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LL 010: A Live Limitless Interview with Colin Wright

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In the tenth episode of the Live Limitless podcast I chat with Colin Wright of www.ExileLifestyle.com.

Colin is an author, entrepreneur, minimalist and world-traveller. After becoming successful with his own design studio in Los Angeles, Colin realized that he wanted to travel full-time and really explore the world. To do so, he became a minimalist, selling everything he owned that didn’t fit into his carry-on luggage while scaling down his business so he could run it from the road. Since then, Colin has really carved out a name for himself, taken nude pictures with his beloved Macbook Pro, written many awesome books and recently co-founded a publishing company called Asymmetrical. Colin is getting ready to launch his latest book Act Accordingly on June 25th.
    In this episode, we talk about:
  • The difference in mindset between L.A. Colin and the Colin of today
  • What some of his initial income streams were when he first left the country
  • Why minimalism is an important skill for anyone wanting a better and happier life
  • Why having a philosophy is important in life
  • Why travel is a great way to change your mindset
  • Some important steps for finding your first 100 fans
  • How writing became such a big part of his life
  • And MUCH more…

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If you’re running short on time;

(1:20): The mindset shift from Colin in LA to Colin today

(4:25): We talk about whether or not Colin ever had doubts

(6:55): What were Colin’s initial income streams

(9:08): Why minimalism is a great philosophy for anyone wanting a better, happier life

(11:40): How writing became such a big part of Colin’s life and how he built his skills to support it

(15:55): Important tips on getting your first 100 fans

(17:25): Whether having a story (such as having readers vote where you travel) is important

(18:40): We talk lifestyle design and how it’s lost it’s way…kinda

(22:37): We talk about philosophy in life and how to develop your own

(24:45): Act Accordingly – Live now, not eventually

(26:38): Why retirement is not the smartest path

(29:50): Why travel is a great way to open your mind and change your life

 

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Want more inspiration to live limitless? Check out this interview with Nora Dunn

LL 009: A Live Limitless Interview with Srinivas Rao

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In the ninth episode of the Live Limitless podcast I chat with Srinivas Rao of BlogcastFM.com and theSkoolofLife.com.

When not surfing the pacific waves, Srinivas runs the incredibly successful BlogCastFM podcast. He has interviewed nearly 400 authors, entrepreneurs and change-makers, while receiving more than 170 5-star reviews. Srinivas was listed on Problogger’s annual list of top 40 bloggers to watch for in 2011 and is a two-time speaker at Blogworld Expo. You can also find his writing at the Skool of Life blog, which is about everything not learned in school. He is also working on a new project called the Art of Being Unmistakable and getting ready to launch an in-person event called the Instigator Experience.

In this episode, we talk about:

  • What made Srinivas want to take the unconventional path in life
  • Why moving to Costa Rica changed his life and his mindset
  • Turning down any kind of job that doesn’t fit our values
  • What made him start BlogCastFM and some steps he took to grow it
  • Digging into ourselves to find what we really stand for
  • Challenges of living an unconventional life
  • How social media can change our life
  • His latest projects
  • And MUCH more…

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If you’re running short on time;

(1:35): What made Srinivas take the unconventional path in life

(4:05): Why moving to Costa Rica changed his life and his mindset

(6:00): Why more and more people are willing to give up high paying jobs that don’t fit their values

(8:55): What made him start BlogCastFM and some of the steps he took to grow it into the 5-star podcast that it is today

(11:55): We talk about the amount of work that goes into projects like BlogCastFM

(13:27): Tips for digging into ourselves and finding out who we really are

(15:35): The challenges of living an unconventional life

(17:30): The benefits of living an unconventional life

(19:00): How social media can change our lives

(21:00): We talk about his new Facebook essays

(23:35): We talk about his latest projects

(25:30): His advice for listeners wanting to make a change in their life but are finding themselves holding back

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Want more inspiration to live limitless? Check out this interview with John Bardos.

LL 002: Interview with Greg & Rachel Denning

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In the second episode of the Live Limitless podcast I chat with Greg & Rachel Denning from DiscoverShareInspire.com.

Greg and Rachel are the incredible duo currently road-tripping their way from Alaska to Argentina. But wait! They are also doing it with their five kids! After many years worth of family trips all over the world, they are currently in Guatemala getting ready to continue driving their vegetable-oil powered truck all the way down to Argentina.

As someone recently engaged, I was super excited and thrilled to know that long-term travel doesn’t have to stop when kids arrive. đŸ™‚

This interview is entertaining and inspiring. I highly recommend listening to it all.

You can download it on iTunes and leave a review by clicking here or listen below.

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In this episode, we talk about:

1. Why they have stopped in Guatemala for over a year

2. What made them want to drive the entire length of the Americas

3. How they educate their kids on the road

4. How they fund a life of travel

5. What they’ve learned since embarking on this journey

6. What have been the most difficult challenges

7. Whether or not they were worried when crossing places like Northern Mexico and El Salvador

AND SO MUCH MORE!

You might enjoy:

(2:45): What made them want to drive from Alaska to Argentina

(4:50): How they prepare for such a big trip

(5:55): How they take care of boring details like taxes and health care

(10:20): Why Greg’s hero is Teddy Roosevelt

(12:00): We talk about their vegetable-oil powered truck

(15:27): Some things they have learned on this journey

(24:18): Greg goes base jumping

(30:18): When the family slept in a tent right beside the Mexican border

(33:35): How to become a no-limit person

Really, this interview was great and is sure to not only inspire but to teach as well. World travel doesn’t have to stop when kids arrive.

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Please share your thoughts in the comments below!

 

How to Make Money while Traveling the World – An Interview with Wandering Earl

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Earl Baron, Wanderingearl.comOkay, his name is not Wandering Earl, it’s Earl Baron, and he has a sweet blog titled  wanderingearl.com. Earl has also been traveling the world for over 10 years, hence the name of his site. He has no plans of ending his journey and is currently living in Mexico. I started talking to Earl during the early days of my blog and immediately felt how cool of a guy he is. Not only has he been very supportive in my own online journey, but he has also helped tremendously with my girlfriend and I applying for a job on a cruise ship. That’s right, Earl spent a large part of his travels working on cruise ships having a blast, traveling the world, and saving up lots of money. Since my girlfriend is from Mexico, he recommended that both of us go work on a cruise ship so we can be together, save money, and have the time of our lives. So pretty soon, I’ll be writing this blog from sea. Earl has been such an inspiration over the last few months that I thought I’d interview him so his inspiration can pass on to you. At the bottom of the interview will be a link to Earl’s awesome “cruise ship” ebook that is a MUST for those wanting to give this adventure a try.

Welcome Earl.

How long have you been traveling and blogging for?

For the most part, I’ve been traveling, working or volunteering overseas ever since I left for my first backpacking trip back in 1999 but I only started blogging in January of 2010.

What inspired you to start blogging about your journey?

Over the years I received a great deal of phone calls and emails from friends, friends of friends and even strangers that heard about my travels, asking me for advice about the countries I’d visit as well as how to live a nomadic lifestyle of their own. I always offered whatever assistance I could but it wasn’t until I began reading blogs that I realized I could reach a much larger audience. And I figured that if there was even a remote possibility that I could use my own travels to inspire others to achieve their own travel goals, I wanted to be a part of that mission. So I started the blog a few months later and have been motivated to keep it growing ever since!

How have you been funding yourself for all your “traveling years?” [Read more…] about How to Make Money while Traveling the World – An Interview with Wandering Earl

Zero to 100: Healthy Doses of Creativity, Money, and Freedom

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This is a quick introduction to a new project I’ve started working on.

It’s called zero to 100 and it’s about me challenging myself to go from zero income to $100,000 per year.

However, I don’t want to just aimlessly chase $100,000 a year. If the goal was simply to make $100K by any means necessary, I would just delete this post, go get a job at an oil company in my hometown, and start making $100K instantly.

The $100K I am aiming for is going to be from doing things I enjoy, feeding my entrepreneurial spirit, and making it through online sources so that it gives me the location independence thats needed for my big passion: travel.

This is both a very hard and intense goal considering I have never made that much money before and that I’m starting from scratch. Even though $100K is quite easy to earn where I am from, it’s not the type of job I would want to do for the rest of my life. Creating $100K on your own is much more difficult but much more rewarding. The actual goal with this project is to make a great amount of money doing things that I enjoy, finding and enhancing my strengths, and having the freedom and location independence to travel, have adventures, and spend time with friends and family.

Zero to 100 also stands for attaining 100% satisfaction with myself and everything I do. In other words, I want to be 100% happy with what I do in work and life. I want to be creative and develop my ideas into something special. I want to feel that my key strengths and passions are blended together to create something wonderful.

As time goes on, It may develop into a site of it’s own but for now I have decided to write about it on A World of Inspiration and let you decide if you like it and/or think it can blend in with AWOI.

At the beginning I will likely be focused on creating some passive income (at least enough to cover basic expenses), searching for strengths and passions, building relationships and mentorship opportunities, and also thinking about bigger legacy type projects that will really leave some lasting impressions on those involved. In fact, zero to 100 is a legacy project because it will literally teach you about all the things I mention above.

What makes zero to 100 cool for you?

  • You can literally watch someone (me) go step-by-step from earning zero per month to earning lots of money per month. I am a beginner with very little experience which means if I can do it, so can you. My only online experience thus far is primarily with A World of Inspiration. I’m going to focus on making enough money to be comfortable but have given it a goal of $100K to be exciting and big enough to keep the motivation going for as long as this takes. I am also aligning the goal with the type of lifestyle I want and you should do the same. In my case, I want to enjoy what I do and have the freedom to travel as I please.
  • You can learn from my many mistakes that I am sure to make and read my reviews/attempts of many different ways to make money online. You can see what tools, books, or different things I use to make things happen. I am also going to interview online entrepreneurs along the way and write about various ways to find or build upon your passions and hobbies. I won’t involve myself in all the ways of making money online or that would just get crazy.
  • You can create your own zero to 100. As you follow along, you can pick and choose what you think works for you, try it out, and join a group of like-minded people who are trying to achieve the same thing. One big giant mastermind group.

What do you think of this new project?

Why NOW Matters

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Take your first step NOW!

We all know someone who has said something like “I’m gonna quit smoking after 1 more pack” or “I’ll start eating better next week” and so on and so forth. It might even be you.

What were forgetting is that NOW is the only time that matters. Waiting just puts something on the back burner until its forgotten about.

I know a guy who wants to write a book about his childhood. He’s not doing it to become a bestseller. He just wants to write it because his life was really interesting and very different than how we live today. He has been putting it off for 4 years. Yet, when I told him to start writing NOW, he said “I should of done it 4 years ago and it would have been done”.

True. He should have started it 4 years ago but who cares! That time is gone and isn’t coming back. I wonder if he is going to start it now or tell me the same thing in another 4 years.

Time doesn’t wait. So what is something you have been putting off for years or something your always coming up with an excuse for? Commit to it NOW!

Don’t wait for one more pack of cigarettes to stop smoking. Stop NOW!

Don’t put off a diet just because your going on a vacation in a month. Start NOW!

Don’t wait to invest just because you think you need to earn more. Even $25/Mth helps. Start NOW!

If you want to start writing, start NOW!

Always wanted to learn about photography? Start NOW!

Been wanting to ask someone out? Do it NOW!

Do you really want to keep telling yourself the same promises over and over again?

Saying you shoulda, woulda, coulda doesn’t help unless you use it to force yourself to start NOW!

What are you waiting for?