November 2009
7 posts
Feeling like a million bucks (for free!)
I’ve talked to several people over the last few days about people that seem to be perpetually depressed/down, insecure and suffer from low self esteem, people who simply accept being victims to their circumstances rather than taking charge of their own lives.
People who have known me all my life are probably aware of it, but for people who have not known me quite so long might be...
I'm horrible at marketing (and it needs to change)
I’ve built a number of applications and web sites over the last few years that have given me at best meager returns (SVNsite is ticking along making a small profit, others have been discontinued).
I’m somewhere between good and dare I say it without sounding arrogant, brilliant at building new software: I can solve complex problems in a short amount of time, most things I’ve...
Even the best laid plans..
Video found via Wage Slave Rebel
When I was a kid, I was obsessed with the Roman Empire, I used to spend hours contemplating how Julius Caesar was a wuss, and how I would have conquered a larger part of the world in a shorter time.
Suffice to say, since then I’ve progressively dialed back my ambitions and in particular my plans - megalomania may be cute in a six year old, but...
Poor decisions moved me closer to what I want
I’m a fortunate person, I’ve had a combination of good luck and skill in my life that has landed me in a relatively comfortable situation.
At the same time there are aspects that are sub-optimal from a lifestyle design perspective: I am burdened with a mortgage that given the house price crash is larger than the value of the property I own. It is the single biggest stone around my...
Want to be an entrepreneur? Forget the MBA
I recently chipped in on a Twitter discussion with Cody McKibben of Thrilling Heroics on whether or not getting an MBA to become an entrepreneur is a good idea. My take in it was short and sweet:
If you want to start your own business, start your own business. You might fail at first, but you’ll learn
To me, getting an MBA to become an entrepreneur is somewhat like reading about martial...
About
This blog is about the pursuit of freedom: finding and building the freedom to live life on your own terms, without asking anyone else for permission, whatever that may entail for you. For me personally, it means escaping the rat race and finding the freedom to be where ever I want to be at a given time. I don’t strive for wealth or money alone, but rather “just enough” to be...
The Bucket List
Life is here to be lived, so I’ve decided to start living. This bucket list is very much a work in progress, but it will serve as a baseline for future updates:
Become location independent (earn a living without being dependent on a specific location
Write on my own initiative a piece of end-user software/webapp that at least 5000 people are willing to pay to use.
Become conversational in...