This week I sit down with Chris Ducker of Virtual Business Lifestyle to chat with him about his businesses, how he turned his life around 180 degrees from near bankruptcy to thriving success, the key differences between hiring freelance virtual assistants and hiring an outsourcing service provider, and life in the Philippines.

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.

Anyone motivated to be successful in life has a list of things they want to do before they die. Your list of life goals may not be written down on paper, but a “Bucket List” is a great way to determine what’s important to you, and hold yourself accountable for following through and executing on your dreams.

Jonny Gibaud from TheLifeThing.com has been working hard over the last month to bring together an awesome lineup of 30 young bloggers from around the world and asked them what SUCCESS means and how to achieve it.

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.

It’s important to acknowledge those who help foster your abilities and empower you to pursue the life you want. This Thanksgiving I wanted to share my gratitude to my many teachers, mentors, role models, and friends who have influenced my life and given me their support.

Jonny Gibaud from TheLifeThing.com shares the keys to a full and successful existence: the path least-traveled focuses on ensuring a healthy balance between all aspects life, not just a concentration on your career path alone.

Explosively successful gen-y blogger & NYT best-selling author Ramit Sethi answers some questions about entrepreneurship, experimentation & failure, how he negotiated a book deal & promoted his book to #1 on Amazon, and tells us about his new I Will Teach You To Be Rich Personal Finance Bootcamp.