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Super Mobility

Wanting to become a location independent entrepreneur is one thing. Knowing how to actually achieve it is a whole different ball game! Throughout 2010, as I was taking myself out of my 250+ employee business, I consistently had to look at ways to stop myself from going into the office.

This section of the blog focuses on everything from ditching your desk, to utilizing cloud computing; from different ways to collaborate with your employees online, to tons of travel tips and tactics, plus much more. Connect the dots between this core concept and that of Outsourcing (getting other people to do lots of work for you!), and you’re about as mobile as you can get as an entrepreneur.

Latest Posts in this Category

5 Secrets to Controlling Technology (and not letting IT control YOU!)

Chris: I'm in the process of preparing for back surgery (thanks to all of you who have sent 'good luck' messages), so today I'd like to hand over the blog to the very capable and informative friend of mine, Phil Montero from The Anywhere Office. In today's guest post, Phil (pictured, left) will provide answers to a few frequently asked questions about common pitfalls of a digital workplace. Something that, as new-age entrepreneurs, we must always pay attention. Over to Phil... . Information … [Read More...]

Road Trip Story: How I Made $350 in San Diego, in 15mins – in a Hotel Lobby!!!

On the way back from BlogWorld at the beginning of this month, I took a little detour from my trip back to the Philippines and stopped by to say 'Hi' to all the lovely people in San Diego, staying four nights to enjoy a little down-time with my wife. We hit the San Diego Zoo, SeaWorld (with my buddy, Pat Flynn and his family) and Macy's for a brand new suitcase as my other decided to die the day before we were due to leave! Our time in San Diego was awesome. The place is fantastic, and we'll … [Read More...]

My Speaking Experience at BlogWorld LA, and Why YOU Should Have Attended!

I've just got back into the Philippines, and figured I'd get cracking this week with this round-up from my recent (and second this year!) trip to the USA. The last couple of weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind, and I'm feeling a little tired, but also very excited about the next few months, at the same time. The trip kicked-off with a trip to San Francisco, where I met with a couple of clients, had lots of fun hanging out with my man, Corbett Barr and enjoyed plenty of coffee at Starbucks, … [Read More...]

VBL046 – Becoming a Location Rebel and Living Life on YOUR Terms, with Sean Ogle!

Myself and Sean Ogle have been online buddies for well over a year. And it’s taken us that long to get our schedules to match, so we could record this interview for the VBL Podcast! Why? Because the guy isn’t in one place for very long!!! Location independence is one of those topics that you see being discussed all over the Internet in a number of different ways, by a number of different people. However, from my observation very few of these lifestyle design types are really living a … [Read More...]

Can’t Manage the 4-Hour Work Week..? Why Not Try The 4 Year Vacation!!!

This post by Michelle Dale, is part of 'VBL Guest Post Season 2'. Many of you would have heard about the "4 Hour Work Week," and for many it's pretty much impossible to keep on top of personal email and general business in 4 hours a week, let alone making that the extent of the working week! So, I'm going to put forth an alternative suggestion for those of you looking to live a virtual business lifestyle, something I've been engaging in for the last 4 years. The 4 Year Vacation! I am going … [Read More...]

10 Quick Steps to Becoming a Virtual Entrepreneur!

To become successful as a virtual entrepreneur takes more than just building a few niche sites and relying on Adsense (although we do enjoy it, don't we VBL Niche Site Project peeps!?). I've taken a huge journey over the last couple of years, becoming more and more virtual as time has passed. And I've loved every minute of it. So, today I thought it would be a good idea to create a small selection of tips and tactics for everyone to follow, if they are not 'quite there' in regards to 'going … [Read More...]

HELP! My Life is in My Way – How To Beat Lifestyle Design Restrictions!

This is a Guest Post from Michelle Dale. Many of us think of implementing change within our lives, however the action of doing this comes easier to some than others. I appreciate that most people will have more ideal circumstances, but have you ever considered that they created their own circumstances, were the master of their own destiny, and overcame the limitations of the mind in order to make their dreams a reality? Here is a list of common misconceptions that may be limiting you from … [Read More...]

How to Embrace Skype to be a True-Blue, Mobile Entrepreneur!

This is a Guest Post from Phil Montero Creating an effective virtual or mobile office is not as easy as choosing one service or “software” that makes your business mobile. It requires choosing different services to handle your needs and finding ways to integrate them into your workflow. Phone, mail, fax, online document storage, sharing large files with co-workers or clients, - All of these are decisions that affect how virtual your business can be. When you find one tool that can … [Read More...]

VBL035 – How to Understand Your Business Like Never Before, with Jonathan Fields!

Great people do great things. It's a simple way of looking at life. Todays guest is Jonathan Fields. Dad, New Yorker, Entrepreneur, ex-Wall Street Lawyer, Professional Speaker, and amongst other things, a very nice gentleman who went from working 80-hour weeks to starting one successful business after another! When I contacted Jonathan to be on the podcast we had only shared a couple of tweets together. Never met, never spoke before. But, I knew of him alright, like thousands of other … [Read More...]

How to Use Super-Mobility to Beat Your Competition!

So, over the last few weeks you've seen a few videos featuring myself and Dan Andrews, of TropicalMBA.com fame, talking about the VBL Core4 concepts... Namely, Entrepreneurship, Passive Income, Outsourcing, and now today we tackle the final subject of Super Mobility. This is something that Dan is crazy about, and I have to say, he leads a much more mobile lifestyle than I do - but, then again, he doesn't have 250 people working for him, and a family to keep him a little more grounded then … [Read More...]