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LL 010: A Live Limitless Interview with Colin Wright

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In the tenth episode of the Live Limitless podcast I chat with Colin Wright of www.ExileLifestyle.com.

Colin is an author, entrepreneur, minimalist and world-traveller. After becoming successful with his own design studio in Los Angeles, Colin realized that he wanted to travel full-time and really explore the world. To do so, he became a minimalist, selling everything he owned that didn’t fit into his carry-on luggage while scaling down his business so he could run it from the road. Since then, Colin has really carved out a name for himself, taken nude pictures with his beloved Macbook Pro, written many awesome books and recently co-founded a publishing company called Asymmetrical. Colin is getting ready to launch his latest book Act Accordingly on June 25th.
    In this episode, we talk about:
  • The difference in mindset between L.A. Colin and the Colin of today
  • What some of his initial income streams were when he first left the country
  • Why minimalism is an important skill for anyone wanting a better and happier life
  • Why having a philosophy is important in life
  • Why travel is a great way to change your mindset
  • Some important steps for finding your first 100 fans
  • How writing became such a big part of his life
  • And MUCH more…

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If you’re running short on time;

(1:20): The mindset shift from Colin in LA to Colin today

(4:25): We talk about whether or not Colin ever had doubts

(6:55): What were Colin’s initial income streams

(9:08): Why minimalism is a great philosophy for anyone wanting a better, happier life

(11:40): How writing became such a big part of Colin’s life and how he built his skills to support it

(15:55): Important tips on getting your first 100 fans

(17:25): Whether having a story (such as having readers vote where you travel) is important

(18:40): We talk lifestyle design and how it’s lost it’s way…kinda

(22:37): We talk about philosophy in life and how to develop your own

(24:45): Act Accordingly – Live now, not eventually

(26:38): Why retirement is not the smartest path

(29:50): Why travel is a great way to open your mind and change your life

 

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Want more inspiration to live limitless? Check out this interview with Nora Dunn

LL 009: A Live Limitless Interview with Srinivas Rao

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In the ninth episode of the Live Limitless podcast I chat with Srinivas Rao of BlogcastFM.com and theSkoolofLife.com.

When not surfing the pacific waves, Srinivas runs the incredibly successful BlogCastFM podcast. He has interviewed nearly 400 authors, entrepreneurs and change-makers, while receiving more than 170 5-star reviews. Srinivas was listed on Problogger’s annual list of top 40 bloggers to watch for in 2011 and is a two-time speaker at Blogworld Expo. You can also find his writing at the Skool of Life blog, which is about everything not learned in school. He is also working on a new project called the Art of Being Unmistakable and getting ready to launch an in-person event called the Instigator Experience.

In this episode, we talk about:

  • What made Srinivas want to take the unconventional path in life
  • Why moving to Costa Rica changed his life and his mindset
  • Turning down any kind of job that doesn’t fit our values
  • What made him start BlogCastFM and some steps he took to grow it
  • Digging into ourselves to find what we really stand for
  • Challenges of living an unconventional life
  • How social media can change our life
  • His latest projects
  • And MUCH more…

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If you’re running short on time;

(1:35): What made Srinivas take the unconventional path in life

(4:05): Why moving to Costa Rica changed his life and his mindset

(6:00): Why more and more people are willing to give up high paying jobs that don’t fit their values

(8:55): What made him start BlogCastFM and some of the steps he took to grow it into the 5-star podcast that it is today

(11:55): We talk about the amount of work that goes into projects like BlogCastFM

(13:27): Tips for digging into ourselves and finding out who we really are

(15:35): The challenges of living an unconventional life

(17:30): The benefits of living an unconventional life

(19:00): How social media can change our lives

(21:00): We talk about his new Facebook essays

(23:35): We talk about his latest projects

(25:30): His advice for listeners wanting to make a change in their life but are finding themselves holding back

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Want more inspiration to live limitless? Check out this interview with John Bardos.

LL 002: Interview with Greg & Rachel Denning

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In the second episode of the Live Limitless podcast I chat with Greg & Rachel Denning from DiscoverShareInspire.com.

Greg and Rachel are the incredible duo currently road-tripping their way from Alaska to Argentina. But wait! They are also doing it with their five kids! After many years worth of family trips all over the world, they are currently in Guatemala getting ready to continue driving their vegetable-oil powered truck all the way down to Argentina.

As someone recently engaged, I was super excited and thrilled to know that long-term travel doesn’t have to stop when kids arrive. 🙂

This interview is entertaining and inspiring. I highly recommend listening to it all.

You can download it on iTunes and leave a review by clicking here or listen below.

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In this episode, we talk about:

1. Why they have stopped in Guatemala for over a year

2. What made them want to drive the entire length of the Americas

3. How they educate their kids on the road

4. How they fund a life of travel

5. What they’ve learned since embarking on this journey

6. What have been the most difficult challenges

7. Whether or not they were worried when crossing places like Northern Mexico and El Salvador

AND SO MUCH MORE!

You might enjoy:

(2:45): What made them want to drive from Alaska to Argentina

(4:50): How they prepare for such a big trip

(5:55): How they take care of boring details like taxes and health care

(10:20): Why Greg’s hero is Teddy Roosevelt

(12:00): We talk about their vegetable-oil powered truck

(15:27): Some things they have learned on this journey

(24:18): Greg goes base jumping

(30:18): When the family slept in a tent right beside the Mexican border

(33:35): How to become a no-limit person

Really, this interview was great and is sure to not only inspire but to teach as well. World travel doesn’t have to stop when kids arrive.

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I really hope you enjoyed this interview. If you did, please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe as well!

Please share your thoughts in the comments below!

 

LL 001: Interview with Jacob Sokol

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In the first ever session of the Live Limitless podcast I chat with Jacob Sokol of Sensophy.com.

Jacob Sokol writes for his amazing blog, Sensophy.com, where he inspires people to find their passions and live an extraordinary life. Jacob quit his lucrative job in New York City, travelled the world, became a life coach, and is about to launch a super cool online conference on April 22nd. He also accepted a challenge from a reader and ended up going to a New York Jets game with Gary Vaynerchuk.

If you’re interested in signing up for the WTF Should I do with my Life virtual conference on April 22nd, Click here to take a look. (affiliate link)

If you enjoy the interview, please leave feedback on iTunes and share your thoughts below.

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In this episode, we talk about:

  1. Why he gave up such a sick life in New York City
  2. Why he chose a trip abroad as a catalyst for changing his life
  3. Why we don’t need to be our “role” in society
  4. Why a big change might just be what you need in life
  5. Why you may want to get some new friends
  6. and much more.

You may enjoy:

(2:30): Why Jacob gave up a “great” lifestyle in New York City

(7:10): Why changing your environment can really change your life in a good way

(10:10): How to not have a stinky mind

(11:18): Jacob tells us about his experience of attending a Jets game with Gary Vaynerchuk

(15:50): We discuss why, even during hard times, Jacob still turned down a 6-figure offer for a lucrative job in IT

(18:20): Jacob reaches out to an “idol” of his; Brian Johnston

(20:30): Jacob introduces a virtual conference he is doing with Brian Johnson on April 22nd

(23:00): We talk about a new project Jacob is working on involving helping people travel

(27:15): How do we translate an ah-ha momentinto lasting change

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I hope you enjoyed this interview as much as I loved doing it.

Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below. If you’d like to ask Jacob something, share it below as well and he’ll come take a look. 🙂

If you’d like to subscribe to the podcast, go to iTunes and check it out. If you’d like to subscribe to the site, check the right hand corner at the top of the page.

Peace.

Welcome to Live Limitless

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Welcome to Live Limitless.

For those who are new to the game, this site used to be called A World of Inspiration. It was a fun site based mainly around travel and it introduced me to a lot of people who I now call friends.

At the same time, I was never truly in love with that title. Since a blog like this tends to blend in with it’s “writer’s” personality, I felt I needed to come up with something that means a lot more to me.

A World of Inspiration sounded just a little too oprah-ish.

A world of inspiration

Then one night when I was talking to my fiancé, she began to ask what I was like before I met her.

See, she met me in late 2008, just before I left to Australia on my first solo 6-month trip. Before that, and especially prior to 2004, I was a middle-class kid growing up in an oil-rich town in Northern Alberta.

Everyone around me made six figures and it was easy. I grew up basically knowing my salary would be over $100,000 with little to no schooling and my dreams consisted of following the joneses and buying a big house, a truck, a cool car, a boat, a snow-mobile, a quad, and taking part in those pre-fabricated all-inclusive holidays that many people were enjoying at the time.

That’s really it. Nothing wrong with it I suppose but then something changed. I began to think bigger. I wondered what it would be like if I didn’t work for oil companies like everyone else. I wondered what it would be like to really discover my strengths and talents and do something more remarkable. Something so cool that a book could be written about it. What would happen if I just left my town and setup shop somewhere else? Could I do something like that?
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