Pioneer Nation: We Did It!
One week ago we kicked off our inaugural event for solopreneurs, Pioneer Nation. Here's a very short recap of how it went.
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On the Road Again: Next Stop, Southeast Asia
Today I'm on a plane to Hong Kong and then a bit further beyond. I'm taking a few days to decompress last week's big experience, but I'll be working from afar as always. More adventures are in store... we're just getting started.
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Pioneer Nation Begins in Portland
For years I've wanted to produce an event more specifically focused on independent entrepreneurs and people who work for themselves. This is it! Tickets are completely sold out and we're already underway. A few photos from our opening party (last night!) are below, and I'll share more news about the event next week.
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How Has Travel Affected Your Life?
Tom asked me what lasting impact travel has had on my life. I thought it was an interesting question. After I came home from Norway (country 193/193), I did a number of radio interviews where the host asked me similar things.
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The Great “Dining Dash” Adventure of 2014
The other day I took on a mini-quest with my friend and fellow traveler Stephanie. We went to ten restaurants, cafes, and food carts in six hours as part of a challenge to earn dining miles. Here's how it went down.
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“It’s More Personal On Your Own”: Readers Comment on Traveling Alone
Instead of toiling away in a basement, writing boring posts that no one reads, I'm fortunate to write boring posts for a lot of great people. Last week's post on How to Travel Alone elicited a lot of opinions and stories, and I thought I'd highlight a few of them.
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How to Travel Alone
Last month in Hong Kong, I went to the New Territories, a part of the region I'd never visited before. It was only half an hour from bustling Kowloon, but it felt like a totally different part of the world.
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The ATM Machine on Your Phone
Like many of you, I enjoyed a recent article about an iPhone photographer who made $15,000 in one day by selling his Instagram prints for $150 each on his birthday. “I’m not an entrepreneur,” he says in the article. But essentially, that’s exactly what he was—he acted on an idea and people responded! It was…
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How to Book Airfare on Short Notice
It’s a common myth, yet at first glance it doesn’t make sense: booking plane tickets on short notice should be cheap. If there are empty seats, why wouldn’t the airline discount them as the flight approaches? But as you may have discovered if you’ve ever tried to jet off on a whim somewhere, you’re inclined…
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The Floor and the Ceiling: How Much Money Is Enough?
When it comes to money, some people have a floor and some have a ceiling. The floor is the minimum amount of money to live reasonably well. The ceiling is the magic number of what you might possibly achieve in your wildest dreams. Normally there’s nothing wrong with dreaming. But to be happier in life…
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When to Stop and When to Keep Going
The challenge of the amateur is to know when to stop and when to push through. I still remember what became known as the most challenging run of my life … twenty excruciating miles. It was a few weeks before a marathon I’d promised to complete, and I simply had to extend the distance of…
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How to Start a Successful Blog (Also: WDS 2014 Tickets!)
A few years ago, I had a crazy idea to start a blog. As time went by it slowly turned into a community, a business, a series of books and events, a tour to 150 cities (so far…) and so much more. When people ask if I still recommend blogging, there’s an easy answer: YES!…
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Running In Your Mind
“They say there’s no harm in daydreaming, but there is.” -Charlaine Harris When I run, I wish I could say I was fully focused on my surroundings. I live within running distance of a waterfront with half a dozen bridges, a beautiful (although steep) inactive volcano, and if I go a bit further, several nice…
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The Big Trip (AKA “One Small Thing Can Change Your Life”)
In 2006 I was living abroad in my final year on the hospital ship. I’d been moonlighting by building a new business, and later that year I’d move back to the U.S. and relocate to Seattle. There was a marketing conference being held in Chicago, and it caught my attention. I was all the way…
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The Magic of Making Things
I never was much for any kind of mechanical labor. If something breaks, I’m inclined to leave it broken. Give me a hammer and I’ll try to screw in a light bulb. One time I changed a tire and got really excited, until the spare tire nearly fell off as I drove along. Despite my…
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