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- 4 Heartless, Logical Reasons to Be Happy28 July 2010, 1:43 pm
You needn't be irrational to be happy. Here are 4 cold, heartless and logical reasons I find to be happy about life....
- The Best You Can Do vs the Best You Can Do With What’s Available26 July 2010, 12:11 pm
With the right mentality, a limitation can become a push forward.... - If You Want to Survive Out Here, You’ve Got to Know Where Your Towel Is22 July 2010, 9:34 am
Removing preconceptions about how things are done can seriously help you on the road (and in life).... - Reader Appreciation Day!20 July 2010, 11:24 am
In which Andi, Ash and I heavily discount our prices for the ONE SPARE DAY we found in our road trip schedule!... - The Human Need to Punish19 July 2010, 12:03 pm
Are you helping others, or just being a jerk?...
- On Networking6 July 2010, 2:00 am
Having an introverted disposition, I’ve never really been one for networking. Until earlier this year I couldn’t have even told you what networking on the internet looked like or why I needed to do it, but everyone said I needed to do it, so I gave it a try. Now, in a very general sense, [...]... - On Fucking Up and Selling Out: What Happened to Wage Slave Rebel29 June 2010, 1:26 am
Somewhere along the way I forgot Wage Slave Rebel’s purpose. I’m here to teach people who are trapped in a job they hate not only how to escape that job, but how to build a better, more honest alternative. I’m supposed to do this by adhering to a better, more honest alternative myself. Instead I [...]... - Developing an Online Business in Bursts of Madness11 June 2010, 12:27 pm
Lately I’ve written about how agility is the most important characteristic an online business can have and I really can’t emphasize that enough. If you want to get anywhere online, you have to be agile. Period. That’s why the little guys are the ones who win big on the web. They can move in ways [...]... - How to Succeed Online without a Business Plan10 June 2010, 9:00 am
Although I had been self-employed and freelancing since 2007, it wasn’t until January of 2009 that I legally founded my first company. It wasn’t that I hadn’t thought of doing it before… I had. What kept me from it was how complicated every business book makes it sound. I was reading books like The Six-Week [...]... - All It Takes Is Persistence9 June 2010, 8:15 am
My roughest year was, without a doubt, 2007. I had quit college after just five weeks and had barely settled down before I started having gallbladder attacks. The resulting surgery forced me into whatever work I could get to pay off the hospital bill. In my case, this work came in the form of two [...]...
- The Pursuit of Bliss29 July 2010, 7:59 am
Hani Khaursar shares what it means when you make it your priority to pursue things that bring you bliss daily, and an opportunity to meet cutting-edge entrepreneurs and others who are living a life of Blisscipline here in Southeast Asia next week.Thrilling Heroics | Live Fearlessly on Your Own TermsSubscribe to the exclusive newsletter for a free audio download "How to Live Adventurously" ... - Success Traits For Effective Lifestyle Design21 July 2010, 9:00 am
There are a number of traits which will help you in designing and creating your ideal lifestyle. In this guest post from Richard at Lifestyle Design Unleashed, we'll go over a few success principles to serve as thinking points for you.Thrilling Heroics | Live Fearlessly on Your Own TermsSubscribe to the exclusive newsletter for a free audio download "How to Live Adventurously" ... - Declare Your Own Independence Today7 July 2010, 7:28 am
This Independence Day, take a lesson from someone genuinely living the Jason Bourne lifestyle, and declare your own sovereignty to achieve three things: more time freedom, more financial independence, and more freedom of location.Thrilling Heroics | Live Fearlessly on Your Own TermsSubscribe to the exclusive newsletter for a free audio download "How to Live Adventurously" ... - Quick Video: How to Transform Your Business and Inspire Action28 June 2010, 6:46 am
via ted.com Simon Sinek explains how great leaders inspire action. What sets some people, some businesses, apart from others? All organizations function on 3 levels: What you do, How you do it, and Why you do it. Entrepreneurs and leaders should watch this—two times—to understand the importance of Why, and to learn how to communicate your beliefs & your purpose [...]Thrilling Heroics | Live Fearlessly on Your Own TermsSubscribe to the exclusive newsletter for a free audio download "How t... - Dodging Real Bullets: Revolutionary Behavior & Violence in the Real World14 June 2010, 11:03 am
For two months, Bangkok Thailand was victim to violent political unrest and riots, with military "Live Fire Zones" where soldiers were ordered to shoot on sight and homemade explosives and Molotov cocktails erupting all around the city. Ask yourself this: would you truly want to be a part of a bloody, real-life revolution?Thrilling Heroics | Live Fearlessly on Your Own TermsSubscribe to the exclusive newsletter for a free audio download "How to Live Adventurously" ...
- Reflection: What Lifestyle Businesses CAN’T DO19 July 2010, 10:31 am
So I’ve been pondering lately while jumping into the entrepreneur space and how to be a “tech hero” with what’s different between a lifestyle business (ie. what I’m looking to do) and an online start up, or traditional small business? It’s very tricky to ponder and jump at the same time by the way. Something [...]... - “I’m Doing It” Field Report July 1112 July 2010, 10:11 am
Since last month I stopped putzing around online trying to find that one great tool, golden idea, or “look” that would make it all easy. It doesn’t exist, I think we all know that, yet we still waste time looking for the easy way out, both in life and business. I stopped just dipping my [...]... - Niche Play, Social Interaction, Product Production: A Breakdown29 June 2010, 12:03 am
Ideas are easy. It’s the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats. Sue Grafton Notes on finding your place inside a niche, interacting and developing content. What does marketing really mean? I stumbled on this excellent article that further pushed me to define my target with a laser scope and my [...]... - Online Business is Chess | How to Avoid a Stalemate, be a Grandmaster and Keep $10021 June 2010, 12:11 pm
Wow, it’s been four weeks, I’m a jerk. I’m breaking the cardinal “consistency” blog rule, but for good reason. I haven’t left frustrated or concluded lifestyle design is an exercise in futility, on the contrary I’ve been moving the pieces into place on how to create lasting income online, the stage at odds with my [...]... - What I’ve Learned from Internet Coaches21 June 2010, 11:45 am
Coach, consultant, confident, whatever…talking with and getting help from people who have more experience than you is smart and necessary. Adam Baker and Corbett Barr have made great names for themselves in the lifestyle design and online business space. They’re perceived as experts as they should be. I’ve met with both of them and learned [...]...
- Advertising26 July 2010, 12:01 am
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I’ve barely scratched the surface of places I want to explore but something tells me that Cambodia is somewhere that I’d be happy to visit over and over again. These videos stood out while I was procrastinating on vimeo, reminding me of all the things I love so much about Cambodia. Memorias de Oriente with [...] Related posts:Off The Tourist Trail in Cambodia 5 Cool Towns To Chillout in South East Asia Travel Money Guide: Travel Debit and Credit Cards for Australians ... - What Do You Really Need In A Travel First Aid Kit?6 June 2010, 9:31 pm
I have to say I’m pretty lax when it comes to health on the road. Street food? No problem. Near rare meat? Ok. Tap water? As long as it’s not brown. Anti-Malarials? You mean DEET? I don’t like getting around with even a daypack if I can avoid it, which means I have nowhere to [...] Related posts:Travel Money Guide: Travel Debit and Credit Cards for Australians Travel in The Monsoon Season ... - The Death of “Backpacking”?19 May 2010, 8:45 am
It’s funny how some people talk about backpacking like it is a club, the dress code is whatever you want as long as it hasn’t been washed in at least a week, and of course, a backpack. Recently Gary Arndt of EverythingEverywhere & Chris of MyEggNoodles proposed suitcases as a more suitable alternative, especially the [...] Related posts:11 Beautiful Images of Pakistan ... - Movie Review: The Art of Travel25 April 2010, 4:13 am
Although this movie was released in 2008 I’ve only just discovered it and searching for review I could not find any reviews on any travel blogs. This movie has a really, really weird beginning Conner (Christopher Masterson, Malcom in the Middle) is about to get married to his high school sweetheart, they are planning the [...] Related posts:World Nomads Travel Insurance Review 6 Things Backpackers Don’t Admit ...
- meeting great people24 July 2010, 3:44 pm
I’ve had the neat opportunity so far this summer to meet a few of my “online friends” in real life. If I had to use one word to describe it: Energizing. Living in an area where lots of people still do not even have internet access, and if they do it’s prehistoric dial-up, many of [...]... - damm, that’s a fine name14 July 2010, 10:00 am
My last name is pretty weird. It’s Damm. Technically pronounced “Domm” but more often spoken by others as it looks (a mild curse word that I happen to love pretty damn much). It’s so often said wrong by people that I honestly don’t even notice anymore. I find that when I do notice enough to [...]... - a long walk ahead6 July 2010, 12:00 pm
I’ve got some pretty neat news. I’ve decided to take something that has been in dream status for years and actually make it reality. On March 1, 2011 (238 days from now) I’ll be starting a walk across the United States, from coast to coast. The idea of actually doing it has been on my [...]... - why i am mad at myself and how to not be like me10 June 2010, 1:08 pm
I lost my job a couple days ago. I was working on a political campaign for a man running for Governor of the wonderful place I call home, Maine. Unfortunately, he lost the primary election, thus leaving me without a J-O-B. I started this job exactly a year ago, and was extremely excited for two [...]... - they make more money than you17 May 2010, 1:45 pm
Recently I was having a conversation with someone and mentioned that I wasn’t overly fond of a specific celebrity. The person I was talking to responded by saying, “Well, they’re making much more money than you” like it was the ultimate factor in having a life worth living. First, yes they are. Second, who really [...]...
- E-BOOK LAUNCH – Get The Life You Really (Really) Want, with ‘Upgrade Reality’26 July 2010, 1:54 am
Ladies and Gentlemen, Readers and Friends, ‘Upgrade Reality’ – the ebook you have been waiting to get your hands on for so long is finally here!! ‘Upgrade Reality’ is a complete 122-page guide to help you overcome all your own fears, limiting beliefs and personal obstacles. Every word is written by me personally and I [...]... - 72 Hours Until ‘Upgrade Reality’ Is Up for Grabs23 July 2010, 1:47 am
After a Month of Waiting It’s Almost Available! I am of course talking about my spectacularly awesome ebook ‘Upgrade Reality, which is the most comprehensive piece of writing I have ever created about overcoming fears, personal obstacles and limiting beliefs so that you can get the life you dream of living. One of my favorite [...]... - The 7 Links Challenge20 July 2010, 4:00 am
Today I was challenged by Dragos Roua to what is called a ’7 Links Challenge’. The challenge idea originally came from Darren Rowse at Problogger.net. So here it is: 1. Your First Post The first published blog post on Upgrade Reality is in fact a post called The Power of Raw Food. Short and sweet [...]... - 1 Week Left Until The Upgrade Reality eBook Launches19 July 2010, 2:07 am
Ladies and Gentlemen, Readers and Friends, In exactly 1 week from today you will be able to have your eyeballs absorb and enjoy the content from my long-awaited ebook ‘Upgrade Reality’! Get Happy. Get Rich. Get Healthy. Get Confident. ‘Upgrade Reality’ is a complete guide to help you overcome all your own fears, limiting beliefs [...]... - Why I Could Give You $1M and Your Financial Situation Wouldn’t Change12 July 2010, 3:48 am
NOTE: This is a guest post from Glen Allsopp. I have never accepted guest posts on Upgradereality and Glen had the same policy on his blog, but he made an exception for me once, so I am returning the favor. (and because Glen is a great writer). Did you know that most lottery winners end [...]...
- Postcards, Flightster and a Spanking New Look28 July 2010, 6:01 pm
Greetings from Lusaka, Zambia. After mysteriously disappearing for 24 hours, my luggage has finally arrived, putting me in high spirits. It’s always nice to put on a fresh pair of undies. Sigh. I’ll be in Lusaka until Friday. I then head to Harare, Zimbabwe for the next leg of my survey. More on that later. [...]... - Australia: Perth, Sydney, and a Conversation About Super Geeks22 July 2010, 5:00 pm
Australia! Land of kangaroos and aborigines and didgeridoos. A shell-shaped opera house. Pristine beaches, fish and chips, box jellyfish, breathtaking harbors and boomerangs. Oh, and we can’t forget the Outback! Australia’s own heart of darkness, a ghastly blank, wild, expansive and arid interior. The kind of rugged terrain only a well-rigged 4×4 should tackle. I [...]... - Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: Betel Nut, Pidgin English and Golf19 July 2010, 2:39 pm
Situated in the southwestern Pacific, just north of Australia, lies one of the most culturally diverse and least explored countries in the world, Papua New Guinea. Sharing its western border with the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua, Papua New Guinea boasts over 850 different indigenous languages, representing 12% of the world’s total languages. [...]... - Cycling Africa with Mark Lawrence8 July 2010, 2:21 pm
Case Studies in the 9 to 5 alternative: No. 6 Welcome to a series of profiles on alternative lifestyles. If you think that you (or someone you know) would make for an interesting interview, drop me a line. A couple of weeks ago, I get an email from a guy named Mark. It reads: Hey [...]... - 2010 Quarter 2 Update7 July 2010, 2:43 pm
It has been exactly 6 months (and 6 days) since I outlined my goals for 2010. Let’s review my progress: —FITNESS 1 mile in under 5:30. *I’m down to 5:44! Should be able to complete this pretty soon. Run a half-marathon. 200 squats without stopping. 25 pull-ups without stopping. *At 17 right now, which is [...]...
- CouchSurfing.org is What Social Media is All About23 July 2010, 4:31 pm
Jet Setter in Montreal Greetings from my favourite Canadian city, Montreal. This is our second time in the cultural capital of Canada but our first experience couchsurfing. CouchSurfing has been fantastic so far, not only as a free place to stay and an introduction to an unknown city, but as the quintessential social media site. It’s very essence is about connecting people in real life. What is CouchSurfing? For those of you who don’t know, CouchSurfing.org is a network where trav... - Life is Good!6 July 2010, 1:52 am
Biking in Calgary, Canada I have been back in my home country of Canada for about four months, now I have two more weeks to go before I leave again. It has been great to be back home, but I think I enjoyed it more because I know it is not permanent. My wife and I have not made any roots and have not anchored ourselves to a lifestyle we don’t want. The greatest insight I have discovered is that life is fantastic. Sometimes it is easy to forget just how good we have it. Several friends and r... - Photos of Drumheller, The Dinosaur Capital of Canada28 June 2010, 4:21 pm
Drumheller, Alberta, Canada Drumheller, Alberta, Canada Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller Downtown Drumheller, Coffee on a rainy day. Horseshoe Canyon near Drumheller Horseshoe Canyon near Drumheller Horseshoe Canyon near Drumheller Hors... - Interview with World Travelers, Jason Demant and Sharon Duckworth of LifeAfterCubes14 June 2010, 6:33 pm
I am constantly discovering people who are not happy with their careers and are looking for something more interesting to do with their lives. Jason Demant and Sharon Duckworth are two people that share my philosophy on life. The time to experience life and travel the world is now. As Jason and Sharon have found, once you begin you may never want to go back. They share some of their experiences and advice in this interview. Please tell us a little about your background. We’re both 26 a... - Is it Nature or Nurture that Determines our Talents?9 June 2010, 6:52 pm
I definitely don't have the Marathon Gene On a recent post on Untemplater.com, I wrote about how I think talent is created, not born. I called the post, You are a Monkey so Stop Thinking You are so Special. I learned a couple of things from the comments, apparently people don’t like being called monkeys and some people place a lot of emphasis on the genetic side of the debate. Of course genes are important in many circumstances. It is difficult to be a professional basketball player if...
- Back in PDX26 July 2010, 6:26 pm
After nearly seven months that went by way quicker than I’d even realized, I find myself back in Portland, Oregon. In the five days I’ve been here I’ve found that the weather is even more beautiful than I’d hoped, the beer is even better than I remember, and having a flexible lifestyle in the States is going to be even more enjoyable than I’d imagined. Over the past three days I’ve done something that I haven’t done in, well, I can’t remember how long. I’ve been completely sh... - Thankful20 July 2010, 8:00 am
I am probably 37,000 feet up by the time you read this, so I will approve any comments and respond as soon as I land! Over the past 9 or so months I’ve been incredibly selfish. Now, I’m not saying I’ve done anything wrong, or that looking back I should have done anything differently, but the fact of the matter is that I’ve been focused only for what is best for me, with little regard for those around me. That said, just about everyone around me has been incredibly supportive of everythi... - The Aquatic Adventures of Scuba Sean18 July 2010, 2:33 am
For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to scuba dive. When I was younger I used to get incredibly jealous when my dad and uncle would leave on dive trips, and I’d have to stay at home and do fun things like go to school. Exotic places like Cozumel, Roatan and Thailand became implanted in my brain as these holy grail destinations – perhaps that’s what led me down my current path. For years, I considered the prospect of getting certified, but there were numerous road ... - Good Friends, Another Tropical Island, and a Homecoming12 July 2010, 11:23 pm
I feel like I’ve been doing more traveling over the last month than I had in the previous six months combined. Although I guess when I think back, I’ve been a lot of places and seen a LOT of cool stuff. Currently I’m writing from a nice bakery on the Thai island of Ko Tao. Ko Tao is without a doubt one of my favorite islands that I’ve been to thus far. A far cry from the insanity that is Koh Phi Phi, as soon as you get off the boat ...... - The Most Important Trait of an Entrepreneur7 July 2010, 3:06 am
The other morning I spent a few hours doing errands, answering emails, and preparing myself for an afternoon of doing nothing but working on one specific project. This particular project is one that I’ve been putting off for days now, not because I don’t want to do it, but because it was something that was going to take a significant amount of focus and creativity. As we all know, getting into that mode can prove difficult from time to time. So after I spent the morning getting stu...
- Disable Spotlight Searches to Improve iPhone 3G Performance on iOS 4 [IPhone]29 July 2010, 8:00 am
If you're still a loyal iPhone 3G owner and upgraded to iOS 4, you've probably noticed one major new thing: slowness. You can downgrade to 3.1.3, but more than one Gizmodo commenters suggest a fix that's worked for them. More » ... - Net Index Ranks Local ISPs Based on Real User Tests [Bandwidth]29 July 2010, 7:00 am
SpeedTest.net is the most well-known connection testing tool on the web. Using SpeedTest.net's data, Net Index ranks your local ISPs by download and upload speeds, along with user ratings. If nothing else, you'll know your flaky connection isn't just your problem. More » ... - From the Tips Box: Copy and Paste, Trash Bags, and Credit Card Labels [From The Tips Box]28 July 2010, 8:00 pm
Readers offer their best tips for quick copying and pasting, getting trash bags out of the can, and finding credit cards quickly in your wallet. More » ... - Remains of the Day: 100 Million Facebook Users' Info on BitTorrent [For What It's Worth]28 July 2010, 7:00 pm
Microsoft shows us what's new in Office for Mac and IE9's typography, Android developers get some anti-piracy options, Verizon smartphones eat more data on average than iPhones, and millions of low-privacy Facebook users are combined into a 2.8 GB directory. More » ... - Power Strip Adds a Customizable Shortcut and Widget Dock to Android [Downloads]28 July 2010, 6:00 pm
Android only: While Android has a few multitasking tricks built-in, Power Strip re-assigns your Home button to bring up a dock containing app shortcuts, folders, and even widgets that you can launch at any point, without returning to the home screen. More » ...
- What’s Your Definition of Freedom? (Mine Changed Last Week) Plus: My Latest Attempt at Video26 July 2010, 4:03 am
This week I’d love to find out, what is your definition of freedom? It might sound cheesy, but I think about the concept of freedom a lot. What is freedom really? Is it living in a free country? Not having debts? Being financially independent? Being location independent? Being happy as often as possible? Doing what [...]... - 33 Things I’ve Never Told You (or, How to Re-Introduce Yourself and Kick Your Watered-Down Self in the Ass)20 July 2010, 2:31 am
That’s me, riding my dog in the photo over there. I do shit like that sometimes. Maybe you didn’t know that, so let me explain. For the past 16 months that I’ve been blogging here, I have to tell you I’ve never been fully satisfied with the “voice” I’ve created for myself. By that, I [...]... - Everything is Derivative14 July 2010, 2:36 am
Over the past three months, I’ve talked and worked with a lot of smart, talented and motivated entrepreneurs-in-the-making who all get hung up on some variation of the same issue. The problem is usually described like this: “I can’t decide what my business should be about. Every topic is already covered by someone else. How [...]... - A New Look for Free Pursuits11 July 2010, 5:18 pm
Welcome to a whole new look for Free Pursuits. I hope you like it. I’m really happy with how it turned out. I liked the old design too, but there are a couple of reasons for the change. Why The Redesign? Wasn’t the Old Look Just a Year Old? It’s true, this is the third [...]... - How to Take 3 Years Off to See the World — with Betsy and Warren Talbot7 July 2010, 4:04 am
If you’ve thought traveling the world for a few years is only possible for 20-somethings or retirees, this story is for you. Betsy and Warren Talbot from Married with Luggage are about to embark on a 3-year trip around the world. What makes their story unique is that they aren’t rich, retired, 20-somethings or even [...]...
- the best goal is no goal27 July 2010, 4:25 pm
Forget the destination.... - How to be Insanely Productive and Still Keep Smiling21 July 2010, 2:01 pm
Get things done, calmly.... - The elements of change14 July 2010, 11:17 am
Brave the harsh elements of change.... - The Clean-Slate Guide to Simplicity9 July 2010, 12:40 pm
Sweep clean, start from scratch.... - How to Simplify When You Love Your Stuff2 July 2010, 10:00 am
Simplifying is liberating and beautiful....
- How to Grow Your Small Business in Any Economy, Part 128 July 2010, 10:40 am
Think your small business can’t grow in this economy? You’re wrong. Improving your mindset and minimizing your risk are possible in all economies.If you pay attention to the media and get sucked into an “economic panic,” you might think that trying to grow a business in today’s economy is a crazy notion. But many of the companies you know and trust were started in economic conditions much like the ones we’re experiencing today. Disney, Johnson & Johnson a... - 6 Steps To Remove TV From Your Life26 July 2010, 9:06 am
A couple of months ago I wrote an article on 10 reasons to quit TV on my blog. I was half expecting resistant replies, but was surprised to read many readers expressing the same sentiments. Some of them have removed TV from their lives since years ago, while some are on the way towards cutting TV out. Many of them expressed improved quality of life after they stopped / reduced TV viewing.You might be wondering: Why remove TV from our life? Truth is, I used to watch TV a fair bit when I was youn... - 11 Paradoxes of Being a Better Public Speaker23 July 2010, 8:11 pm
We’ve all heard how frightened nearly everyone is of public speaking. Maybe that’s understandable, but it creates the potential for lots of misinformed conventional wisdom spread by people who have to make presentations but haven’t had the opportunity to learn what really works.To help correct some misperceptions about what creates better presenters and presentations, here are eleven public speaking paradoxes for reluctant presenters to accept, embrace, and follow:1. Minimize ... - 31 Proven Ways To Get More Comments On Your Blog16 July 2010, 7:37 am
Do you want more comments on your blog? Let’s assume you already know how valuable comments are to your blogging experience. But how do you get more of them? Here are 31 ways to increase comments on your blog. Some are concepts I use regularly on my own blogs. Others I know about from watching other bloggers. (Note that I don’t necessarily endorse all methods. You have to decide what is right for you.)Take a Stand – Most bloggers wallow in moral cowardice because they fear bac... - 3 Reasons To Join Lifehack On Facebook15 July 2010, 9:00 am
Have you joined Lifehack on Facebook? Here are three quick reasons why you’ll want to consider doing so!Great conversations – Questions, confessions, thoughts, and inspirations… all come together on our page with thoughtful commentary you won’t get to see here on Lifehack.org.New content – The layout here on the main site makes quick thoughts a bit hard to navigate. As such, we’ve taken all the quick questions and comments over to our page for easy viewing an...
- Non-Independence Day12 July 2010, 10:04 am
I didn't write an Independence Day post last week partly because I've been on the road. Burkina Faso is a... - Freelancing Update from Bamako11 July 2010, 7:09 pm
Greetings from Bamako, Mali—en route back to Europe after a week in West Africa. This trip has been intense,... - Postcard #16: Saben and Lin in Vietnam10 July 2010, 12:00 pm
This week's featured postcard comes to us from Saben and Lin in Vietnam. Here's what it's all about. See more... - Beginner’s Guide to Travel Hacking8 July 2010, 3:22 pm
Greetings from Ouagoudougou, winner of the “most awesome city name” contest and also my current stop on the week-long West... - The Journey to Ithaca5 July 2010, 9:30 am
Many of us are on quests, either real or representative. Since my quest is real, I like the metaphor of...
- An Internet Marketing Intervention24 July 2010, 1:11 am
Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated. Muselife is back in action, baby. C’mon, somebody pop a bottle and pour it on the floor. It’s been ages. I know it, you know it – there’s just no denying it. I guess I’ve just been too busy “lifestyle designing”, huh? No, that can’t be it. If it [...]... - Putting Method To Your Madness: The M6 Method15 May 2010, 9:52 am
The quick version… We’re releasing a product called M6 Method on May 28th, 2010. There’s a detailed explanation at the new blog we just launched, and you’ll see a complete overview of the Method rolled out there over the next 6 days. Read this post, then go there, get on the notification list, and see what Method [...]... - System Design: The Dangerously Powerful Concept No One Gets7 April 2010, 4:27 am
http://stream.muselife.com/post/502753460/system-design-the-dangerously-powerful-concept-no-one-ge Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Share this on Reddit Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Facebook Tweet This!... - Bribe: What’s your biggest inefficiency or timesuck?24 March 2010, 10:42 am
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- Writing Your Scroll: How to Live on Your Terms26 July 2010, 6:00 am
I don’t subscribe to many personal development blogs these days but do catch the odd posts which are passed on to me by friends. One that caught my eye recently was about the authors daily habits, with one of them involving reading a daily “scroll” from the book The Greatest Salesman in the World. It [...]... - 7 Luxuries You May Forget You Have23 July 2010, 12:55 am
I’m a firm believer in gratitude. Those who are grateful for the blessings in which they have tend to live a much richer and fulfilled life. I’ll be the first to admit I’m amazingly fortunate to have grown up in the reality in which I did. While I wish I could say that everyone had [...]... - Why It’s OK To Be Scared16 July 2010, 1:50 am
Fear is an interesting emotion one I have yet to, nor ever will, completely comprehend. What I do know is that many of us spend the majority of our lives not only living in fear, but allowing it to dictate the terms of what we call life. While fear certainly has the potential to hold [...]... - 5 Questions To Ask When Prioritizing Your Current Life Path12 July 2010, 11:46 pm
When you're contemplating starting a new habit or life direction start with these 5 questions to help you set priorities for your life, family, work, etc.... - The Decision To Get Serious3 July 2010, 9:44 am
If you’re like me you spend a lot of time thinking about the various projects or habits you wish you adopt. For example, you may want to to take your blog to A-list level. Or you may want to lose a few extra pounds so you can proudly wear that swimsuit you just bought. In [...]...
- This Feed is Expiring23 April 2010, 7:52 pm
The Slacker Reform feed is expiring and I'm passing it on to the Drop of Change feed. Please update your feed reader accordingly.... - Why I’ve Been So Quiet8 October 2009, 4:23 pm
To be honest, I've been neglecting you. That's right - I've applied my warcry of I Don't Care to you.... - Liberation Artist Conversation – Jonathan Mead Revisited30 September 2009, 2:08 pm
I'm excited to bring you another conversation with Liberation Artist Jonathan Mead. Jonathan is a liberation badass. This year he quit his real job and moved into coaching and writing full time.... - Words to Live Your Life By15 September 2009, 10:00 am
Living your life with a certain care, a certain aesthetic or design requires a conscious choice of the values that will guide us. Otherwise we are asking for directions without having a sense where we should be going. We need not be as blithely unaware as Alice though.... - Re-Imagining for the Future – Feedback Please14 September 2009, 9:00 am
Sometimes you outgrow a place in pursuit of your purpose and must accept to leave it and move on to the next step - that is what will be happening in the future....
- Why Now Is The Best Time Ever To Set Up A Location Independent Business22 July 2010, 10:20 am
Today I have a guest post by UK lifestyle designer Richard Adams. Richard has been building online businesses since 2000 and recently launched his own lifestyle blog, Lifestyle Design Unleashed. Leave your comments below and welcome Richard to the RSLD community. If you would like to write an article for RSLD, shoot me an email [...]... - Don’t Be Scared Of Meeting People6 July 2010, 4:03 pm
Remember middle school (or even high school) dances when the guys sat in one corner of the gym and the girls sat on the other. Then there were the 2 popular and good looking kids dancing in the middle and everyone envied them, but were too shy to do anything about it. I was a guy [...]... - 4 Things I F’d Up In The Past 6 Months1 July 2010, 5:35 pm
So it’s July 1st. Half-way through another amazing year. Are you where you want to be in your life? your business? I’m not. It may appear that I have a ton of stuff going on and going in the right direction and I do. Shoot, we got Diddy to ReTweet one of my guest posts last week (Work Your [...]... - Are You Just Passionate About Being Passionate?14 June 2010, 4:58 pm
Just thinking over the last few days about what all my RSS Feeds were telling me. All the products that were just launched in the last 2-3 months in the lifestyle design, productivity, pro-blogging arena all shot at me with one common theme - do something you are passionate about. Passion is cool. We all should [...]... - How To Live Anyfrigginwhere Like A Boss9 June 2010, 4:00 pm
What’s crackin rock stars? It’s been a long week here and it’s only friggin Wednesday. Was this the life that I wanted to get into doing the Internet Lifestyle stuff? The video I threw up last week sure didn’t make it seem like I was growing grey hair and stressing like Martin when Gina gets mad [...]...
- e-fire under your tush (new site!)5 February 2010, 5:56 pm
What on earth, you ask, is Instigationology? Well, let me tell you! Go ahead. Pull up a chair, if you like. I'll keep this brief...... - success: this is not a post about crabs1 February 2010, 6:51 pm
Success is a booger of a keyword. That's right. A booger.... - don’t take my advice…25 January 2010, 7:13 pm
Giant boulder-sized (because there are such things as little boulders) decisions are a pain in my tush, especially when they’re teetering on the cliff edge of ‘life defining’ and you’re standing down below, sweat collecting at the nape of your neck – do I run? Do I stay?... - entitled to get dirty19 January 2010, 1:15 pm
This post is partially inspired by Carlos’ latest debate inspiration over at OwlSparks on the value or hindrance of generation labels. I suspect from the comments and his arguments that his debate was intended to be more about the sense of entitlement that seems to come with the labels than actually with the labels themselves.... - join the movement14 January 2010, 2:50 pm
In honor of last week being Microfinance Week (I might be a little behind here…), I want to dedicate this post to the fastest rising movement in the US for microfinancing: Oikocredit USA....
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