VBL029 – Traveling the World and Staying Healthy, with Karol Gajda & Matt Gartland!

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I’m now starting my travels for the next few weeks, and this chat with Karol Gajda and Matt Gartland seems fitting to finally hit the airwaves from my not-yet-published archive! We discuss the finer points of world travel, making money on the go, and staying healthy to maximize the benefits of a nomadic lifestyle…

Something AWESOME is Coming Soon, and I Need Your HELP Finishing it!

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For the last couple of months I’ve been working on something that I have spoken very little about. In a nutshell, it will be a ‘guide’ of sorts, a complete run-down of everything and anything that anyone needs to know, in regards to escaping the 9-5 grind to be able to create and embrace their own Virtual Business Lifestyle…

Quick VBL Poll: Do you Work 9-5, or are you Rockin’ it as your Own Boss already?

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Short, sweet and to the point today, guys… I’m on my way to Singapore over the weekend for a little mini-vacation and a few days of decompression with my wife. We like to get away regularly. In the meantime, I wanted to ask one very simple question to get a clear understanding as to the type of people I now have visiting…

Lifestyle Design: The NEW Rules!

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Before Tim Ferriss authored his first bestselling book (I’m not even going to quote the title, everyone knows what book I’m talking about!), the term ‘Lifestyle Design’ was barely searched for on Google. However, a lots changed since the release of the book, and the concept of Lifestyle Design isn’t so foreign to the masses…

How to Stop Micro-Managing and Grow Your Business Faster! (My Real Life Case Study)

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Entrepreneurs are a strange breed. We rarely like to let go. Normally we are the king of our own kingdoms because we are excellent at what we do. However, I have a massive reality check for you all… And it’s gonna hurt a little..!

The Value of TRUE Community – Happy Birthday VBL (Plus: Win one of my VA’s!)

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Last week this blog turned 365 days old, celebrating its first birthday… Candles were not blown out – but, nonetheless I still celebrated a little. Considering that most blogs created never last past a few months of consistent blogging, any blog getting to its first birthday is a remarkable achievement, lets face it…

VBL022 – How to Travel the World and Live a Jetset Life, with Rob & Kim Murgatroyd

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Even though Rob and Kim Murgatroyd from JetsetLife.tv are married, have a family and run their own businesses, the couple still find time to spend a chunk of the year traveling to some of the most exotic and ‘new rich’ destinations in the world. So, I wanted to grab ‘em for a chat to find out how they do it..!

Announcing the Launch of the All-New Virtual Business Lifestyle!

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It’s been a whole month in the making, and has had countless hours spent on the design and overall concept of the site – all focused on the future. I am extremely happy with it! And I hope you guys love it, too. You’ll see that the focus of the site is now COMPLETELY on the content, along with the VBL Core4 of Entrepreneurship

VBL017 – How to Create a Highly Productive Lifestyle, with Jonny Gibaud

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Jonny Gibaud is a killer lifestyle designer! Everything you read about lifestyle design, whether it be online or in the pages of the 4-Hour WorkWeek…

VBL Discussion: Top 3 Online Tools for Getting Things Done!

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First up, I’d like to send out a massive HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all my brothers and sisters from the ‘other side of the pond’, as we say in England – hope you guys have an awesome day with your families…! Welcome to another VBL Discussion post. For those of you who haven’t been here before (read [...]

VBL016 – Making the World Your Office, with Phil Montero

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Mobile entrepreneurship is on the rise. More and more business owners nowadays are not wanting to be stuck behind a desk, or in the same office everyday. Times are changing. However, for todays guest, my good friend and creator of The Anywhere Office, Phil Montero, this has been the way of doing business for years and [...]

Why Being a Virtual CEO is Going to Make Me a Better Dad – The Importance of Setting Goals

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I have three awesome kids. I genuinely love being a Dad. But, if I was to be honest, I have missed out on a few things. Kick-starting my career as a young professional, working several jobs to pay the rent, creating my own businesses, building those businesses… It takes its toll. However, all that is [...]

October 2010 “Virtual CEO Goal” Monthly Report (Includes My BlogWorld2010 Report)

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Number of Days in the Office: 7, Total Number of Employees: 212 Ah… It’s good to be back! October was a whirlwind of a month, I must say. Above you’ll find a little (4mins) montage of my trip to the USA. I actually have a TON of footage I shot over there this time around, [...]

Quick Video Tour of My NEW Minimalistic ‘Mobile Office’

Quick Video Tour of My NEW Minimalistic

So, I’m off to the US in a couple of days and thought it might be cool to shoot a quick video of my Mobile Office this time around. If you checked out the same type of video I shot back in February this year, before my first trip to the US in 2010, you’ll [...]

Entrepreneurial Lifestyle Design – Be Your Own Boss and Much More!

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I’ve been an entrepreneur, my own boss, for close to 10 years now. Living an entrepreneurial lifestyle isn’t as easy, however, as a lot of people think it is. Sure, you have the freedom to do what you want, when you want, with who you want and to work on whatever you like, whenever you [...]

VBL010 – Tools to Help You Build a Location Independent Lifestyle!

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Utilizing technology, particularly the technology available to us online and for free, is paramount for any wannabe location independent entrepreneur. There are a multitude of services and online tools out there to help you become more mobile and start to embrace your very own Virtual Business Lifestyle. Instead of listing all of them down here, I thought [...]

Virtual Staff Finder – The Perfect Path to a Professional Home-Based Virtual Assistant

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Location: Home Office – Reading Time: 5mins If you’re already a subscriber of the Virtual Business Lifestyle blog (this happens automatically when you download my free eBook) you would have already received a couple of emails in relation to my new Virtual Assistant match-making service, Virtual Staff Finder, as we did a ‘soft’ launch last Thursday. In [...]

Fearless Health – Review of a GREAT Free Resource!

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Location: Company HQ – Reading Time: 4mins Imagine a life where you… Are rarely, if ever, sick. Have health care costs totaling only your preventative exams. Embody the physical ability and energy to do whatever you wish. Possess the mental courage and creativity to bring your dreams to life. This is not a dream world. [...]

One Week in my Virtual Business Lifestyle – Searching, Stressing (a little!) and Producing!

One Week in my Virtual Business Lifestyle

Location: Company HQ – Reading / Viewing Time: 4mins Last Friday I shot this quick video (with my webcam, so quality is a little lower than usual), in regards to last week’s going-on’s. I originally thought I might just slam this up on our Facebook Fan Page, but then figured a post would get it [...]

VBL009 – How to Live a Thrilling Lifestyle, with Cody McKibben!

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As lifestyle designers go, my guest in this latest edition of the VBL Podcast, Cody McKibben, is a pretty cool cat. His blog, Thrilling Heroics is a thumper of a read, and although he doesnt do them nowhere near enough, his video posts are very enjoyable, shot around the world (mostly Asia) and give people [...]

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