ignorance, desires, and attachments as well as become great companions who give the light of …
Trusting Your Intuition and Going on Faith
“It’s the possibility that keeps me going, not the guarantee, a sort of wager on my part. And though you may call me a dreamer or a fool or any other thing, I believe that anything is possible.” -Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook When I was younger, I didn’t know what to believe, or who to believe. My mother and father had very different opinions and …
How To Run a Location Independent Busines
Many people would love the opportunity to run their business from anywhere in the world. I must admit, I am happy every day that I have this amazing opportunity to operate my business abroad. I spent about two years establishing my business & lifestyle consulting practice and getting my systems in place. I always had the idea in my head to become a location independent …
Interview with Author, Blogger, and Visiter of 193 Countries: Chris Guillebeau, The Art of Nonconformity
As part of the inspiring force to help you ‘take the leap of faith’, we will be conducting mini interviews featuring global entrepreneurs who have become “Business Backpackers”. Because we are all busy traveling, working, and having loads of fun, it is a short list of questions that will hopefully give you a quick glimpse of others “Living the Life”. Our first mini-view comes from …