I’ve been traveling throughout Southeast Asia for 2 years. Today I share my favorite location in the world (out of 25 countries so far) and announce the new Digital Nomad Academy project, which will bring together the most successful digital nomads and lifestyle designers to help YOU build your own location independent business!

One shortcut to change your internal state is to change your external state. To overcome a big hurdle, change a persistent negative behavior, or make some other kind of big leap in your personal development, maybe you need to change more than yourself… maybe you need to change your surroundings?

Today I’m really excited to unveil Untemplater—an exciting new community for twentysomethings, college students, and young professionals who want to shatter the ‘template’ lifestyle and live an awesome life on their own damn terms!

Today I share my Christmas letter to friends and family—my update on my travels, work, volunteering, and personal growth in 2009 and reflections on living an unconventional lifestyle after 1 year living abroad.

Rob Granholm of The Life Design Project asks “What was the single catalyzing product, idea, or venture that took you from driving a beat up old car with hopes, ideas, and willpower…to making thousands a month to free your lifestyle?”

My latest video is all about lifestyle design, and why you should care. To me, lifestyle design means identifying my dreams and goals, and laying out a plan to turn that vision into a reality. Apply the principles of Tim Ferriss’ 4 Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design to your life to free up time and focus on projects you’re truly passionate about.

There always have been and always will be a small subset of the population who lead remarkable lives. For them, there is no luck but that which they make for themselves. Learn to cast your net wide and take a proactive role in opening your life up to opportunity.

How you can set meaningful role-based resolutions for your personal and professional development and successfully take control of your life in the New Year, with a detailed example of my own brainstorming and SMART goal-setting exercises.