Last week we went with some friends to the Osa Peninsula -- a very remote part of Costa Rica accessible only by boat where there is no Internet access, no cell phone service, and no electricity unless you have your own power source. And we had a fabulous time!
Below, I'll be sharing some photos and videos h...
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Recently, American Family Insurance conducted a survey to determine if the American Dream is still alive. They discovered that 90% of Americans still believe in the American Dream, but only 14% feel l...
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I've answered many questions recently from entrepreneurs looking to start their own online business. Most of the people who've contacted me aren't programmers themselves, so a frequent question has been, "How do I find a good programmer to create my website or web application?". I will be answering this question in more depth in my book, but I wanted to give some tips now because it's such a commo...
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I've put off reading Chris Guillebeau's book, The Art of Non-Conformity, for far too long. I won a copy of the book in a writing contest several months ago, and I figured now would be a good time to finish it, so I don't have to carry it around to our next location. Fortunately, this book was interesting enough...
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Recently, I've been entertaining the idea of starting up a farm. For an entrepreneur with a successful on-line business, you might wonder why I'd want to consider tying myself down to a location-dependent business in an industry I know almost nothing about, especially when I said I plan to be leaving Costa Rica later this year. I have two main reasons:
I believe it's wise to have multi...
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Two years ago, I wrote a blog post entitled How I Spend My Time. I tracked what I was doing every minute of every day for one whole week, to help me visualize how much time I was spending on what really mattered to me.
Now that we've made the move abroad, my businesses are more automated than ever, and I'm more used to my 4-hou...
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We spent the last week in Salt Lake City, visiting our family and friends who live there. It was great to see so many of our loved ones, and have a chance to talk with them in person. Thanks to everyone for your hospitality!
We arrived the day after a big snowstorm, so the kids enjoyed playing in the snow (in their dresses and flip flops), and we made a little snowman and had a short snowball f...
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2010 was really a landmark year for my family and me. It's hard to believe how much our lives have changed in these short 12 months, how much we have grown, and how much we have been able to do. After reading a great post by Dragos Roua about 77 things he did in 2010, I decided to follow suit and write about some things I did in 2010....
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Recently, we decided that we're ready to get out of the rainy season here in Costa Rica, which is usually fine in the mornings, but very rainy, foggy, and cold in the afternoons - at least up in the mountains where we live. So, we're going to be spending September and October in South America this year, followed by a couple weeks in the States to visit family (and go to Disney World - yay!). We'll...
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Last week, I was contacted by John Bardos from JetSetCitizen.com, the popular blog showcasing those trying to live their lives to the fullest. I've been a fan of John's blog for a long time, and especially enjoy his interviews with perpetual travelers, international volunteers, entrepreneurs, and others. I was honored when he asked me for an interview, an...
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