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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

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.

It always starts with one person. [Read more…] about A Guy Can Only Do So Much