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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.

LL 008: A Live Limitless Interview with John Bardos

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In the eighth episode of the Live Limitless podcast I chat with John Bardos of JetSetCitizen.com and the TEFL job site YouCanTeachEnglish.com.
 
John is originally from Calgary, Canada but moved to Japan in 1997. There he met his wife and started an English school and online learning platform for children. In 2009, they made a one year plan to sell their business, house and all their possessions to leave Japan and embark on a nomadic travel lifestyle. They have been location independent ever since. By keeping living costs to a fraction of their old lifestyle, they are able to focus their efforts on personal, volunteer and not-for-profit projects such as the UnconferenceforSocialGood.com and initiatives to bring English teaching resources to children around the world.

In this episode, we talk about:

  • Johns experience in Japan and why he loves it so much
  • Why John sold his business in Japan and became location independent
  • Johns new project called Unconference for Social Good
  • Social entrepreneurship
  • The reasons why John lives an unconventional life
  • Biggest challenges of living an unconventional life
  • The positive aspects of living an unconventional life
  • Human trafficking and life around the world
  • And MUCH more…

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If you’re running short on time;

(1:30): Why John moved to Japan and what he was doing before that

(3:00): Why John specifically chose Japan

(3:37): John starts his own english school in Japan

(5:11): John and his wife sell the business and become location independent 

(7:06): What were some of the steps they took to live a nomadic life

(8:34): What John is doing at the moment including JetSetCitizen and Unconference for Social Good

(10:10): We talk about the Unconference for Social Good

(11:18): The movement towards social entrepreneurship 

(12:10): The reasons why John lives an unconventional life

(15:42): Biggest challenges of living an unconventional life

(18:27): We talk about Johns father and how he escaped communist Hungary in 1956

(21:06): What are some of the most positive aspects of living an unconventional life

(25:45): Is it difficult to live in Calgary (a very corporate and rich oil city) with such an unconventional mindset

(28:00): Johns advice for listeners who are craving a big change in their life but are held back by fear or limiting beliefs

(34:40): We talk about lifestyle change, human trafficking and much more

(38:20): I talk about my wonderful experience in Myanmar

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Want more inspiration to live limitless? Check out this one with Wandering Earl.

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 004: Interview with Wandering Earl

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In the fourth episode of the Live Limitless podcast I chat with Derek Earl Baron, who is also known as Wandering Earl.

Earl Baron is the man behind the incredible blog wanderingearl.com, where he inspires people to travel around the world. Earl has been “wandering” around the world for more than 13 years straight! Yup, more than 4000 days. He started off by working on cruise ships but has since become an entrepreneur by creating digital guides and now, thanks to his huge loving audience, personalized tours across Mexico, India, and other great locations around the world.

I’ve known Earl since I first started blogging three years ago. I haven’t met him in person yet but he has been one of the most helpful and all-around awesome guys I have met. His stories are sure to inspire some wanderlust in you and this interview will do the same.

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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?