No, not like that, get your mind out of the gutter. For the last couple of years, I’ve found myself stuck in the same box with Location Rebel. It’s completely contradictory to where I was when I started growing the site what feels like eons ago. Back in the day, I wrote about a lot […]
Why You Need to Find a “Third Place”
Once upon a time I lived in Bangkok. When I landed in the City, I honestly knew nothing about it. I didn’t know what the neighborhoods were. I didn’t know which areas were touristy or not. I didn’t know which spots were “safe” and which ones weren’t. I just showed up. I had a hostel booked for […]
The Early Morning Panic Spiral (Trust Me, It’s Going to Be Ok)
It usually hits around 3:30 or 4 in the morning. There’s no telling when it’s going to come, but when it does, it can make small problems feel like the world is collapsing down on top of your bed. I’m talking about the early morning panic spiral. I have no idea if this is a […]
How to Bust Through the “Make it or Break it” Period of a New Business
I’ve been helping people build online businesses for a long time now. And in doing that you begin to pay attention to patterns. One of the most prevalent has to do with the people who succeed vs those who don’t – and more specifically, when the ones who don’t succeed give up. When people join Location Rebel […]
The Email that Changed My Life (And Now Might Change Yours)
I still remember the single most life changing email I’ve ever received. I got it on October 22nd, 2009, which was the same day I wrote about leaving my day job. The email was from Dan Andrews, the Founder of the Tropical MBA. Here it is: Now the TropicalMBA is one of the best business […]
Do What You Say You’re Going to Do
When I was in college, my friend Ryan and I used to joke that we really only learned one thing in school: That people are flaky. A person can have their stuff together, but as a whole, people are generally flaky. This month I’ve talked quite a bit about how managing multiple businesses has left me a […]
What Happened on Location Rebel This Week?
Well I’ve been back in Portland for about 12 hours, and for as much fun as I had in Alberta – it’s really time to get back down to work. I have a stack of emails in my inbox, a dozen posts that need to be written, and lest we not forget, I’m only halfway […]
Daily Blog: 5 Things I’ve Learned Two Weeks In
“Man, this is great! I’m going to make this daily blog permanent!” That’s how I felt during week one of my daily blog experiment. We’re now officially two weeks in, and things are quite a bit different from the first week. The biggest difference is that during the second week I’ve been traveling through Alberta, […]
Rethinking My Systems
Here’s the thing about having systems in your business… In order for them to work, you have to have them. For better or worse, my process and my days have largely been the same since leaving my job. I work in the mornings, take a break for lunch, work a few hours more in the afternoon, […]
Macbook Pro Review: Most Disappointing Purchase Ever. Seriously.
I don’t rant on here very often. But the time has come. I can’t take it anymore. Macbook Pro Review: Apple, you really screwed me on this one. For years, I was reluctant to join the cult. I was happy with my PC, my off brand MP3 players, and not being locked into everything that […]