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How Fulfilling Are Your Relationships? Family / Friends / Goals / Personal / Spirituality / Travel

How Fulfilling Are Your Relationships?

by Mar 14, 2019 No Comments

How connected do you feel to your partner or your kids? To extended family and friends? To a community? And how fulfilling are those connections for all involved? In our modern culture, we’re often taught the value of becoming self-reliant and independent. Sometimes as we “succeed” in this, it leads to a sense of isolation. Or we may shut ourselves off from deeper emotions in order to...

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Entrepreneurship / Finances / Goals

3 Things to Consider Before Starting a Lifestyle Business

by Aug 24, 2016 4 Comments

I recently received an email from a young man just setting out on his own path. He’s questioning conventional education and conventional career choices. He’s looking to create a business that would allow him to travel and pursue his passions without succumbing to the daily grind and instability of traditional jobs. I was moved to answer his questions in my latest video. I know there...

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Entrepreneurship / Goals / Personal / Travel

Income On The Go – 7 Ways To Fund A Travel Lifestyle

by Aug 18, 2016 No Comments

While many people would love to travel long-term with their families, the task of figuring out to how to fund a traveling lifestyle can seem daunting. It is hard to figure out where to even begin, when all you have known your whole life is how to create a conventional life with a conventional 9-5 job. I made this video to help you brainstorm ideas on...

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Making Work Meaningful Entrepreneurship / Goals / Spirituality

Making Work Meaningful

by Oct 16, 2014 3 Comments

When I created Music Teacher’s Helper ten years ago, it was to solve a need that I had in my own life — to better organize my student lesson schedules and payments. I decided to turn it into a “business” for two reasons. One, because other teachers expressed interest in it. And two, to provide for my family without being dependent on an employer. I’ve learned a lot since...

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A Different Kind of Christmas Family / Finances / Goals / Personal / Volunteering

A Different Kind of Christmas

by Dec 01, 2011 23 Comments

Christmas has been very different for us since we moved abroad, in more ways than just being far from extended family. Even before we left, we became disenchanted with certain aspects of the holiday, particularly surrounding gift giving. Actually, I love giving and receiving gifts, but it’s not always as satisfying as I’d like. I think giving is most enjoyable for both sides when the...

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How I Spend My Time Now Entrepreneurship / Family / Goals / Productivity

How I Spend My Time Now

by Mar 30, 2011 19 Comments

Update: In April, 2009, I wrote a post entitled How I Spend My Time, where 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. In March, 2011, I did it again and wrote this post below. In January 2013, Tim Ferriss asked if he could...

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100 Pushups Goals

100 Pushups

by May 14, 2009 5 Comments

This week, I started participating in a “100 pushup” program, where in six weeks, I should be able to do 100 consecutive pushups. A few of us guys and girls who are in the “Joseph” show decided to do it just for fun. It’s cool to say you can do 100 push-ups! Plus, there’s a chance some of us will be shirtless in the show...

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