After more than 10 solid months on the road I’ve recited the following diatribe more often than Chicken Little thought the sky was falling. I’m not at all complaining here – I get a real kick out of the look on a person’s face as they realize that 1) I’m not crazy, 2) Nope, not lying either, and 3) I really DO travel for a living. What people love best is the fact that I’m doing it because I want to… but I can work along the way when I choose to.

Pretty much sounds like freedom doesn’t it? In many ways it is. And I want to help you achieve this kind of freedom because it’s easier than you think. Especially for freelancers.

The Ultra-Condensed Guide to Perpetual Travel via Freelancing

Now don’t expect me to unearth the Holy Grail here because I can’t. There’s a lot that goes into crafting this lifestyle and traveling perpetually pretty much plants you squarely in the unknown on a daily basis. However, in my case, that’s exactly why I do it! And whether you want to just get up and go one day for however long you decide… or you just want the freedom to take little trips whenever you choose… don’t wait until you have it all figured out. Just get up and go and trust that the universe will fill in the gaps with exactly what you need along the way. Ain’t that a trip!

Books to Read

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So fellas… want to know what a woman really wants?

Well it’s not what you typically hear. Women do NOT really want you to be more like them and less like you.

However, sometimes what comes of thinking that’s what we ladies want gets pretty comical. Like this post I came across at my friend Vishen Lakhiani’s FinerMinds Blog.

I really enjoyed the photo spread. You’ll enjoy it too… male or female. And come back here to let me know what you think. I’d be curious to hear. I’m preparing a post on what women REALLY want based on my research into feminine energy, the female psyche, psychoanalysis and life experience. And you ladies out there will appreciate that post too. Because I found (and all men already know this…) WE don’t know that these are the things we want!

So enjoy! More on this topic coming soon.

Photo by Lawrence Lew

Take it from a recovering workaholic: when passion strikes, my butt gets really good at staying firmly planted in my seat. {READ: I don’t remember to cook, exercise, sometimes even eat}

So here’s some easy and great tasting foods and recipes (as well as some great organic whole food supplements) I keep in my kitchen to maintain my health, amp my energy and boost productivity for the long haul – and without any nasty side effects!

If you believe it isn’t possible, consider this: I used to need coffee and caffeine supplements to survive launch time when I had to pull all-nighters and 72-hour writing stints at the computer. Now I can endure those grueling launch-time hours without caffeine and its jittery side-effects.

Anything that can survive THAT test wins my vote.

Photo by Beatriz AG

This playful and informative blog article I just stumbled upon would say so…

It’s got some good tips and it’s fun to read. Of course it says staying up and working late isn’t a good idea. Ummmm… it’s 4:30am and I’m still chugging along.

I’m working on it! You should too. Enjoy this article over at 1stWebDesigner.com:

Click Here to Read “10 Most Common Health Hazards of Freelancing”

An Example Landing Page

Imagine this scenario…

You’ve just landed a sweet advertising deal that’s going to drive heaps of targeted prospects your way. Oh joy! Can you taste sweet victory yet? Except… you’ve told your advertisers to send their traffic to your website home page. Or your blog home page. Or… *gasp* your contact form {oh the horror!}.

All that advertising. And all that dead silence.

Where are all the new leads? Why aren’t prospects banging down your door?

Because you didn’t drive them to a targeted landing page that delivered exactly what they were looking for in that moment. (Yep, on top of being superhuman in your ability to deliver services you’re supposed to read their minds too.)

So let’s remedy this pronto so you never have to suffer this scenario *again*.

This is a hard post for me to write. I’m sparking right now like a five-month old Christmas tree still lit. {READ: Fire Hazard}

A little boy in Uganda died last week of AIDS. What sucks is that’s nothing new. What sucks more is he was the brother of one of our scholarship girls at Just Like My Child Foundation (the non profit I work with) and the son of Florence – one of the women we care closely for.

His Name Was George…

Dena Lewerke, the Country Director on the ground in Uganda wrote a letter sharing her account of George’s passing and his mother’s turmoil. I’m sharing it here because… well for so many reasons. I sat here at my desk, tears streaming down my face, reading what I’m about to share with you. Little George didn’t have to die. His mother Florence shouldn’t be forced to fend for herself in extreme poverty without parents, the father of her children, or any hope of sustainable income. Most of all I’m upset because Florence’s circumstances are heart rending. And they’re happening to something like 80% of the women in developing nations like Uganda.

I’m not going to sit here and say that we have it so good here in the west and shouldn’t complain about our lives in the face of such tragedies. We’re all human and when I stub my toe I’m gonna cry about it. But this is serious. Poverty is real and it hurts and worst of all – it can be successfully eradicated – but few are doing what it takes (when it doesn’t take all that much).