Brian Johnson, author of A Philosopher’s Notes, describes in depth how you can create an extraordinary life with through optimal living, and how building your own conscious lifestyle business might just be the major engine to change the world.

Henri Junttila from Wake Up Cloud dives into how you can overcome the obstacles, face your fears, and take small steps every day toward your goals of doing what you love and turning your passion into profit.

When life gives you lemons, what do you do? When I royally screwed up my relationship with my gorgeous, ambitious ex-girlfriend, lost the great beach house on Koh Phangan, became disillusioned with my business and had a rock climbing injury, it brought out all kinds of fears. Here’s what I did to get back on track to mastering that fear of uncertainty.

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.