Where Is Your Blog Going?
One of the toughest obstacles I have had in my blogging journey is trying to pick a direction. It’s really difficult to decide on a path and stick to it.
When I first started blogging, it was more of a diary where I shared my stories, drunken adventures, and cubicle rants. Since then, my blog has evolved a few times.
Finding A Direction
Over the last few weeks, I have really taken some time to sit down and think of a direction. I knew it had to be done because without a clear direction there is no place to go. After digging deep, I concluded that my blog is about the digital nomad lifestyle.
In other words, I…
Continue Reading »One Last Look At My 2008 Goals
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Believe it or not, 2009 is just around the corner. So I thought I would take a little time and take another look at the list of goals I had for 2008. If you missed it, check out my goal list from a few months back.
Four Goals Remaining
After crossing off a lot of the goals, I still had four remaining. Luckily, I have since crossed some of them off. Here are some details:
Give More Back
I wanted to find a way to give more back and help people out. I managed to do this by growing a mustache for a month. I helped over a thousand students here in Phoenix and it felt great.
Work For Myself
Since I last wrote about my goals, I have managed to take the plunge and quit the office job I hated. I have not looked back since and have been working as hard as I can to make a living on my own. Through blogging and freelance work I have managed to make it so far.
Continue Reading »Time To Attempt Some Guinness Records
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As mention yesterday, I have decided to take a few shots at breaking some Guinness Records. I figured it would be a great way to come up with some new YouTube videos to share. Plus I have a feeling they will be pretty damn entertaining, especially if I fail miserably. Even if I fail at all of them, at least I can say I tried, haha.
So after some investigating, it appears I have two different options I can try and do. Here they are:
1. Break An Old Record
The most commonly attempted records are those that already exists. People constantly try and break old records in hope of getting in the book. I went to the bookstore the other day and did a quick glance at some of the current records in the book. Here was a few that stuck out:
- Peel and eat a lemon in 10 seconds
- Peel and eat 3 bananas in one minute
- Fastest mile sack racing: 16mins 41secs
- Time to hop on one leg on a treadmill at a constant speed of 6.5 km/h (4.7 mph): 2 min 17 sec
I think all of these records are worthy of an attempt. Who knows, I might even find a way to break one of them. I will keep an eye out for some other records that might be possible. If you know of any records that you might think I should try, please feel free to mention them in a comment.
Continue Reading »A Look Back At My Goals for 2008
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Back in February, I made a post titled 10 Unusual Goals for 2008. The post contained ten things that I wanted to accomplish this year. After looking back at it, I wanted to make some updates and cross some things off.
So here they are:
Blog My Life
This is my favorite goal on the list, and I can honestly say I have succeeded at it.
Be On a Television Show
This isn’t something I really care about anymore, but I did manage to get on a reality television show here in Phoenix.
Act In A Movie
At this point in life, I am not real concerned about acting in a movie. It would be great, but it can wait. Therefore it’s getting crossed off.
Make Boatloads Of Money
In the beginning of the year, I wanted nothing more than to make tons of money. However, I have since realized that money is not what I am after. I even made a list of things that make me happy besides money. Therefore, this goal is gone, poof.
Continue Reading »100 Things That Make Me Happy Besides Money: 76-100!
So here is the final 25 things on my list, enjoy!
76. Staying up late
77. Solving problems
78. Hammocks
79. Riding My Bike
80. The Trade winds
81. Traveling
82. Fresh Baked Muffins
83. Concerts
84. Summer
85. Going to Goodwill
86. Fresh Fruit
87. Driving
88. Making new friends
89. Hiking
90. Fall
91. Vacations
92. Surfing
93. Wearing whatever I want
94. Grilling Out
95. New clothes
96. Not Shaving
97. Fireworks
98. Buying things for others
99. Waking up to a new day
100. Knowing I can be happy without money…Priceless
That concludes my list. I can officially say this goal has been done. 
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Continue Reading »100 Things That Make Me Happy Besides Money: 51-75
Here are the next 25, stick around tomorrow for the final 25 Things That Make Me Happy (Besides Money).
51. Getting unexpected mail (Not bills)
Getting mail such as greeting cards and postcards always seem to put a smile on my face.
52. Chocolate chip Cookies
I love cookies and they always make me happy.
53. Watching reruns
Sometimes sitting on the couch watching reruns of Seinfeld and King of Queens makes me happy.
54. Calling in sick for work
There is nothing better than calling in once in a while to just get some time to yourself to relax. Besides, jobs suck anyways.
55. Old home videos
I used to love watching old home videos of when I was younger, it always makes me laugh.
56. Febreeze
I…
Continue Reading »100 Things That Make Me Happy Besides Money: 26-50
As promised, here are the next 25 Things That Make Me Happy Besides Money (If you missed yesterday’s post, you can check out the first 25 things here) :
26. Walks in the park
Taking a walk through a park is something I wish I did more of.
27. Fresh Air
Getting outside and breathing in fresh air is something I have always enjoyed.
28. Photography
Photography is one of my passions and taking photographs is something that makes me happy every time I do it.
29. Meeting new people
I am always happy to meet new people from all over the world.
30. Thunderstorms
I loved sitting outside on my patio during thunderstorms. There is just something about them that make me feel happy.
31. Golf
One of…
Continue Reading »100 Things That Make Me Happy Besides Money: 1-25
In yesterday’s post, I shared with everyone my list of 43 Things I want to do in life. Well #1 on the list was to come up with a list of 100 Things That Make Me Happy Besides Money.
So I decided to come up with a list and share it with everyone so I can officially cross the goal off as being done. I am breaking it up into 4 separate posts of 25 things so please check back over the next few days to see the whole list.
I now bring you the first 25 things on my list (no particular order, I just thought of them this way):
1. Love
Love is the most important feeling in life, and it…
Continue Reading »43 Things To Do & Places To See
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Today I wanted to share with everyone two cool websites that allow you to create a list of goals and places you want to visit.
43Things.com
This site allows you to make a list of 43 things you want to do in your life. It is very cool to be able to pick some goals from a list because you can see other people that share the same goal with you.
It also allows you to create goals yourself if they have not already been created by someone else.
One you complete a goal, you can then check it off and it gets moved to your things I have done list. It allows you to add in some text so you can…
Continue Reading »5 Negatives of Drinking Alcohol
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This past week was a rough one when it comes to drinking. My friend came and visited and we ended up going out for like 6 days in a row. It seems this has been happening a lot this year with all of the visitors I have been having.
However, yesterday I decided it is time to make some major life changes. I am going to take some time off from the whole party/nighlife scene and find better things to do. I realized it is pointless to keep drinking this much and it is not helping me become the person I want to be. I am going to get back to my fitness goals which I completely abandoned the…
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