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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.

Don’t Be That Guy

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Or girl.

The person who keeps making excuses in life. The person who thinks most things in life are just luck. The person who wishes for things rather than taking the time to plan out what they really want and taking action to get it. Instead, they switch on the TV and put their life on hold.

I know a lot of people like this. I think we all do.  At one point, I used to be one of them.

For example, I know some people who think that Texas Hold’em is just luck. I have some friends who play quite often but never seem to improve. They simply play and play without taking the time to learn about the game because they think it’s all luck.

Wrong.

It just seems like luck to passive players and onlookers but—in reality—it’s skill. It’s the procurement of years of practice. Is their some luck involved? Of course! There is always some luck involved when the cards are dealt, but if you have no skill, you won’t be able to do anything with that luck anyways. You must manufacture “luck” out of skill.

I enjoy the odd game of Texas Hold’em. When I sit down with skilled players, they always come out on top. They don’t always win but they are always in the top three. Every. Single. Time. This is because they know the odds, they know how to read players, and they know how and when to bluff.

Skill.

All the people you admire in life, whether it’s in business, sports, health or any other industry have aspired to achieve what they care about and have developed the skills necessary to bring them there.

If you enjoy something…build your skills around it. Focusing on what you care about and improving your skills with it will make it much more meaningful and exciting.

If you want to write a New York Times Best Selling book, take a persuasive writing course and try to connect with NY Times Bestselling authors. If you want to chisel out those abs of yours, adopt a fitness program and stick to it. Learn about nutrition. If you want to build an online business, hang out with people doing it and learn how they do it. Start failing. If you want to sail a boat, take a sailing course or volunteer on a yacht.

Once you begin to improve and harness your skills, you might start noticing a little more luck in life. But whatever you do, don’t just sit there watching the TV and wishing for luck to come.

It won’t.

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What’s your thoughts on this? Do you know people who think everything in life is luck?

Like this? You might like… A Guy Can Only Do So Much.

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Death Makes Life Worth Living

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A couple nights ago, I was watching one of my favorite TV series called Community. The show is silly, hysterical and always makes me laugh. Every now and then, the show also tosses in some “life lessons” to give it some heart. One particular quote that made me shiver was…

Death is what makes life worth living.

It’s true. Death gives life a deadline. It gives us a rough timeframe to accomplish whatever it is we want to accomplish. Death makes us want to do things. It makes us want to enjoy life because we know it will end eventually. If you are given a pill that makes you immortal, what would be the point of doing anything anymore?

Who cares if you stay in the house for a full year playing video games. Who cares if you work a job you hate for the next 5 years instead of focusing on improving your life. Who cares if you find someone who makes you happy or go on that dream trip you always wanted to go on.

You have forever to do it! Your never going to die or age so you can put if off for eternity and continue to be lazy.

But that’s not how it works. And that’s a good thing.

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LL 003: Interview with Niall Doherty

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In the third session of the Live Limitless podcast I chat with Niall Doherty of Disrupting the Rabblement.

Niall Doherty is the man behind www.ndoherty.com, where he inspires people to stop living like zombies and become more engaged with what they really want out of life. An advocate of thoughtful living, Niall not only decided to give up his “career” and become an entrepreneur but is also travelling around the world without flying.

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A Guy Can Only Do So Much

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This was something mentioned by a Facebook friend on a post I recently made. If your “friends” with me on Facebook, you’ll notice that I occasionally post about care-worthy causes. Things like the helpless and useless slaughtering of baby seals, the massacre of dolphins and whales, the illegal finning of sharks, environmental pollution, human trafficking, and other such deserving causes that need to be spread. I care about them, I find a good article, and I share it so more people can learn about it.

After a few comments, the guy finally closed with; “There’s only so much a guy can do”.

I hear this often and I think many people, unfortunately, think like this.

I have another buddy who recites a similar mantra by saying, “Not much one guy can do anyways”.

Ugh, I despise this kind of thinking. It basically creates an excuse so one can carry on with their day and not care about anything. It’s just a method to block out the things that are going on in the world so they can focus on themselves without much worry.

In some ways I understand this sort of attitude. Maybe learning about the alarming rate of plastic forming in the ocean or the rapid destruction of ancient rain-forests causes one to think, “What will me recycling really do for the planet?”

But that’s the wrong way to think.

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Don’t Look For Paradise – Look For People

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Not just people – friends, relationships, and connections.

Robin Esrock, a travel writer (to say the least) inspired me recently in a talk he gave at TED. It resonated with me so much because I knew exactly what he was talking about.

Paradise is people.

In the last three years, I have traveled all over the world. I’ve experienced road trips throughout 13 U.S. states, spent three months in Mexico City, enjoyed five months in Australia and backpacked across New Zealand, Japan, China, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Borneo, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Burma.

Some of these places had “paradise” written all over them. The kind of paradise we think of when we see a picture with blue skies and turquoise waters. Places like the Perhentian Islands of Malaysia, almost every island in the Phillies, most of Indonesia, and beautiful southern Thailand.

But as beautiful as these places were (and I strongly recommend visiting “paradise” now and then,) they don’t compete with the beauty of friendship and connection I made on these trips.

I partied with Mexicans in Malaysia, joined a group of travellers in Flores, Indonesia and crashed a traditional Indonesian wedding that was powered by generators, and met a really cool eclectic group of Europeans who teamed up with us to hike into minority villages in Myanmar.

Those were the times I enjoyed and learned the most from.

Connecting.

Friends in Flores, Indonesia

Paradise is beautiful; sure, it makes your heart sing.

But you hit a higher note when you share the experience with good people.

On your next travels (or maybe even at home), focus less on seeing everything or finding the next beautiful spot and more on meeting the next awesome person.

Strike up conversations with locals. You’d be amazed how friendly the world is. You can learn so much by talking with people from different walks of life. This is what life-changing travel is all about. It’s what every trip should consist of. Travel is one of the best forms of education and inspiration available today.

Find good people and you’ll find paradise.

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