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Life Designed | 537 Days In, What Has Worked

by Robert on December 14, 2010 in Experiences, LDP Updates with 10 Comments

Screen shot 2010 12 14 at 7.02.38 PM Life Designed | 537 Days In, What Has Worked

Resources: Day Counter, Timeline 3D

I started this blog 537+ days ago. Wow. It was 3 days after my 25th birthday and I was out to test some theory’s on living. Theories that proposed ways to make life less of a grind, open up avenues to put dreams and goals on a real timeline, and become financially free.

The days have abounded with life tips, tricks, mental re-training, challenges, re-lapsess, and forays into online business where anyone can be a content provider. I’ve met authors, saved hours and hours of wasted time per week, sold products I made, and others I haven’t, minimized my material belongings, made friends (real and online), lived out some dreams, reaped business connections, been insulted by web celebrities, proved the money is there to be made, and much much more. And for the most part, Continue reading →

The Four Hour Body Book Giveaway [ENDED]

by Robert on November 30, 2010 in Experiences with 29 Comments

four hour body The Four Hour Body Book Giveaway [ENDED]

Whether you’re a fan or not, Tim Ferriss is the man who made the term lifestyle design popular. His ideas are debated, ridiculed, dissected and praised. I’ve been an impartial follower for a couple years now, testing some of his ideas and challenging The Four Hour Work Week during this very project. His methods are results oriented and often looking for ways to exploit the “trick” to accomplishing something and then moving on. He has a new book and I’m giving it away. Continue reading →

Replace Your Amazon Wishlist with This

by Robert on November 18, 2010 in Experiences, Resources with 2 Comments

I’ve just looked over the last 500 plus days of building an online empire and creating freedom and peace in my offline world. I continually share and believe in relationships being fuel for success.

Today, I’d like to share the story of a website called BlogcastFM, but really a story about relationship fueling an invaluable resource for your personal and business growth from a friend named Srinivas (and his partner Sid). A resource so useful, it makes your business books and Amazon book wishlist a whole lot less important.

BlogcastFM banner Replace Your Amazon Wishlist with This

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6 Valuable Lifestyle Design Business Resources

by Robert on November 16, 2010 in Experiences with No comments

Surfing the Web 6 Valuable Lifestyle Design Business Resources

6 hand picked resources from around the web, applicable to those trying to design freedom into their lives and using a website/business to help get it. A big progress recap post and what I’ve been up to in online business next week.

I’m finally making outward changes that can be explained and broken down for real online business growth! As opposed to the mental crap I’ve been wrestling with. Whew, what a process it was to get to a “version 2″ of the online business world, it’s more a mental hurtle to make your website worth a crap than it is a physical one. If you’re an online entrepreneur or looking to be one, head on over to IT Arsenal and take my quick 4 question, 60 second survey, it would really help me out.

Ok, onto the best links around! Continue reading →

How Starcraft Set Me Free (or Finding Focus by Emersion)

by Robert on November 2, 2010 in Experiences with 4 Comments

nex5 How Starcraft Set Me Free (or Finding Focus by Emersion)

Do you ever have so much to do that you feel like managing what you have to do stops you from doing anything? Do you ever walk into a room, or look at a particular setting and immediately notice 5 things out of place or needing to be done? How about saving things to read for later until they are piled in the thousands? Have you lost the ability to focus or get stuck in a slowing “I need to be doing something other than what I’m currently doing” mindset?

I felt like this and I recently cracked. Continue reading →

Evolving Your Business by Hitting the Reset Button

by Robert on October 19, 2010 in Experiences, Stage 4: Business with 5 Comments

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I’ve realized (now that I’m thinking of doing it) that lifestyle and online businesses often morph several times, rebrand, or relaunch before finding a successful “edition”. Realize, that’s okay on your own journey. Continue reading →

How to Pwn Work. Don’t Do What You Don’t Want to Do

by Robert on October 12, 2010 in Experiences, Stream with 1 Comment

Lifestyle design is a lot about living outside the norm, this comedic clip from PurePwnage reminded me how absurd doing what you don’t like to do is for a living.

Keep seeking ways to do what you love for life. Live it up everyday. I know this blog has been more about motivation and learning from screw ups or slow downs lately but rest assured, there will be tactical breakdowns when the time is right during the income phase.

Carry on!

The Analytics View: How To Complete Any Goal (Or Rule Life)

by Robert on September 28, 2010 in Experiences with 7 Comments

gauntlet The Analytics View: How To Complete Any Goal (Or Rule Life)

the reasonable man adapts himself to the world

the unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself

therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.


This is a heady conversation with myself about being unreasonable and being productive. There is a gauntlet of work I’m battling, as I’m sure we all are on our journeys to abundant lives and financial freedom. These thoughts below are to wrap your head around getting it all done and pressing on when distraction abounds, lack of motivations creeps, and there’s nothing glamourous dangling in front of you. Continue reading →

STREAM: Relapse Encouragement! You Can Do it!

by Robert on September 14, 2010 in Experiences, Stream with 3 Comments

facepalm 1 STREAM: Relapse Encouragement! You Can Do it!

Last week was horrendous. Each day I thought I’d catch up by working later, which in turn made the progress I made on anything more and more miniscule. I went into relapse on getting good sleep, managing time by working in batches and timed focus sessions. It was horrible. Can you relate?

Don’t have a Transformer sized facepalm and kill your week by not sleeping or focusing in specific intervals this week.

Ideas, client work, business development, reading, working out, they all take a hit. Ever feel like you could catch up by doing more each progressive day of the week? It’s a subversive thought, don’t listen! False, trixy information.

Get some rest, hit the restart button and come back fresh.

I slept all weekend, batch cooked, cleaned and got great sleep Sunday…back to action with open opportunities to do so!

STREAM: Introducing The LD Project Stream & A Sweet Pool

by Robert on August 24, 2010 in Experiences with 9 Comments

Today I’m introducing The Life Design Project STREAM posts. As the business arm of this project (IT Arsenal) has started demanding more time and energy I wanted a way to continue adding life value to this project. The STREAM posts will comprise of shorter specific valuable points I’m learning along the way with occasional links and epiphanies. You can identify them by STREAM in the title. I’ll keep to posting at least one “pillar” or substantial post a month. I hope these will be quick hits for your success, and more consistent updates to this project!

The Story So Far…

The venture into building a lifestyle business (and easily managed income streams) continues! Last month was a milestone as I made more online than my offline salary. The income comprised of about 20% freelance (read craigslist) pickups, 65% IT Arsenal (the blog connections turned profitable, tech help online, my digital product, etc… gigs or paid consulting), 10% affiliate payout and about 5% from some web hosting I do.

I couldn’t believe it when looking at my mint.com reports last month, but it was true and time for some relaxation so I decided to do something very “LD” and took an impromptu trip to Jamaica with my girlfriend to soak it up and prove to myself this is real.

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It’s still a big struggle to maintain the income and balance life (I’m creating a “review this every morning” document right now and honestly feel scattered at the moment). I’m still very much building my influence and “products” …but there’s a foundation that’s sprouting connections, opportunities, and developments that over time will create that free lifestyle that pays the bills and offers opportunities to pursue dreams. It’s real, it’s out there, it takes work.

Now that I’ve glimpsed this…”feeling” this “business growth?” .. this….way of working if you will…  I’d rather build ventures that take heavy time and testing initially but pay again and again any day. Boil it down and it’s a risk of time, energy and money (although not a lot in our internet opportunity economy) … for reward. It’s similar to a traditional business product model in that sense, but the risks are much more money focused, and the value more centered in a product than a person. Sheesh … “Business” has so many varying degrees of definition. What risk are you staring at? Go ahead, take a step in that direction.

Now it’s time to write more content, provide value, help people without end, and build new products. Tech advice anyone?
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