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June 7, 2018
Momentos: May 16th – May 31st, 2018
MOMENTOS
May 16th – May 31st, 2018
16
Wandered up the hill this eve and found a big old fort, first built almost five hundred years ago by the Spanish, home to Turks and Austrians and Venetians and many more since. It even served as a prison during World War II. The place is abandoned now, save for a few goats roaming around inside. And me today, giddy with the thought of all the stories within those walls.
17
Legs weak, lungs about to explode. Just finished eight step sprints. Thought I was going to puke after the fifth set. I walk back to the park feeling hungover, counting my breaths, stop at a bench and catch the last of the evening sun. There are two middle-aged men across the way enjoying a couple of cans, families in the playground, two pigeons humping on a rooftop.
18
I feel uneasy, swimming in open water when I can’t see the bottom. I know there aren’t any sharks or anything to worry about here, but still. I heard someone say once that you wouldn’t walk into a pitch black forest because anything could be lurking there, so why is a sea or an ocean any different?
Spanish fort in Herceg Novi
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19
Lesson learned from last weekend, today was the perfect rest day. Short morning routine, watched some Netflix, slow cooked some meals, nap in the afternoon, nice coffee with a view, and a long walk down by the water until the sun turned in. As much as I’d love to go all-out all the time, I need regular down days like this.
20
On second thought, maybe this town wouldn’t make the best home base. A month here is fine, but you start to miss a bit of community after that. Yeah, I’m sure we could meet local people, but hard to relate to folks who work nine-to-five and live their whole lives in one place. I start to miss deep conversation with unusual people doing strange things.
21
Have my schedule set up now so it’s Monday, Wednesday, Friday for client work, and Tuesday, Thursday for my own stuff. Pretty good balance, methinks. I was doing a bit of both every day before, but it’s better to block off full days for each thing, get a good run at it.
I guess this is how they dance in Montenegro
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22
Winning Through Intimidation. Reading it for the second time. Bit of a misleading title, but an excellent book. Lots there that can be applied to succeed in any walk of life. You need substance, of course, but you also need the right posture, the right image. And you need to acknowledge the way the world actually is, not how you want it to be, and respond accordingly.
23
What gets measured gets managed. So tracking everything I eat and drink now with MyFitnessPal. That should lead to some insights, and smart adjustments. Ate 2,600 calories today, about 50% carbs, 20% fat, 30% protein. You notice that the very act of tracking changes your behavior, makes you more conscious. And more conscious is always a good thing.
24
Wise words from Straight-Line Leadership:
You can find out how to do anything. The how to is never really what’s missing… Here’s what’s missing—you have not chosen to. And that’s the whole point here and that’s the major mind shift. It’s a shift from knowing to choosing. The person who is not performing is not choosing.
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Exploring Dubrovnik
25
I reckon I’ve broken the Facebook trance. Apart from checking in on my private group, I’m barely on there at all nowadays. It’s over a week since I checked notifications. My messages sometimes go unanswered for days. Can’t remember the last time I looked at my timeline. It’s like any habit: tough to build or break at first, but once you’re over the hump it gets easier and easier.
26
After a long day exploring Dubrovnik, we find ourselves atop the hill above it, looking out at a spectacular sunset. It’s a beautiful scene, with a haunting twist: we’re stepping around several bunkers from 1991, where men sat and rained bombs down on the city. More than 400 people were killed during that seige. I wonder if they ever saw a sunset like this.
27
Watched that Doctor Strange movie today. Didn’t think much of it. Except for two things:
This line: “We never lose our demons. We only learn to live above them.”
Budget was an estimated $165–237 million. Box office was $678 million. They’re getting some serious ROI on these superhero movies.
Sunset over Dubrovnik, Croatia
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28
This MyFitnessPal thing is a real game-changer. I’ve never been so conscious of the food I’m eating. Realizing now how much I’ve tended to overeat in the past. Especially on lazy days, like yesterday. So easy then to load up on the pasta or cereal. But the app put my calorie goal in front of me yesterday, and I stuck close to it.
29
Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond once said about cycling, “It doesn’t get easier, you just go faster.” Feeling a bit tired and frustrated today, I wonder if the same is true with my work. Maybe I have gotten better, but it doesn’t feel any easier, because now I’m going faster, tackling bigger problems, taking more responsibility.
30
When you find yourself tired at the end of the day, there are two ways to look at it. One is to be frustrated, like I was yesterday. Another is to appreciate that you’ve made the most of the day, expended your fill of energy, held nothing back. Words from da Vinci come to mind: “As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death.”
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Happy coffee fun time in Herceg Novi
31
Listening to an interview with Peter Thiel. His views are interesting, but even more interesting is how he answers questions. He always seems to examine the premise of a question first, to see if he agrees with it or not. And quite often, he doesn’t. Made me realize how I tend to answer questions automatically, without pausing to consider the assumptions baked into them.
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Momentos: May 1st – May 15th, 2018
MOMENTOS
May 1st – May 15th, 2018
1
To my left, a bunch of Asian looking dudes in the volleyball cage, spry and athletic. Above me, a row of bars I’ll try to traverse. And to my right, three dudes sitting on a curb, having a few drinks, probably workmen just finished for the day. Off the bars I’ll notice them passing a needle back and forth, taking turns shooting up. I’ll look at them and they’ll look at me and we’ll say nothing.
2
Coach a no-show today so I went for a run as the sun went down. Along the railway tracks, round back of a highrise I once lived in, past building sites and thirteen cranes and shady looking security guards, by sleeping junkies and a man with blood on his face and stunners in high heels, abandoned cars and new Porsches, a city with many sides.
3
If I have any kind of business “superpower,” I’d say it’s persistence. I’m rarely one to make sudden, massive progress. Mostly I grow and improve slow and steady, one small step at a time. Sometimes that’s frustrating, success taking longer than I’d like. Other times I’m reassured, knowing that success is inevitable, so long as I keep showing up and putting in the work.
Somewhere in Moscow
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4
Ever stop and think that any day, any moment, could be the verge? We could be on the brink of something right now, an event that changes the world significantly. Or you could be on the brink of something that changes your world, massively. Maybe for good, maybe for bad. Any day can be your September 10th. Any moment can be the one right before he or she comes along.
5
Last day in Moscow, not sure when I’ll be back again. Been making friends with this city the past couple of weeks, getting out more, enjoying the warmer weather, taking long walks. I still speak and understand almost zero Russian, and I’m at peace with that. Learning a language can’t be a part-time pursuit for me, and I’m not willing to make it a full. Not yet.
6
Arrived in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. This will be our home for the next four weeks. Perfect weather this eve, had a long slow dinner under some linden trees, a walk down by the harbor after, clear water, slow music, little fish, children playing. Falling in love with the place already.
Arriving in Montenegro
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7
Listening to Blindboy talk about solemnity. His friend’s dad died, went to the funeral, said “sorry for your troubles.” The friend told him later that those words broke his heart. Nobody could be real with him in that moment, everyone going through the motions, words on automatic. What he wanted from a friend was a typical comment, maybe even a joke. A dose of normality to hang on to.
8
On a group call with some good people, talking about imposter syndrome. I think you should always feel that to some extent. Otherwise you’re not really pushing your limit. What’s that saying? If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re probably in the wrong room. I’d rather be at the imposter end of the spectrum than the opposite.
9
Plenty of stories in this town. Many a people have laid claim to it over the centuries. Romans, Venetians, Russia, Serbs, Napoleon’s French Empire. There’s a fort built by the Spanish, another by Bosnians, a tower built by Austrians, another by Turks, and the calling card of a 40-year-old earthquake sticking out of the sea.
Coffee awesome fun time in Herceg Novi
10
I have a big list of video ideas. Added this one today, raw and unedited:
The English names we have for non-English speaking places, contrasted with what those places are called by locals or in other languages. Hindustan, for example. And does South Korea call itself “South Korea” or does it have a name completely separate from the north?
11
Watching this Google Duplex demo just made me say “NO FUCKING WAY” out loud. That is some seriously cool, and potentially scary, tech. The Turing test is defined as “a test of a machine’s ability to exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human.” Seems to me that Google Duplex passes with flying colors. What comes next?
12
This new freelance gig is great but requires a lot of mental energy during the week. And I’m finding that that leaves me drained on the weekend. Today should have been great, off exploring in a rental car, seeing some amazing sights and the weather spectacular… but mostly I was tired and wanted to go home and rest.
First evening in Herceg Novi, Montenegro
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13
Montenegro is one of the newest countries in the world, only in existence since 2006. So it’s just entering its teenage years as a sovereign nation. I’m impressed with it so far, surprised I hadn’t heard more about the place. As we travel we’re keeping an eye out for a place (or places) that could serve as a future home base. Montenegro looks like a contender.
14
In a supermarket here they have whole baby pigs shrink wrapped in the freezer. There they are, a half-dozen of them piled on top of each other, eyes closed like they’re sleeping. It’s disturbing seeing them like that, but that’s how we should see all meat. Once it’s cut up and processed it’s too easy to forget where it comes from.
15
She doesn’t like me writing about her, but I just have to say that she is incredible and I’m so glad to have her by my side. Pretty much every day I catch myself counting my lucky stars. I used to struggle to imagine being deep in a committed relationship; now I struggle to imagine being single again. Those days were fine, but this is far better.
Exploring Kotor with my lady.
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June 6, 2018
Nothing LeBron James Does Will Ever Be Good Enough
Nothing LeBron James Does
Will Ever Be Good Enough
And The Same Goes For You
For the past fifteen years or so, there’s been no better storyline in the NBA than this guy.
LeBron James.
I could list you a whole bunch of his accomplishments right here, but suffice to say that he is considered to be one of the very best basketball players of all-time.
You could even make a case for him being the greatest ever.
And there’s a lot we can learn from LeBron and apply to our own lives and businesses.
Three things in particular.
1. Zero Dark Thirty
LeBron is currently playing in his ninth consecutive NBA Finals, an incredible feat of sustained excellence.
For the past few years, to ensure he remains focused on basketball when the games matter most, James has stayed away from social media throughout the Playoffs.
So for a few weeks every year, no tweets for his 41.7 million followers on Twitter, no snaps for his 38.1 million followers on Instagram.
He calls his annual social media blackout, “Zero Dark Thirty.”
Why does he do it?
“[Because] there’s too much nonsense out there. This is when I lock in right now, and I don’t need nothing creeping into my mind that don’t need to be there.”
You don’t have to be a superstar athlete competing for a championship to find social media distracting. Companies like Twitter and Facebook have the world’s best engineers working hard to make their platforms as addictive as possible.
For everyone.
That’s why, when you’re trying to knuckle down and make some serious progress towards a goal, it can be massively helpful to implement your own version of Zero Dark Thirty.
(Apps like Freedom and SelfControl can help you with that.)
As Bruce Lee once said:
“The successful warrior is the average man with laser-like focus.”
Social media hinders your focus.
Get good at blocking that out when needed, and you’re much closer to becoming successful.
2. Investment
LeBron is now 33 years old in his fifteenth NBA season, and he’s in better shape than ever.
He’s always been strong and resistant to injury, but he’s taken it to another level this year by playing in every game and surpassing 100 total games in a season for the first time.
He leads the league in minutes played, and his closest rival in that category has played the equivalent of 14 fewer games this season.
Despite the heavy workload, LeBron is putting up incredible numbers and has led his team to yet another Finals berth.
He scored 51 points in a game last week, the highest scoring performance in the Finals for 25 years.
How does he sustain such excellence?
Last year it was revealed that James spends an estimated $1.5 million per year on his body.
From Business Insider:
James’ house is essentially a laboratory with a team of scientists that help him stay in tip-top shape. That team includes a former Navy SEAL who serves as his biomechanist, a recovery coach, the Cavs’ team of physical coaches and trainers, plus personal chefs and masseuses. According to Windhorst, James has a full gym, ice tub and hot tub, and hyperbaric chamber in his home.
A former teammate had this to say about LeBron:
“Where a lot of people don’t do it, he puts a lot of money behind taking care of his body. A lot of people think it’s a big expense, but that big expense has allowed him to make a lot more money for a long period of time.”
That’s not an expense.
That’s an investment.
And the more I read and learn about successful people, the more I see high levels of investment.
They invest serious time, energy, and money into achieving their goals.
How about you?
3. Nothing You Do Will Ever Be Good Enough
Despite all his success and all his greatness, LeBron James gets a lot of hate.
Read any social media comment thread and you’ll see it.
Typical LeBron critic.
Sometimes you even seen it on television, by well-dressed, non-anonymous people who no longer live in their mother’s basement.
All that criticism and vitriol…
Despite James being one of the greatest basketball players of all-time.
Despite exceeding the unprecedented hype surrounding him when he entered the NBA.
Despite all his philanthropic efforts.
Despite his incredible work ethic.
Despite his three championships and countless other accolades.
Still, despite all that, there’s hate.
Which tells me this: nothing you or I do will ever be good enough.
Because if LeBron James still gets criticized after everything he’s accomplished, there’s little hope for the rest of us.
The only sane thing we can do is ignore the critics and keep moving forward.
If you have a hard time doing that, here’s a quote from Theodore Roosevelt known as The Man in the Arena, something LeBron James himself credits for helping him stop caring what people say about him.
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
Hope to see you in the arena.
…
P.S. I’ve been tracking everything I’ve earned and spent since 2011 and have just published my finance report for May.
As you’ll see in there, I spent more than $10,000 in a month for the first time.
$5,000 of that was an investment.
Check out the full report here.
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May 24, 2018
Threat Assessment
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9 Types Of Online Business – Which Is Right For You?
As the story goes, back in 2007, J.K. Rowling was struggling to finish the final book in her massively popular Harry Potter series.
As she explained in an interview:
“As I was finishing Deathly Hallows, there came a day where the window cleaner came, the kids were at home, the dogs were barking, and I could not work…”
So what did Rowling do to solve that problem and get the book finished?
She checked into the 5-star Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh…
… and she stayed there writing her heart out until the book, and the entire Harry Potter series, was finished.
Now, let’s take a step back for a moment and dissect what Rowling did there.
First, she had a goal, which was to finish writing her book.
Then came a threat to that goal. And the threat was a very distracting work environment, with kids running around and dogs barking and all kinds of madness.
To keep moving towards her goal, Rowling had to neutralize that threat.
So what did she do?
She moved to a quieter, more peaceful environment, much more conducive to finishing her book.
Now of course she’s super-rich and so her quieter, more peaceful environment was a big fancy $1000-a-night hotel, but that’s besides the point.
The point is: she had a goal, something threatened that goal, and she neutralized that threat.
Goal → Threat → Neutralize
Since you’re reading this article, I’m going to assume that your goal is to build an online business.
And to give yourself the best chance of success, it’s worth considering the biggest THREATS to that goal, and having a plan to NEUTRALIZE those threats.
Just like Joanne there in the big fancy hotel.
Assess Yourself
Say your goal is to be earning $1,000/month via your online business, three months from now.
Think:
What are the top 3 reasons you are most likely to fall short of that goal?
Or to put it another way:
What are the top 3 threats you are likely to face?
You’ll probably find that these are the same reasons, the same threats, that have held you back from achieving goals in the past.
Some examples of top threats I hear from students of mine while building online businesses:
Procrastination
Not enough time
Not enough skills
Not asking for help
Low self-confidence
Listing out and acknowledging such threats is the first step towards overcoming them.
The second step?
Be Proactive
And by that I mean, once you’ve identified your biggest threats, you’ll want to come up with a plan to neutralize them.
Or, if they can’t be neutralized, to at least mitigate them.
Let’s take “procrastination” as an example here.
Say you’ve identified procrastination as your biggest threat, the thing most likely to knock you off course and end your dreams of building a thriving online business.
What actions can you take right now, up front, to lessen that threat?
If you’re struggling to come up with an answer, think back to times you’ve successfully overcome procrastination in the past.
How did you manage that? Did you have someone holding you accountable? Were you in an environment especially conducive to getting things done? Was there a big penalty or reward that motivated you?
Note that the more specific you can be with the threat, the easier it will be to come up with a plan to handle it.
For example, maybe you procrastinate by spending hours browsing Facebook and YouTube. In that case, an effective action could be to install software to block those websites during your designated work hours.
The sooner you take that action or similar, the less likely you are to succumb to the threat and the more likely you are to succeed.
Do This Right Now
In the comments below this video, I want you to answer these two questions:
What are the top 3 reasons you are most likely to fall short of your goal of building a successful online business? (i.e. What are the biggest threats for you?)
What actions can you take right now, up front, to lessen each of those threats?
Leave your answers in the comments, and you can have a look there as well to see what other people have written already.
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Working Online For €9/hour – Is This A Joke??
Working Online For €9/Hour
It This A Joke??
Did you ever hear how Warren Buffett – one of the wealthiest people in the world, worth $76 billion last I checked – got started in business?
C'mere and I tell ya...
Mr. Buffett started out doing a bunch of odd jobs as a young fella back in the 1940’s and 50’s, from selling chewing gum to delivering newspapers to cashing in discarded tickets at the race track.
It was all fairly tedious and low-paying work, but he was consistent with it and saved every penny he made.
By the time he was sixteen years old, he’d already earned the equivalent of about $60,000 in today’s money.
He took that small fortune and started investing.
By the time he was thirty years old, back in 1960, he was a millionaire; he became a billionaire in the 1980’s, and today he’s worth about $76 billion dollars.
Here’s a chart via MarketWatch showing how Buffett’s net worth has grown over the years:
As you can see there, he started out earning very little, and ramped it up greatly over time, to the point where he was able to add $12 BILLION to his fortune in 2016 alone!
On a related note…
Here’s a post I came across recently back in a Facebook group for digital nomads:
Basically, it’s someone looking to hire freelance translators for remote work at €9/hour, and, of course, social media being what it is, people start bickering in the comments.
A lady named Christina especially takes offence:
Yes, Christina is not a happy camper, and in fairness, she has a point.
Because yeah, you can’t really live on €9 an hour.
Not in a developed country anyway, unless you become some kind of frugal hermit and spend your evenings clipping coupons.
And yet, unlike Christina, I had no problem whatsoever with that job posting. I even shared it with a bunch of people online.
Now why would I do such a thing? Why would I go around sharing such a JOKE of a job opportunity with good, honest people?
I’ll tell you why.
It’s because I believe €9/hour is a perfectly reasonable rate for good, honest people just starting out building a business, especially for work you can do from anywhere on a flexible schedule.
Sure, €9/hour is not going to earn you much of a living, but, and here’s the key thing:
It’s a start!
I know folks who began working online for $5-10/hour and now often make $5000 or more per month, like Carlo from Ireland and Justin from the USA
If they’d turned their nose up at those low-paying jobs initially they’d never be where they are today.
Much like Warren Buffett wouldn’t be worth $76 billion today if he’d turned his nose up at selling chewing gum and delivering newspapers.
So listen, I know I write a lot about getting off to a fast start with your online business and how there’s no shortage of money to be made – and that’s all true! – but at the same time be sure to keep your feet on the ground and start small.
Speaking of which, here’s a tweet that I love from one of my favorite online entrepreneurs, Ramit Sethi. Someone asked him how to build an 8-figure business and Ramit responded:
To quote Ramit further…
“The uncomfortable truth is that most people would rather dream about running a $5 million business than actually run a $50,000 business (and grow it from there).”
And actually, if you’re just starting out, you probably shouldn’t even be thinking about a $50,000 business yet.
Focus instead on:
Earning your very first $1 online.
Then your first $10.
Then your first $100.
Then aim to earn $100 every week.
Then $1000 in a month.
Progress steadily like that, step by step, just like Warren Buffett did, until you’re swimming in your own big pile of money.
And sure, by all means, be skeptical of any €9 job opportunities that come your way, but please DON’T be one of those people who is SO skeptical and SO critical that they never take any action.
Because if you do nothing, nothing is going to change for you.
Don’t wait around for the perfect opportunity. There is no perfect opportunity. If you’re waiting for one, you’re going to be waiting a long time.
Take a few $5-10 jobs if it will get your feet wet with online work and build some momentum.
Trust me, doing that, you’ll end up much off than all those critics and naysayers on Facebook.
Any update?
In my last article I asked you to leave a comment and tell me what action you planned to take to find your first clients and start earning online.
What I want you to do now is leave a comment below updating us on how you got on.
And if you didn’t take any action on that yet, that’s probably because you’re aiming too high.
So take a step back and break down that big scary action into something small and manageable. Then, tell me in the comments what that smaller action is, and when you’re going to take it.
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May 16, 2018
How To Earn Your First $100 Online This Weekend
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How To Earn Your First $100 Online This Weekend
In this article you’re going to learn how to earn your first $100 online this very weekend.
This builds on everything I’ve shared with you in previous articles, so if you missed out on those, definitely go back and read through them first.
Now, the question is:
How do we actually find those people, those clients, who are happy to pay someone like you to do some work for them online, and how do we convince them that YOU are the right person for the job?
You use these 3 methods:
The Billboard Method
The Door-To-Door Method
The Classified Method
I recommend you use all three methods this weekend to secure your first clients and start making money online.
BUT!
It’s very important to use these methods in the order I’ve listed them above.
Let’s go through them one at a time and I’ll explain what they are and how you can use them.
1. The Billboard Method
Before I show you how this works, you need to know about Molly.
Molly is a young lady from the UK I met through a mutual friend last year when I was spending a couple of weeks in Chiang Mai in Thailand.
We went out for a group dinner – photographed above – and Molly was a friend of a friend who came along and we ended up sitting next to each other. So she’s third from the right in the photo, and I’m on the far right there with the big mad head on me.
During that dinner Molly told me that just a year earlier she was stranded in rural India with no online business and only £17 left in her bank account.
And then she used the Billboard Method.
A few days later she had over £1000 in her bank account.
When I met her in Thailand, just a year later, she was still going strong, she was fully location independent, and she had a thriving freelance business.
So what is this Billboard Method that Molly used to break through and earn £1000 in less than a week?
Well, I call it the Billboard Method because the basic idea is that you put up a nice billboard advertising your availability for online freelance work, and you display it in a public place where lots of people are likely to see it.
Now clearly putting up a traditional billboard…
Like this
…clearly that is not realistic. 1
What we’re talking about here is the ONLINE EQUIVALENT of a traditional billboard.
Which is, as you can probably guess: social media.
Places like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram, with all their traffic, are the online equivalent of busy streets and highways.
And your posts on there are like billboards.
And that’s what Molly used to find her first clients and earn more than £1000 online in less than a week… it was all down to a single post on social media.
In her case, it was Facebook, and she kindly shared with me a screenshot of that post:
Now I don’t recommend you copy that word for word, but here a few things from it that are worth emulating:
Molly included a nice photo of herself, making it much more personable and attention-grabbing.
The post was friendly and informal. Even though she only had £17 left in her bank account, she didn’t come across desperate or looking for a favor. Instead she came across as a friendly freelancer offering her services to folks on Facebook.
The post was short and sweet. She stated what service she had to offer, noted that her prices were competitive, and told anyone interested to get in touch.
That’s it.
So the first thing you’re going to do as part of our step-by-step plan to find your first clients is post something similar to Molly on whichever social network you’re most active on.
Post it up there, then wait and see who expresses interest in working with you.
That is the Billboard Method and it’s something you can do in 20 minutes or less, including the time required to take a nice friendly photo of yourself.
It’s the quickest and easiest of our three methods to execute, yet it can achieve very powerful results, and that’s why I recommend you try it first.
But you don’t ONLY want to use the Billboard Method. You want to give yourself as many chances as possible to land some paid work this weekend, so let’s move on now to the second method you can use to find your first clients…
2. The Door-To-Door Method
To show you how this method works, let me tell you about Karl.
Karl is a freelance writer, and a student of mine.
He spent a few hours doing the Door-To-Door Method and posted about his results in our private Facebook group:
As you can see there, after just a few hours of using this method, he had landed two paying gigs and had a lead on several more.
You can do the same thing this weekend.
Here’s how you do it.
First, sit down and make a list of at least 50 people you know and who know you.
You’re going to make that list, and then you’re going to spend a couple of hours reaching out to those people individually. You’re going to tell them what service you’re offering and ask if they have a need for that service or can put you in touch with someone who does.
I call this the Door-To-Door Method because you’re doing the technological equivalent of going around your neighborhood and knocking on doors to try drum up business.
Kinda like Jack Nicholson in The Shining…
But, you know, without trying to murder anyone.
So again, there are two key parts to this method:
Making the list
Reaching out
There are some very important nuances to both of those, so let’s run through them quickly.
Making The List
Ideally, the people on your list should:
Like and trust you.
Because it’s much easier to sell your services to, or recruit help from, people who already like and trust you. So only reach out to people who you’re already on good terms with.
Be people you are in frequent contact with.
You don’t want to be reaching out to people you haven’t been in contact with for several months or even years. If you do that, they’re likely to think to themselves, “Oh, I see how it is. You only contact me when you need a favor.”
If you’re not very good at keeping in touch with people, then I recommend you get good at it. Because as a friend of mine likes to say, business is a game of relationships. The person with the best relationships, with the most high-quality relationships, has a massive advantage.
Be business owners (or be able to connect you with business owners).
Your ideal clients will usually be business owners, for the simple reason that they are going to be much more professional, and they’re going to understand the concept of Return On Investment, which means they’ll usually be willing to pay a fair rate for your services.
The alternative is to work for a hobbyist, and hobbyists usually don’t have much skin in the game, they usually don’t have much of a budget, and they’re usually very disorganized.
So aim to connect with business owners as much as possible. You’re a professional, and you want to work with other professionals.
Reaching Out
Once you’ve made a list of 50+ people who fit those criteria, it’s time to start reaching out.
Mostly you’ll want to do this by email (or something like Facebook messenger) so you can get through the entire list in a few hours.
Here’s an email template that you can use to help ensure you get the best response.
Subject: Quick question
…
Hello Phileas,
I hope all’s well with you.
Any chance you could do me a small favor?
The past few months I’ve been working and studying hard to become a web designer. I’m at the point now where I feel confident in taking on some clients and providing a great service.
Here’s where you come in:
Can you think of anyone who might require help building a website? And if so, would you be willing to connect me with them?
Of course, if you ever need help with that kind of thing yourself, I’d be happy to lend a hand
May 10, 2018
6 Reasons You Might Struggle To Earn A Living Online
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6 Reasons You Might Struggle To Earn A Living Online
Today we’re going to figure out if YOU have what it takes to earn a living online.
But first: I have some good news for you.
And that is that there are literally endless opportunities out there for earning money online.
For example, I put together this article that lists 101 different ways you can make money online.
Just to name a few:
Designing greeting cards
Becoming a voice talent
Working as a virtual bridal consultant
Becoming a mock online juror
These aren’t just ideas. These are actual online job opportunities that you can apply for today, and do from anywhere in the world.
Here’s another article that lists 90 different creators on a platform called Patreon, and how they’re making money.
This is my favorite: a guy teaching the ukulele online has almost 1000 people paying him a combined $4,233 per month!
Indeed.
And it’s also brilliant, because if some random guy can earn $4,233 per month teaching the goddam ukulele, then surely there’s a way – dozens of different ways, actually – for you to earn a living online as well.
Now, having read that, I hope you’re feeling optimistic, I hope you’re feeling excited…
Okay, good.
But you might also be noticing that little voice in your head piping up and saying something like:
“Yeah, I’m sure there are lots of opportunities out there, but I can’t take advantage of them because of X.”
And you know what, you might be right.
But let’s not make any assumptions here, okay?
Instead, let’s go through 6 common reasons why you might struggle, or even fail, to build an online business.
1. “I Don’t Have Any Skills!”
So you might be thinking you don’t have any skills at all that you could use to start earning money online, not even basic ukulele skills.
Well, first of all, that’s probably not true.
Well, the ukulele thing is probably true, but trust me, you most likely DO have lots of offline skills that ARE transferable to the online world.
And hey, even if not, there are a whole bunch of skills you can learn very quickly to start earning good money online.
For example, a former student of mine, Justin from the USA, started out with no skills to speak of, learned enough in two months to start earning money online, and a year later was getting paid $50/hour consistently.
I actually spoke to Justin on Skype a couple of weeks ago and he told me he was traveling around Southeast Asia and had just landed his first client at $100/hour.
That could just as easily be you in a year or two.
So, if you don’t have any skills right now for working online, that’s okay. Many other people have felt like that, and they’ve gone on to build successful online businesses anyway.
You can do the same.
Another reason you might think you’re likely to struggle or fail to build an online business, another limiting belief you might hear from that voice in your head is:
2. “I’m Not Good With Computers!”
That’s fine, too.
Look, here’s a list of 50 non-technical founders in technology.
These people built billion dollar tech companies like Amazon, Reddit, Linkedin, and YouTube without being very good with computers.
All you really need to know how to do on a computer is navigate the web effectively.
Because for every question you might have, for every roadblock you might run into, there’s an answer out there at the other end of a Google search (or two), just waiting for you to find it.
So, not having any skills and not being good with computers… those excuses should NOT stop you from earning a good living online.
They are overblown and largely irrelevant.
Now, let’s look at some legit reasons why people often struggle and even fail to earn a living online.
The first is…
3. “I Don’t Have Enough Time!”
If you’re already super-busy and barely have time to scratch yourself, that’s a bad sign.
Because honestly, it does take time to build an online business.
Unless you’re waaaaaaay smarter than everyone else, or have some other kind of exceptional advantage, you’re simply NOT going to build a successful online business in only 4 or 5 hours per week.
I’m sorry, but if it truly was that quick and easy, everyone would be doing it.
So I recommend you set aside 10 hours per week – at the absolute minimum! – to build your online business.
And if 10 hours per week sounds like too much right now, or it’s simply not possible, then keep an eye out for my upcoming article on how to free up more time.
Next:
4. “I’m In Debt / Struggling To Pay The Bills”
It’s like this: most of the people I’ve seen succeed in building an online business have been calm and thoughtful, not frantic and frazzled.
This is not ideal
If you’re in debt or you’re struggling to pay your bills at the moment, you’re going to be stressed and somewhat desperate, and that kind of mental state is not conducive to building a business.
Go get yourself a regular job instead, pay off your debt, build up some savings.
Once the pressure’s off and you feel like you can breathe again, then you can start thinking about earning some money online.
Next:
5. “I Have A Poor Track Record Of Providing Value”
Let me ask you this:
If I were to call up your last three bosses and ask about your performance in the workplace, would I hear good things?
If not, that’s a bad sign.
Because the people I see struggling the MOST to earn a good living online are those who also struggle to earn a good living offline.
These are people whose primary interest is getting paid the greatest amount of money for providing the least amount of value.
Let me say that again:
These are people whose primary interest is getting paid the greatest amount of money for providing the least amount of value.
Such people tend to struggle working online, just as they tend to struggle working at regular, offline jobs.
Because ultimately, you succeed the same way at both: by providing value.
That’s what money is exchanged for, whether you’re working at a supermarket checkout, an investment firm, or doing something online.
So if you’ve never done well in a regular job, if you’re not experienced at providing value in any kind of workplace or business setting, before attempting to build an online business I recommend you go get a regular, offline job, where the stakes are much lower, and practice delivering value there.
Once you get good at that, you’ll be much better equipped to earn a good living working for yourself online.
Okay, one more and we’re finished:
6. “I Hate Working In Isolation”
For me personally, I can quite happily sit here all day on my own in my apartment, working away, just me and my laptop.
Kinda like this
But that kind of isolation might make you quite sad and lonely and depressed.
Now you can of course use coworking spaces, or cafes, or become part of a remote team, or get together with some friends for work sessions… so this one isn’t a dealbreaker by any means.
But I did want to mention it here because some people find it quite jarring to go from a busy office environment or working outdoors, to mostly working alone in front of a screen all day.
So take that into consideration before you go building the next big internet business 
May 1, 2018
Momentos: April 16th – April 30th, 2018
MOMENTOS
April 16th – April 30th, 2018
16
Four types of energy: mental, emotional, physical, spiritual. When you hit a wall like I did yesterday, it can help to ask which of those four was depleted. For me, it was mental. Had my wheels turning a lot last week, learning new things, solving problems, too many plates spinning. I had some downtime, but that was structured, too.
17
Been feeling tired and cranky lately. Which is fine if I’m by myself, but not when I’m around others. Then I find myself gossiping, complaining, starting arguments. Not they type of person I want to be. Trying to step back and recognize when I’m in that mode. Helps when others call me on it.
18
One two three, breathe. Four five six, breathe. Let your head float. Relax the shoulders. Slow down, no rush. Arms underwater, reaching over the hood of a Volkswagen Beetle. No strain, relax your muscles. The rougher the waves, the calmer you must be. Thirteen fourteen fifteen, breathe. Sixteen seventeen eighteen, breathe.
Spring in Moscow
19
Which is more likely to spike your blood sugar: eating sushi, or eating ice cream? Answer: it depends on your biology. If you and I eat the same amount of cookies, our bodies may react in completely different ways. So anytime someone tells you that this diet or that diet is proven to be the healthiest, be sure to ask, “The healthiest for who exactly?”
20
Didn’t bring my phone, stuck outside in my running gear, getting dark. I work my way through the numbers, buzzing every combination. At 26 someone answers. I explain I don’t speak Russian. Fortunately, he speaks some English. But he’s skeptical. Eventually he comes to the front door of the building and opens it. I hesitate to enter, noticing he’s got a stick behind his back, sharpened at one end.
21
Signed up for a Strong Viking near Copenhagen in August. Did one a couple of years ago near Amsterdam and loved it. Also proved good motivation for taking my fitness to the next level. Starting to get more serious about it again now. Running for the second day in a row, along a railway track behind my Airbnb, past broken buildings and barking dogs and men I’ll never know.
Train tracks in Moscow
22
Keeping up with the NBA. New Orleans just won a playoff series for the first time since 2008. Back then I was in attendance, cheering them on in that very building, notebook in hand, raw material for a report I’d later write. Seems like a lifetime ago, me as that beer-drinking, sports-obsessed, American immigrant. Good memories though, and it’s nice knowing there are still a few familiar faces in that arena.
23
I’m quite gassy, you know. Have been forever. Wakes me up some nights, disrupts my sleep. Clearly certain foods make it worse, but I’ve never taken the time to figure out which exactly. Last night was especially bad. Was it all those tomatoes I ate yesterday? Or the rice cakes? Or the peanuts? Maybe the dairy? Perhaps a combination?
24
Looking back at this very day in Momentos past:
2017: Giving a talk about working online in Waterford
2016: Alone in my apartment in Amsterdam
2015: Aboard a cruise ship crossing the Atlantic
2014: Battling a dose in Cusco, Peru
2013: Judging an old white man in Bangkok
This year, on this day, I’m face down on a massage table in Moscow.
One of the many fancy metro stations in Moscow
25
Reading A History Of The World In 100 Objects. The more I learn about the history of humanity, the more I find to be grateful for. Think of all the trial and error our ancestors had to go through just to figure out basic shit like which berries to eat and which would kill you. There were no warning labels, no homeless shelters, no social security.
26
Once again, setting a $1000 penalty motivated me to get a lot more done than I would have otherwise. I had until the end of the month to get all the videos scripted out and emails written for a new series… and finally finished it off today. Been setting that kind of penalty for years now and have still never had to pay out. Works like magic.
27
Decision fatigue. Hit me last night doing something simple: choosing a new pair of sunglasses. Apparently that tipped me over the edge, had to take most of today off to recharge. Which is fine. Down days are a necessary part of being productive. But I wonder how I’ll manage decision fatigue when I have a family. Can’t imagine I’d be able to just take a full day off whenever.
New park in Moscow near Red Square with an open-air concert area. Tis nice.
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28
Cafe in Moscow, watching the world go by. There’s a little girl bursting with life, grandma struggling to keep up. A lady on an electric scooter. A man taking his chainsaw for a walk. Some commotion down the street, couple of ambulances and four police. Sunshine in the air, green on the trees. Eating a little pastry, filled with cream cheese.
29
A couple of weeks back I wrote a Momento about friends disrespecting my time, showing up late for an appointment. And then yesterday I failed to show up at all for a scheduled Skype chat with a friend. Reminds me how when someone else messes up, it’s easy to question their character, but when we mess up ourselves, we like to blame circumstances.
30
Alright, let’s try this again, back in the saddle after another downswing. The plan this time is to never work past 6pm. Force myself to take time off before I really need it. I need rules and boundaries like that for myself, get carried away otherwise. Took some time this evening to go do groceries, sit and read, get to bed early.
The famous St. Basil's Cathedral in Red Square.
Posted by Niall Doherty on Tuesday, May 1, 2018
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April 21, 2018
Momentos: April 1st – April 15th, 2018
MOMENTOS
April 1st – April 15th, 2018
1
Sick of it all. The stress, the uncertainty, the never-ending responsibility. Working for yourself may sound glamorous, but the truth is anything but. You work longer hours for less pay and more hassle. Reached my limit today, to the point where I called into Starbucks and filled out a job application. Give me something simple to do. Clock in, make coffee, clock out, collect a paycheck. That’s more like it.
2
Getting back to doing a 24-hour fast once a week. I’m eating a little too mindlessly, using food for comfort and a sense of control. Gotta break that habit. So I had breakfast today, and no more eats until breakfast tomorrow. It gets a little tough in the afternoon, but once you get through that it’s fine.
3
Heard an old school teacher of mine on a podcast a few months ago, talking about how he got strong. Simple really: every time he went to the bathroom, he did twenty push ups. Giving that a try myself, though starting small at ten. Did about 70 push-ups today altogether. What trigger can you use to sneak in some extra exercise each day?
Meeting awesome YouTubers Ian and V in Las Palmas
4
Conversation with an existing client about a new project, something big. Actually our third conversation about it. And we’ll have another on Friday. Learned from my coach to slow this kind of thing down. Explore deeply, ask hard questions, invite hard questions, look at it from the client’s perspective as much as possible. How can this be a massive win for both sides?
5
Had three hours of work scheduled this afternoon but I was exhausted so went and took a long nap. Then did a solid hour of work after. What’s better, do you think: three hours of sluggish effort, or one hour of your best? Like Abe once said, give me six hours to chop down a tree…
6
Probably 80% of the food in a typical supermarket is bad for you. And the bad stuff is usually the cheapest and most convenient. Like four big croissants covered in chocolate for €2. Thirsty? Coca-Cola is cheaper than water. And it’s everywhere. I counted sixteen separate spots where you could buy Coca-Cola in a supermarket this eve. Sixteen! The deck is stacked against us.
Kid and musician, down by the beach in Las Palmas
7
The more I think about it, the more I reckon shopping malls are doomed. Spent six hours in one yesterday, clocked about 10k walking around looking for jeans. Went in and out of every store, tried on several pairs, left without buying anything. What a waste of time and effort. Would have been infinitely better off shopping online.
8
I’m a stickler for time, find it rude and disrespectful to keep someone waiting. With that in mind, I rushed my lady out the door this morning for a brunch date with friends… who then showed up 35 minutes late. My initial response: “No worries!” Notice the disconnect there? I try hard not to disrespect other people’s time, but apparently don’t mind when they disrespect mine.
9
Big day today, started that new client project. Biggest job I’ve ever taken on, lots of challenge and growth ahead, just the way I like it. This gig should also have me sorted financially for the foreseeable future, and will take up a good chunk of time, to the point where I’ve resolved not to work with any other clients simultaneously. Prioritize and execute.
On the way to El Confital
10
The best part of making more money? Being able to buy more time. There’s research to support this: “working adults report greater happiness after spending money on a time-saving purchase than on a material purchase.” Simple things like being able to easily afford 5-minute taxis across town instead of 30 minutes each time by bus.
11
The things we tell ourselves are so important. If you berate yourself every time you make a mistake, call yourself an idiot, a loser… that’s not helping. If someone else spoke to that way you’d stop spending time with them. It’s infinitely better to have positive, encouraging people in your life. But all too often we fail to be positive and encouraging to ourselves.
12
Down at Las Alcaravaneras for an evening swim. It gets fairly active here at this time. Stand-up paddle boarders. People in kayaks. Beach volleyball. Dudes with little remote control boats. Sun-bathers. Joggers. Kids playing in the sand. Shouts from the nearby courts, football and basketball. I take it all in, then put my face in the water and start throwing strokes.
Double-date road trippin’ in Gran Canaria (Yes, that’s Jenny from DNG.)
13
How much of what we think, what we believe, and how we act is due to culture? Show the soles of your feet in certain countries and you’ve committed a grave offense. Today, Friday the 13th, is considered unlucky in much of the Western World, but in Spain it’s Tuesday the 13th, in Italy Tuesday the 17th. You have strong, traditional gender roles in Russia, not so much in the Netherlands.
14
Gran Canaria continues to surprise. It’s a small island, but so much to explore. Today we took a rental car with friends and wound our way through a green canyon, little houses and doorways set into the hillsides. We ate lunch and drank coffee at a cave restaurant, winding passages carved out of the mountain and tables forged from stone.
15
Wrecked tired today, skidding in broadside in a cloud of smoke. Sunday with the rental car but couldn’t make the most of it, cut short a trip to Maspalomas. Definitely pushed a bit hard the past week but don’t think I’d change anything if I had a do-over. I want to be doing the work I’m doing, want to be making the videos I’m making.
The dunes of Maspalomas
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April 2, 2018
Momentos: March 16th – March 31st, 2018
MOMENTOS
March 16th – March 31st, 2018
16
Cork, Dubai, Bangkok, Cusco, New Orleans, Amsterdam, Porto… and now Toledo. Where I spent my last eight birthdays. Today we walked around tiny old streets, took photos, inhaled views, snacked on coffee and marzipan, zip-lined across the Tagus, and disappeared into the hills for a while. It was a good day.
17
Reading Ray Kroc’s autobiography. Dude started McDonald’s when he was 52 years old. What was he doing before that? Selling paper cups, selling real estate, selling blenders. He tried selling a fold-out kitchen table that was a massive flop. But he kept going, never stopped hustling. Now, several decades later, you see the result of his persistence in every town you go to.
18
I’ve been tracking my daily productivity on a scale of 1-10 for years now. Today was a rest day, stayed in and watched Netflix mostly, the kind of day I’d usually mark down as a 2 or 3. Been rethinking that. Days like this are what make my 9 and 10 days possible. Like the pull-back on a slingshot. So can I really mark it as unproductive?
Birthday zip line in Toledo.
Posted by Niall Doherty on Tuesday, March 20, 2018
19
Saw the tomb of Christopher Columbus today, at the cathedral in Sevilla. Interesting thing about Columbus is that he never believed he’d found a new continent. Eleven years and four voyages back and forth still had him thinking he’d reached a few outlying bits of Asia from the west, despite all evidence to the contrary.
20
Flying from Sevilla to Gran Canaria, down along the Guadalquivir and out over where sea meets ocean – you can see the clash clearly from the colors of the waters. Sanlúcar is the town at the mouth of that river, got me thinking of another explorer: Ferdinand Magellan. That was his last stop on the peninsula before setting out to do what had never been done before.
21
On a call with my coach. He stops me sometimes and repeats back what I just said, throwaway words or phrases I never thought to question. Today we unpacked some words of mine about finding clients. Led to a discussion about depth versus breadth. I’ve been so busy trying to find new clients that I almost failed to see the opportunities with those I already have.
Getting fierce romantic in Sevilla
22
A quote from Charlie Munger I came across today, from an article entitled, Avoiding Stupidity is Easier than Seeking Brilliance:
It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent. There must be some wisdom in the folk saying, `It’s the strong swimmers who drown.’
23
Got a little out of shape after my month in Moscow. Getting back into the circuit training now in Las Palmas. Today’s workout looked like this:
20 seconds step-ups on chair
10 seconds rest
20 seconds push-ups
10 seconds rest
20 seconds crunches
10 seconds rest
20 seconds side jumps over rolled-up yoga mat
10 seconds rest
20 seconds quadrupedal movement
40 seconds rest
Three rounds, eight minutes, gasping for air.
24
Read something recently that stuck with me, from The Prosperous Coach: “Failing is not a problem you will face. Failing is how you get there.” Editing video that I shot a couple of weeks ago and I realize the lighting is terrible. So terrible that I know I’ll never make the same mistake again. That failure helps get me where I want to go.
At CoworkingC in Las Palmas
25
Travel expenses mounting. This week alone we booked flights to Montenegro, London and Ireland, and reserved accommodation for Copenhagen and the Faroe Islands. I know I’ll enjoy those trips and be grateful when they’re happening, but right now it mostly feels like I’m bleeding money. Gotta try change that mindset. Shouldn’t feel bad about paying for experiences I value.
26
Fascinating stuff from Farnam Street:
In 1814, Pierre Laplace explored determinism through ‘Laplace’s demon.’ This is a theoretical ‘demon’ which has an acute awareness of the location and movement of every single particle in existence. Would Laplace’s demon know the future? If the answer is yes, the universe must be linear and deterministic. If no, the universe is nonlinear and free will exists.
27
Spending fifteen hours per week on video now. Not sure if it makes sense financially – time will tell – but I’m loving the work. Today I was cracking myself up splicing in videos of Scandinavian teenagers frolicking around on hobby horses and a cat battling with a vacuum cleaner. If video does become my main thing, that’d be alright by me.
Overlooking Las Palmas
28
Gran Canaria is being hit by the Calima, a dust storm made of sand blown over from the Sahara. It dries everything out, gets stuck in your throat, can cause forest fires and airport closures. The dust carries on across the Atlantic to fertilize the Amazon. Walking to the beach today, you could look right at the sun through the dust, a pale yellow ball stuck in the sky.
29
Pitch night at The Roof, about thirty people here. I’m content to be a spectator but a friend convinces to show my 7 Years video. It goes on last and gives goosebumps, everyone loves it, handshakes and hugs from strangers. Yeah, I definitely need to be making more of these things.
30
Probably the best thing about growing older is getting to know yourself better, learning how you operate in certain situations, learning what your needs are and how best to meet them. You’d think after spending thirty years or so with yourself you’d know everything there is to know, but here I am at 36 and the insights keep coming. Makes you wonder: if there’s always more to know about yourself, how can you ever really know another person?
Easter parade down in Vegueta.
Posted by Niall Doherty on Monday, April 2, 2018
31
Rented a car, escaped to the mountains. It’s beautiful up here, hiking towards a volcanic crater formed some 900 centuries ago. We don’t see another soul for hours, Las Palmas glinting in the distance, red soil under our feet, flowers of blue and red and yellow all around, pine trees lining a ridge.
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