One topic I would like to write about today is the idea of making up stories. We make up stories all the time. We have stories about ourselves, about other people, and even about the world–and the way that the world works. The best way to become more successful in life and in business is to Get Over Your Old Stories. What is interesting about …
Creating Online Products to Have More Freedom
View PostInterview 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 …
Find Your Spark, and Ignite the Fire Within!
My whole life, I’ve been searching for something. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to do something great. I’ve wanted to build something, and be a part of something big. I’ve wanted to help people to accomplish great things. I’ve wanted to Find My Passion and share them with the world. And – I want YOU to find Your Passion, as …
Your Free 50 Page eBook: Lifestyle Mastery -Love Your Business & Your Life!
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 …
Look For Me on Discovery Channel!
Just a quick blurb to let you all know that the show I filmed with Discovery Channel is going to air in Asia and the South Pacific. FUN ASIA Southern Thailand is showing 3 times on TrueVision, on Discovery TLC Monday, Dec 20, 1 pm, Friday, Dec 24, 5 am, & Friday, Dec 24, 1 pm Here’s a write up on …
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; …
4 Steps for Overcoming Toxic Career Syndrome
I was lucky enough to come across an article in the July issue of Elle magazine. Typically I don’t read glossy magazines. But given that the reading material that comes through Thailand is rather limited, it is fun to take a look at what is happening with ‘modern society’. Boy was I glad that I did. I hadn’t even realized there was a name for …
There Is No Door
This story is based on a real experiment that took place in a laboratory. I’ve told this story several times to my clients because I think it has a lot to say about choices, mindset, and human behavior. I wanted to share it on my blog to facilitate a conversation and get your ideas and opinions. So make way for… Lifestyle Transformation: There Is No …
The Big Companies Have Gone Global– Why Shouldn’t YOU?
Time magazine recently published a very interesting article by Zachery Karabell. I wanted to share a bit of it with you because I think it makes some very good points on diversifying your income, and globalizing your business. Even if you are a small business, or individual, you can still have an international presence and create multiple income streams. Read on for going global business …
Feeling Fear? Learn to Move Towards Your Fears
Feeling fear is an interesting topic. It is much like Stress; it can be real or imagined. We may feel fear because of an experience that has happened in the past which triggers fear in the present. We might feel fear of uncertainty, or fear of the unknown. Or, we may even be frightened of doing what we’ve always wanted to do with our lives—a …
What is it Really like to Teach in Thailand?
In 2009, I was living in Ao Nang and was bored with the rainy season so I decided to head up to Bangkok to have some fun. While beach life is fantastic, it lacks in certain areas such as: live music, theaters, variety of nightlife, and shopping. So, when I need a dose of those things, I head out to the cities. My plan was …
Ten Steps to Ten Incomes: How to Build Passive Income Online
Before I even started my business, I was relatively obsessed with the idea of Passive Income Strategies. I read up on all kinds of models like real estate investments, stock portfolios, sustainability, up-lines, down-lines, and cost-valuation systems. However, the brick-and-mortar business models don’t actually stand up to the online marketplace, and once again…the rules have changed. Find out How to Build Passive Income Online! About …
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 …
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 …
Are You Addicted to Speed? A Worldwide Movement Realizes that Slower is Better
In our fast paced world, we want everything to move at lightning speed. We want a quick coffee, a fast lane free of traffic, a front row parking spot, high-speed internet, instant messages, efficient phone calls, fast food, and rapid transit. We want to order everything online: music, gifts, movies, books, groceries, and even people. Online dating has become the norm as people want to …
Want to See The World & Help it too? Interview with International Volunteer, Kirsty Henderson
As always, bringing you inspiring stories of adventurous folks that have dared to do different. Many of you may have wondered if you could take your business online and do good for others. Kirsty’s living the dream of being an international volunteer allows her to help others while her business pretty much runs itself. Check out her story, and amazing resources below. International Volunteer Interview …
Digital Nomad Blog Carnival
Hello Readers! I’m happy to host this month’s edition of the Digital Nomad Blog Carnival. The traveling online carnival that’s hosted at a new blog each month for readers interested in the live-anywhere, work-anywhere lifestyle. Read the carnival posts, and then check out some more Location – Lifestyle – Nomadic posts below. These are posts that I really enjoyed this month, and that others liked …
Neurological Research Links Coaching to Transformational Change
I love it when I pick up the business section of the newspaper and something jumps off and hits me in the face. Today I came across this article written by Coach Kriengsak Nitpattanasai who has a column in the Bangkok Post. Coaching by question and brain research Nitpatanasai gives an overview of David Rock’s book Quiet Leadership: Help People Think Better–Don’t Tell Them What …
“IF”, The Best Travel Poem Ever
Quite Possibly the Best Travel Poem I’ve Ever Read… IF by Rudyard Kipling 1865 – 1936 If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, …
I hate Yoga.
I hate Yoga. I don’t want to hate yoga, but I do. It’s one of those things that I wish I liked, and I keep trying to like, but every time I’ve gone with my Mom, or a friend—no matter what gym or what instructor I’ve had, I HATE IT! Here is a typical scenario: I am told encouragingly by the instructor to contort my …
The Stages of Depression and the Steps to Enlightenment… are they the same?
Most stories of enlightenment start out the same. Someone, somewhere is seeking the truth. They leave home, become detached from society, give up worldly pleasures, family and friends, contemplate life and death, and end up accepting, embracing, and warranting a slower, more meaningful representation of life. One thing I’ve noticed is that many of the initial signs of this process are identical to the symptoms …
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?? …
WTF is Happening in Thailand Right Now?!?
Red Shirts, Yellow Shirts, the King’s illness, His successors… With all this confusion and censorship, it is hard to get the Real Story and understand WTF is actually happening in Thailand right now. I’ve done my best to keep up on it all, but THIS VIDEO tells it all. Take some time to watch the special report that demystifies the political situation in Thailand Right …