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How to Stay Present During Change

“You can still live on that shimmering line between your old thinking and your new understanding, always in a state of learning. In a figurative sense, this is a border that is always moving—as you advance forward in your studies and realizations, that mysterious forest of the unknown always stays a few feet ahead of you, so you have to travel light in order to …

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Travel is My Passion – Why Travel is Magical

My true love is travel.  I LOVE TO TRAVEL!!  Travel is My Passion. I started traveling before I can even remember. We had a condo in Florida when I was growing up in Indiana and we would split the year between warm Indiana and cool beachy Florida.  My brother and I flew by ourselves between the two when I was seven. Travel is My Passion I …

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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 …

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How To Be a Successful Introvert In Business

In my previous post, I explored the difference between being an introvert, or extrovert.  And, if you’ve realized you are an “inny”, rather than an “outty”, I’m going to try to help you realize even more about yourself and how to be a successful introvert in business.  If you are wondering–yes, I am an introvert–and as an introvert, I have come up against a lot of obstacles. …

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Introvert or Extrovert? & Why This Matters for Your Business

Are you an Introvert or Extrovert?  This post will help you find out, and let you know why this matters for your business success. “One-third to one-half of individuals are introverts.” – Rowan Bayne, The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator In a world where the Extrovert is extremely favored, it is becoming more and more important to see where we fit in to the grand scheme of things, …

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What Kind of Perfectionist Are You?

Let me begin by saying that my inspiration to write about this topic is that I am seeing a trend — and so is Google.  The issue of being a perfectionist, and even the language has gone up DRAMATICALLY, look: It is no surprise, then, that we have begun to take this trait on, and incorporate this thinking into our lifestyle.  Plus, given the rise …

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Michelle Dale Shares How to Hire a VA, Start a VA Business, and Become a Digital Nomad

I’d like to introduce you to an online super-star that has been instrumental in creating a name for herself in the digital nomad world, while simultaneously helping others go global.  Michelle Dale is the founder of Virtual Miss Friday, VA Passport, and has created numerous ways to teach others how to increase their reach and create global businesses.  Michelle Dale Shares How to Hire a VA, Start …

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Interview With Mars Dorian, The World Needs You!

Mars Dorian is someone you should know.  He’s got a great philosophy of how to go for your dreams, and get out of your own way.  Mars writes at “The World Needs You” and shows digital crusaders how to build a powerful online presence and kick-ass small business. Tell us a bit about your background and how you realized you wanted something different for your life. My …

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Travel Poem: The Double Life by Don Blanding

The Double Life by Don Blanding How very simple life would be If only there were two of me A Restless Me to drift and roam A Quiet Me to stay at home. A Searching One to find his fill Of varied skies and newfound thrill While sane and homely things are done By the domestic Other One. And that’s just where the trouble lies; …

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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 …

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Pat Flynn Rocks at Smart Passive Income & You Can Too!!

You ever see a cool new car -and all the sudden- you see it everywhere? That’s kind of how it is with Pat Flynn from Smart Passive Income. I first came across him in an interview from John at JetSetCitizen.  After that, I saw him EVERYWHERE.  It makes you wonder… was the car there all along?  For the record, Pat has been there for quite …

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 …

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Learning From Children, Teaching Abroad

As many of you know I’ve taken up teaching in Thailand.  I had nearly ten months of pure vacation and wanted to give back something more to the community.  Also, after multiple visa fiascos, some soul searching, and deciding that I want to stay on in this country, I’ve found it most useful to have a work permit. The short of it is that if …

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Interview with Robin Esrock: Travel Journalist, Blogger & TV Star of Word Travels

If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming a professional globe-trotter and getting paid to see the world, read on.  I’m really excited to share Robin Esrock’s story and how he went from traveling and blogging to getting published and then hosting a major travel show on television.  I’m sure you’ll find this success story as inspirational as I have… You have a very exciting story about …

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The Medicine Man That Lives in a Cave

One day, I was riding on the back of my friend’s motorbike, weaving through the tall green mountains in the south of Thailand.  Unexpectedly, the bike sputtered, slowed, and stopped.  We had run out of gas.  Looking around, there wasn’t a gas station in sight, so my friend pushed the bike down the road as I walked behind him.  The limestone mountains are full of …

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Top Ten Ways To Reduce Your Stress NOW

I was studying the PADI manual for Rescue Diving when I came across this: Stress can be real or imagined.  Whether or not the stress is real, the body will begin to react to the stress as if it is real. Newsflash:  Most of our stress is imagined. If you need proof of this, look out your window on a ‘good day’ and my guess …

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Interview with Sharon Hurley Hall, Get Paid to Write Online

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 forth  mini-view comes from …

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Interview with Greg Rollett, Rock Star Lifestyle Design

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 designed the life of their dreams. 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 third  …

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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 …

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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 …

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#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 …

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Interview with John Bardos, Jet Set Citizen

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 second  mini-view comes from …

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Why to Live Like a Rock Star

“Life is too Short so Love the one you GOT.” –Sublime Living like a Rock Star to me, means making your life one of fun, inspiration and personal freedom. What is personal freedom? My life now…. I live in paradise. I wake up when I want, without an alarm. I start my day with exercise, reading spiritual books and listening to fun dance music. My …

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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 …