A couple months ago I did an interview with Ian from OpenSourced.com, a website providing information and resources about how to succeed in the new digital economy. The interview was released recently in line with their site launch. We talk about: The benefits of imagining your worst possible future Methods for managing high openness and high conscientiousness … [Read more...] about How to Become a Digital Nomad (OpenSourced.com Interview)
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10 Day Vipassana Silent Meditation Retreat in Chiang Mai, Thailand – My Experience (Pictures & Video)
I recently completed a 10-day silent meditation retreat here in Chiang Mai, Thailand. In this video I talk about the experience, what I went through and what it was like to spend 10 days not talking, fasting for ~19 hours a day with only 2 meals, and meditating 6-7 hours a day. This is a fairly long video - if you go over to BitTube you can see time stamps in the video … [Read more...] about 10 Day Vipassana Silent Meditation Retreat in Chiang Mai, Thailand – My Experience (Pictures & Video)
It’s All Perfect
It’s sunny, warm, a beautiful afternoon - I'm lying on the beach under some palm trees listening to the waves rolling in… but I don’t feel happy. Looking up at the leaves I can’t stop thinking, Is this really what I should be doing right now? My businesses aren’t where I want them to be. My finances aren’t where I want them to be. And I’m sitting on the … [Read more...] about It’s All Perfect
The Best Way to Develop Social Skills
Coming out of high school I had below average (at best) social skills, and I knew it. I was starting university in two months and wanted to make friends and sleep with girls.. two things that are impossible without good social skills. I had read a whole bunch on the topic and improved while still in high school, but I still needed a lot more practice. So that summer I went … [Read more...] about The Best Way to Develop Social Skills
Should You Become Location Independent? (Answer This Other Question First)
There has been some discussion recently about guys making the decision to travel, make money online, and live a "location independent" lifestyle. As someone who has been doing this for the past 8 months or so, and someone who is—for the most part—an advocate of it, I wanted to share my perspective on the whole thing. Everyone is asking "Should I become … [Read more...] about Should You Become Location Independent? (Answer This Other Question First)
I Crashed My Motorbike in Thailand (When Life Tells You to Slow Down)
The road from Chiang Mai to Pai has over 700 turns through the Northern Thai mountains. Coming down one too fast, I realized I wasn't going to make it and braked, hard. Too late. "I'm going to crash" I thought, and then I was lying in a ditch on the side of the road. I opened my eyes and could hear the bike's engine still running in front of me in the ditch. For some reason … [Read more...] about I Crashed My Motorbike in Thailand (When Life Tells You to Slow Down)
4 Things I Learned from my First Week in Chiang Mai, Thailand
1) If you want to make money online, this is the place to be The community of location independent internet entrepreneurs, or "digital nomads", here is absolutely incredible. After just a week, I've met a large network of people who are either making a full-time income online, or on their way towards it. There is everything from guys fresh out of school bootstrapping their … [Read more...] about 4 Things I Learned from my First Week in Chiang Mai, Thailand