What happens when you run a remote, online business? Find out how operating a location-independent business has opened doors to new people & experiences for me and what motivates me to keep traveling and experimenting.

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?

There are a number of traits which will help you in designing and creating your ideal lifestyle. In this guest post from Richard at Lifestyle Design Unleashed, we’ll go over a few success principles to serve as thinking points for you.

The struggles of the nomadic entrepreneur life have me feeling like I’m fighting an uphill battle. I needed some motivation, so I’ve collected some of my favorite quotes here to get my ass in gear and remind me what I’m working towards. Hopefully they’ll inspire you too!

In his book The Monk and the Riddle, Silicon Valley venture capitalist Randy Komisar asks “What would you be willing to do for the rest of your life?” Take a detour from the Deferred Life Plan and learn what builds a truly successful business: passion.

So as I write this I’m sitting on the beach in Railay Bay, Krabi. My parents came to visit me in Bangkok and I’ve been on a ten-day excursion to the islands in Phuket and Krabi. We are staying on a quiet, isolated beach at West Railay Beach near Ao Nang. It’s about 11PM here, and all that can be [...]

Since I started my freelance business, I’ve loved the freedom, but it also comes at a high cost, which is why most people don’t start their own businesses. I’ve struggled with the transition to working from home, social isolation, difficulty prioritizing for myself, lack of motivation, the slowing economy, and more. It’s not easy, but if I succeed, it will [...]

My friend Tim Walther has just released his first book, Seeking True North: The Pathway to Freedom, Beauty and Success with co-writer Erick Erickson! Tim is an accomplished climber and mountaineer, a leadership expert and motivational speaker, and longtime friend of my housemate Paul Dickey. Tim and Paul were my travel buddies in Barcelona and Ibiza this winter. Tim’s business, [...]