Happiness and Balance

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You may want to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes. This week I (Chris) discus happiness and balance with hobo ecommerce entrepreneur James Ferrer of tokyowheel.jp. I caught up with James in between Jiujitsu training and surfing in Phuket where he’s been living for a few months. James is a super positive guy with a… Read more »

The five essential ingredients to location independence

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tropical fruit

You may want to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes. The sun is just setting and it’s 31 minutes before the soup run starts, that’s right it’s time to join international hobo’s Chris Kirkland and Nico Appel for their first broadcast direct from their roof terrace, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In this episode they… Read more »

The Anxiety Buffer

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The anxiety buffer

When I was a boy/teenager I had some sporadic and bizarre anxiety issues. The most extreme and perhaps amusing example was when I was about 12. I went through a phase of feeling extremely nervous at the start of the school day which culminated in me throwing up within the first 5 minutes of entering… Read more »

Opting Out Of Christmas

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With a few rare exceptions, I basically haven’t given anyone a Christmas present or sent anyone a Christmas card for a number of years now. And I’m not some miserable miser with no friends, or estranged from my family, I just decided not to bother with Christmas any more a few years back. I guess… Read more »

#Fail – Learning From Success

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Recently I had the great fortune to sit next to Derek Sivers at a business conference in Bangkok, Thailand. Derek was one of the keynote speakers at the event and a true inspiration. We were all moved to hear his story rising from modest beginnings to selling internet business CD baby for $22million – his… Read more »