4 Months In Australia And The Journey So Far

March 28, 2012

It’s been a while since I updated my blog I know. Truth is though, I’ve been thinking too much about what to write and haven’t really come up with too many ideas. Reason being that this blog is all about my journey to location independence so writing about how Australia has been so far is going a bit off topic. Perhaps I should have made this a travel blog! Unfortunately I haven’t done zip about my mission to location independence and I’m disappointed in myself, since that was one of the reasons of coming to Australia in the first place. The job I managed to secure upon arrival is a demanding one and it requires patience and focus 24 hours a day and 7 days per week. I do have 7 days off after being on 7 days but that is when I rest up for the following week. I’ve [...]

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The Australian Adventure

February 15, 2012

I know it’s been a while since I last posted. There’s a lot to organise when you move to another country and have to start again, and it’s especially hard when you don’t have your family with you. In my case, my wife and kids. I’ve been living in a nice little suburb called Forest Lake in the South Brisbane area since November. I work up in Toowoomba, which is a 113km journey West of Brisbane in the Darling Downs area. I work 7 days on and 7 days off. So it works in well because I have time to sort things out and explore the region a bit. I’ve been up to the Sunshine Coast which is a beautiful coastline of golden sand beaches, tropical weather, warm sea water and lush forests. I went up to Noosa to visit a friend on the last day and slowly made my [...]

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Journey To Location Independence: Update

January 18, 2012

Looking back over the past year I can say with complete honesty that I have learned a lot about Internet marketing, being location independent and what it takes to create an awesome lifestyle. I have come a long way and have decided that 2012 will be the year I “crack it”. It’s been a long arduous journey so far and I have made plenty of mistakes along the way. Admittedly I have not been focused lately and I put it down to being busy in Australia working in a new job and getting things set up for when my family move over to be with me. Over the past week I have been thinking about what to write for this post as not only do I want to build up a Blog with a thriving community but of course I want to add value and really help people and to [...]

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Some Lessons Learned In 2011

December 26, 2011

Well it’s been a while since I’ve written a post here and unfortunately I have done absolutely nothing towards being location independent. I’ve been too busy doing new things and meeting new people which has been fun. All my internet business has been done using my iphone 4s which is fantastic! However it’s pretty hard to write a decent post using this phone. Alas I find myself at a mall banging this out. Well all I can say is that a lot has happened this year and most of it I’m happy to say has been positive. I’m afraid to say though, that over the past two months I’ve done very little online which is annoying. 2011 was a year of change and of growth. I have taken more risks and achieved more of my goals. It’s funny because I only realized this the other day. It’s funny how that happens. One [...]

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A New Start In A Foreign Country

November 29, 2011

It’s hard to believe that it’s been two weeks since arriving in Australia because the time has gone so fast. The day I left my wife gave me a book called Aleph, written my Paulo Coelho. I first heard about the book through Brendan Burchard when he interviewed Paulo Coelho several weeks back. (If you haven’t already, you need to read the Alchemist) My interpretation of the Aleph and what I took away from the book was this – take a journey, get out of your comfort zone and travel to places you’ve never been, connect with people. By doing so it adds value to your life, richness and great experiences and of course, growth. Another thing he talks about in the book is to learn to follow the signs… Granted, Australia is hardly an exotic far off land for me since I live across the ditch in New Zealand, [...]

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Moving Time Is Fast Approaching

November 14, 2011

It’s been 8 weeks since I handed my resignation in at work and I finshed up last Friday 11th November at a job I’d been in for close to 8 years. Building up to the final days at the job I’d been at so long I felt a little uncertain about the future but looking back, embracing uncertainty was something I wanted from the day I decided that it was time to move on. Thanks to Tim Ferriss and his book The 4-Hour Workweek for that inspiration. In it he talks about “CHANGE”… and how it should be embraced. There were many awesome little tips of wisdom throughout the book such as… “Look at what you’re currently doing and ask yourself, “What would happen if I did the opposite of all the people around me? What will I sacrifice if I continue on this track for 5,10, or 20 years?” It’s definitely [...]

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Just What The Hell Is Your Blog About Anyway

November 4, 2011

In a land far away down in the south pacific there was this guy. This guy had a pretty good life, he had a nice family, nice friends and decent job, working with people that respected him, and he respected the people at his job too. He never had any problems with the opposite sex and eventually met a nice girl and they feel in love and had a nice little family. This guy eventually brought a house in a nice little town and things were going along nicely. Trouble was that nice wasn’t enough. This guy used to read a hell of a lot of books. He liked success books, books on spirituality, books on business and entrepreneurship. This guy lived in a nice small town and life was pretty average. It wasn’t highly riveting and it wasn’t boring either…just ok. In the last few years, this guy grew [...]

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The Plan Going Forward

October 29, 2011

Well I thought I’d better layout my plan of attack. Looking around at other blogs that are doing a similar thing to me (blogging about their journey and the things they learn along the way), many of them have gone on to interesting and amazing things. They’re now earning a fulltime income online and have become location independent. They’ve accomplished this several ways. Started a blog Affiliate marketing Product creation Service business One great thing about having a blog is that it’s a great place to connect with like-minded people and hook up with folks I wouldn’t have met if it wasn’t for my blog. It’s also a great way to find out things about yourself and discover more passions you have hidden away. I think the more you write, the more those things come out into the open. Over the past few days weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about [...]

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Mistakes I’ve Made When Building My Lifestyle Business

October 22, 2011

I am happy to share with you some of the mistakes I’ve made when building my lifestyle business so far. The road to online success is like Jack Canfield says in the movie The Secret when he talks about a car driving through the night. The headlights only go a hundred to two hundred feet forward, and you can make it from California to New York driving through the dark, because all you have to see is the next two hundred feet. That’s also how life tends to unfold before us. And it’s also how building your lifestyle business unfolds too. Looking back I could never have known or predicted all the things I have learned along the way and if I’d known back then the amount of stuff I had to learn I would have tried to find a short cut which probably would had lead to yet another 6 [...]

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Why Short Breaks Are Good For Motivation

October 18, 2011

I recently went to Auckland to see some family and check out some Rugby World Cup related activities with my family. I hadn’t been up to Auckland for at least 9 months which is pretty shocking since it’s only 2.5 hours up the road and each time I go there I have a lot of fun. Visiting cities is always fun when you live in a relatively small city of 70,000 for the simple reason there’s more to do! I don’t know if it’s just me or if many people feel the same way or if it depends on the stress levels you have at work but at times…I find it hard to relax enough to let go and go away. But when I’m away I feel great… Being the host country for the Rugby World Cup 2011 surely helps in regards on the fun-o-meter but I got to say, [...]

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