Category: Sweet Shit Saturday

Sweet Shit Saturday #005 (In Transit Edition)

In which I talk about my time in Chiang Mai and announce last week’s contest winners …

Today my time in Chiang Mai came to an end. I’m actually at the BKK (Bangkok) airport right now waiting for my 00:15 flight to Helsinki and then to Warszawa and then to Wroclaw. I flew to BKK from CNX just a bit ago. This is my least favorite part of traveling. Transitions, yuck.

That said, I LOVE flying. I even love when there’s turbulence. I don’t know what it is. Something about being high in the sky like a bird with one eye. (WHAT?!)

But I only love flying when it’s just 1 flight. 4 flights, with hours upon hours of layovers between them is not my cup of genmai cha tea (<– so help me I love this tea). Flying Business Class helps a lot, but 34 hours of transition isn’t very fun no matter how you slice it. (Can you slice transitions? Something to think about.)

Biggityback to the story at hand. I love Chiang Mai. If it wasn’t for the pollution I would consider living there for longer than just 34 nights. :) I’m told right now (April/May) is the worst time to be there pollution-wise because of all the burning (rice crops) going on. Actually, a lot of people leave during these months and come back when the worst is over.

I’m heading out to see family that I haven’t seen in 4 years! Somehow I bought about 423,974 gifts and managed to pack them in my tiny bags. I’m not much of a shopper, but I had two 5 year olds and a 13 year old to buy sweet shit for and who doesn’t like getting something cool from a faraway land?

As I mentioned last week, I shut down HowToLiveAnywhere.com sales until June 8. I’m revamping and re-releasing and have lots of amazingly awesome good-looking extraordinary people involved. I’m looking forward to this and I hope you enjoy the process with me. I’m unsure exactly how to make it fun if you already purchased or don’t ever plan on it (no worries, I still love you!), but I’ll do my best to not bore you or inundate you with shitty sales messages. :) (That said, I probably will mention HTLA a lot.)

Contest Winners!!!

If you entered last week’s Loksak contest, thanks! Lots of awesome travel tips and stories. Unfortunately, if you didn’t follow the rules (travel tip/story must be 5 sentences or less) you were disqualified. :( (If you added additional non-tip commentary or whatever I let that slide.)

I’m a stickler for these kinds of rules.

Quick story, you may have heard how in their tour riders Van Halen would request a bowl of M&Ms with NO browns. It’s not because they were assholes. It’s because they knew if this odd request wasn’t taken care of then the promoter wasn’t paying attention to more important things.

Sometimes, like when entering a contest or jumping out of an airplane, paying attention to and following the rules is necessary.

I used Random.org to pick the winning comments. I videotaped the selection process just in case there is some legal controversy. :) But I’m not posting that video, because who wants to watch that?! (Plus uploading videos in Thailand has been near impossible. Although, as you’ll see in a bit, I was able to upload 1 short one.)

Package #1 winner: Comment #19 by Yael

“Hi, I wish we had aLoksak bags when we went to 2-days trip in Nachal Yehudia (Israel). We knew we’re gonna walk in water, but didn’t think it’s going to be so deep… Well, wet bread is not so tasty…”

Package #2 winner: Comment #22 by Jeanie

“If you want to commit suicide upon returning from a vacation, your life is too stressful. Take Karol, Leo, Adam and Everett’s advice, simplify, and redesign your life to reflect what YOU want vs. social conditioning. Always take the opportunity to connect with fellow people-I helped a woman with MS in her wheelchair get on a luckily delayed flight back from Vegas, and damn, it felt good!”

Package #3 winner: Comment #60 by Joe

“My tip – NEVER NEVER NEVER book hotel for more than one night – you will always find better deal when you arrived. More – hotel restorants aren’t the best in terms of quality for your buck.”

Congrats to you 3! And if you didn’t win, thank you for entering! I don’t know that I’ll do contests often, but I enjoyed reading all the tips/stories.

(To the winners: You all should have received an e-mail from me by now. If not, contact me (KarolGajda AT Gmail DOT com). Make sure to include your mailing address.)

Onward with this week’s sw-sw-sw-sw-sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet liiiiiiiinnnnnkkkkksssssss …

Write Your Own Life: It’s Easy To Leave Hollywood by Melissa Gorzelanczyk

Great interview with a newlywed couple who were grinding it out in LA and decided to up and move to Mexico. Boom! More proof that anybody can break free if they want to.

Always Split Test by Brian Evans

I’m interviewing Brian for How To Live Anywhere (coming June 8th!) just as soon as we can get our schedules lined up. :) In this article he helps a homeless man double his money. You seriously just have to read this.

Dear part of me who thinks that if something good happens, something bad must follow… by Havi Brooks

I love Havi’s writing, but just to warn you: if it’s your first exposure to her you will have to dive in for a bit to really figure out what she’s talking about. Metaphor Mouse runs rampant! :)

27 Tips For First-Time Traveler’s To Thailand by Cody McKibben

Fitting, since I’m leaving Thailand today. :) If you’re ever plan on visiting give this page a read/bookmark. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a chance to meet up with Cody since when I was in Bangkok last time he was out exploring the country. Another time. :)

The Most Empowering Post You Will Ever Read by Henri Junttila

I’m a fan of ballsy titles. I’m also a fan of articles that deliver good shit. This one does.

SMYM Dance Contest – Participant #4 – Karol – by Jenny McCoy

Hmm, I wonder if it’s me, or some other Karol? ;)

That’s it for this week. Next week’s SSS #006 will come to you live from Wroclaw, Poland!

Questions/comments/can I have this dance? You know what to do …

Sweet Shit Saturday #004 (aLoksak Contest Edition!)

In which you can enter to win awesome stuff from Loksak!

About 2 weeks ago I sent the good people at Loksak my article/video about using their aLoksak to wash my clothes wherever I am in the world.

Their President, Linda, e-mailed me back and offered to send me a bunch of stuff. I declined because I already have enough of their stuff. I actually bought a few more bags before I left for India.

I use the Loksak bags for almost everything. During Songkran (a 5 day water fight in celebration of Thai New Year) I kept my camera nice and dry while the rest of my body got soaked. When I’m riding around Chiang Mai on my motorbike I put all my stuff in a Loksak so the condensation from my water bottle doesn’t get my cash/cameras all jacked up.

All my clothes get packed in aLoksak bags. And I also use the Opsak bags, which are similar to the aLoksak bags, but odor proof for food products.

Karol, You’re Such A Sellout, A Contest? WTF?!

Here’s the thing, I know any company that offers to give me something isn’t doing it strictly out of the kindness of their hearts. They’re doing it for exposure. Please know that I know this.

Here’s the other thing: I love Loksak products. I’ve mentioned them often. And hell, I dedicated a whole blog post/video to showing you how I use the 12″ x 12″ aLoksak to wash my clothes.

And here’s the other other thing: Loksak products are the #2 seller from my Amazon links. #1 is the stretchy clothesline. So I know you are into them too.

And here’s the other other other (other?) thing! While I declined Linda’s offer to send me stuff, I asked if she’d be willing to send you stuff. I sent her a list of exactly what I wanted for the contest and she said, yes, yes, yes, let’s make it happen! That was cool.

The contest is simple and available wherever contests are available. (Meaning, if your country doesn’t allow this shit, then sorry, this shit ain’t for you. Another time?)

2 caveats:

1) If you’re international, the products will be sent regular mail. If they get lost on the way we are not responsible.

2) You can only enter once.

Here’s what you can get:

1st package (Lots of sweet shit!):

1 Large aLoksak Assortment ($11.90)
1 9×10 Opsak assortment ($8.19)
1 Shieldsak (if you’re paranoid about that RFID chip in your passport!) ($32.95)
1 ArmPak-R ($17.69)

2nd package (A little less sweet shit!):

1 Large aLoksak Assortment ($11.90)
1 9×10 Opsak assortment ($8.19)
1 ArmPak-R ($17.69)

3rd package (A sampler of sweet shit!):

1 Large aLoksak Assortment ($11.90)

I probably could have asked for more stuff, but as far as minimalism is concerned, I didn’t want to go overboard.

If you want proper descriptions of all this sweet shit it’s all here: www.Loksak.com

How To Enter To Win:

1) Comment below with a 5 sentence (or less) travel story or tip. It can be anything. Anything at all. Give me something good. Give me something funny. Give me something.

2) That’s it!

I’ll use Random.org to select the winners. I won’t be participating in comments for this blog post so I don’t mess up the numbers. I have a feeling your chances of winning will be very good. :)

Bonus! (Well, bonus for me.)

If you’re so inclined, it would be awesome if you tweeted about the contest.

Sample tweets:

– I just entered to win some sweet stuff from @KarolGajda here –> http://bit.ly/a38NL0 #travel #contest

– If I don’t win this contest I’m going to beat @KarolGajda up –> http://bit.ly/a38NL0 #travel #contest

– Sweet Shit Saturday Contest Wowza! From @KarolGajda –> http://bit.ly/a38NL0 #travel #contest

– WTF is an aLoksak? I entered to win some from @KarolGajda –> http://bit.ly/a38NL0 #travel #contest

– aLoksak’s are the future. Enter to win some from @KarolGajda –> http://bit.ly/a38NL0 #travel #contest

Tweeting won’t help your chances of winning. I’m not using this contest like a lot of people do. That is, to get lots of traffic from visitors who don’t care about my blog, but just want free shit. This is for you, as a kind of thanks for your support.

So Tweet if you want to do me a solid (Wow, did I really just use that phrase? Never again.), but it’s not mandatory.

I’ll announce the winners next Saturday. You have until Friday at 2:13pm EST to enter. :) (use time.gov if you’re going to procrastinate)

Onward with sweet links!

Working From Home Is NOT Easy, But This May Help by Pat Flynn

Yes. Yes. Yes. So many truths on so many levels.

The Odyssey Expedition by Graham Hughes

“I have a shoestring budget and a toilet seat strapped to my backpack. Welcome to THE ODYSSEY.” I don’t want to give it away and I’m not even going to link to a particular article or section. Go to this site and spend the rest of your Saturday in amazement. :) (That’s a warning as much as anything!)

Kill Your To-Do List by Leo Babauta

I used to use to-do lists. You know my favorite thing about them? Nothing. I haven’t had a to-do list in a very long time and I still get everything done that I want to get done.

Outsource Force video by John Reese

I’ve known John since like 2002 or so and I first met him at his Triple Your Profits Workshop in Orlando, FL in 2004. That cost $4,500 + flights/food/hotel/etc. There were almost 100 others there. Did I triple my profits? Well that year, my first out of University, I had my first 6 figure *profit* year. I didn’t triple my profits, but I doubled (and then some). (Crikey I hate talking about money, but I know it gets the point across.)

Over the past few weeks John and I have been doing a lot of talking about travel (he actually sent me The Odyssey link above) instead of business because … well … we run our businesses because they allow us to travel! I influenced him to get a small 30L backpack and he’s doing some minimalist traveling in a few months! Whoa, tangent …

Outsource Force is about … you ready? Outsourcing! :) It’s something I have done a ton of in the past, but don’t do as much as I should now. (Damn me for not listening to myself!)

If you don’t have a business you’re probably not in the market for Outsource Force. That’s cool. Just watch the launch and see how well it’s executed. It’s important to learn from people in markets you have no interest in because you may be able to use what you learn in whatever you’re doing.

If you’re on any marketing newsletters you’ve probably heard about Outsource Force already. I’m not going to do any hard sells like that. Not my game. I almost didn’t even write about Outsource Force here for the simple fact that I don’t like being involved in big launches. I’m more low-key than that. But John’s a smart dude and I’ve learned a lot from him. Honestly, if it was anybody else I probably would pass on promoting the training.

If Outsource Force is your bag and you end up buying through me I’m going to fly you to Vegas (from anywhere in the lower 48 US States; e-mail me if you live somewhere else) for a mastermind session in late October. I’ll be there for Steve Pavlina’s workshop, but I’ll fly in a day ahead of time to meet with you. Is that a go big or go home bonus or what? :)

“Writing Wednesdays” #4: On Research, Or What I Learned From A Single Sheet Of Fool’s Cap by Steven Pressfield

There is no better blog update on a Wednesday than Steven Pressfield’s Writing Wednesdays. I stake my life on that claim. I was first introduced to Steven’s work (The War of Art <– if you haven’t yet, read it today) by my friends Tanner and Chris a good 3-4 years ago. Recently, Seth Godin devoted a huge chunk of Linchpin to The War of Art, and rightly so. It’s fantastic.

How To Live Anywhere Relaunch by Karol Gajda (haha!)

I took down HowToLiveAnywhere.com this week and I’m relaunching on June 8 with a ton more content and LOTS of sweet interviews. When you see who I’ve already interviewed and who I have lined up to interview you’re going to poop yourself. In preparation please start wearing adult diapers right now! (In the words of Daniel Tosh: “High brow poop joke? My father said impossible. I say nay!”) If you already bought your copy then you get the new version for nada. If you didn’t buy it yet, mark June 8 down on your calendar as Poop Day 2010.

Talk to you soon. Questions/comments/contest entries? You know what to do … (Remember, I’m not participating in the comments so I don’t mess up the contest entries!)

Sweet Shit Saturday #003 (How To Order Edition)

In which I place an order with the Universal Restaurant …

A couple months back, the 21st of February to be exact, Steve Pavlina wrote an article that really connected with me. I’ve been reading his stuff on and off for about 4 years now and while I don’t always agree with him, I respect that he’s so clear and open about his life.

(Speaking of Steve Pavlina, I’m tentatively planning on being in Vegas for his October 29-31 workshop. Join us? You can bet my Halloween costume will be ridiculous.)

The article in question is called How To Order.

I’ve read it a few times (and again just now) and I’ve been thinking about it a lot since February. In a way, it’s similar to my Mind Control Method. But it’s different. And it’s public. And I’m going to place an order in the paragraphs that follow. ;)

In this article Steve (we’re on a first name basis now? sure…) talks about the Universal Restaurant. Just like a food restaurant, to get what you want at the Universal Restaurant, you have to place a specific order.

You wouldn’t walk into a pizza place and state “I’d like a pizza” without saying exactly what kind of pizza you want, right?

So when setting goals or synthesizing dreams, why do so many of us make vague statements like “I want a lot of money” or “I want a hot girlfriend/boyfriend”? It just doesn’t make sense.

Don’t ask for a romantic partner. If you want a geeky, vegan, bisexual, happily jobless girlfriend who gives amazing blow jobs and loves to travel, then order that. Order it loudly enough so your waiter can hear you, and people at nearby tables will say, “I didn’t know that was on the menu. I’ll have one of those too… with a twist of lemon.” (excerpt from How To Order)

The best part about ordering is you don’t have to be perfect: “One of the best ways to get what you actually want is to take your best guess, and order it.”

It might not turn out quite right, much like when you order something at a restaurant and your dish isn’t exactly what you wanted. That’s OK. There will be other meals. Accept the order you placed and move on.

“Here are the rules: Decide what you want, order it, receive it, and digest it. It’s not rocket science. Don’t make it complicated.”

Thanks Steve.

So here’s my order with the Universal Restaurant:

“A geeky, vegan, bisexual, happily jobless girlfriend who gives amazing blow jobs and loves to travel.” HA! Kidding. ;)

I feel like reading that the first time might have made you uncomfortable. It’s easier to read the second time, yeah?

So here’s my actual order:

A tall, musically-inclined, skinny, vegan, minimalist, atheist, working from anywhere (or quitting-the-job-soon) girl who will challenge me, isn’t older than me, and who likes to (or would like to) travel the world and go on lots of rollercoasters (literal and figurative).

Although let’s not get crazy Universe. By tall I mean woman-tall not me-tall. 6’5″ (~195cm) would be too tall. ;) Based on the order, it’s assumed this woman is not in credit card debt and has the ability to live/work anywhere. Since assuming is a bad way to place an order, I just made it clear. To make it even more clear: I’m not going the married/with boyfriend route Universe. That has happened 2 too many times. ha! So, single please.

That was a rambling order, but sometimes food restaurant orders are rambling as well. That doesn’t mean they don’t turn out spectacularly.

I know what I’m ordering is incredibly rare, and I don’t even know if I’ll like the meal, but that’s the whole point. I’ll let you know what happens. :)

Want to place your order for anything at all? Since the order has to be loud (meaning, public) you can place it in the comments below. Or place your order on your own blog and link to it in the comments below for the rest of us to read.

Onward with sweet links!

Man-Powerin’ Across Michigan by Jason Leyrer

If I can’t use my blog to highlight something cool one of my oldest friends is doing then what good is it? About a year ago Jason and I talked about doing a bike ride from Chicago (his current home) to Detroit (our former home). Then I decided to leave the country. The awesome thing about Jason is he doesn’t give a shit. He’s going solo!

And even better, Jason’s raising money for prostate cancer research. If you’re so inclined, please support! BONUS: If you e-mail me your receipt I’ll send you a copy of How To Live Anywhere. Figgity-fantastic, chyeah? (Unrelated but related: I wrote about a trip I took with Jason, and another friend Adam, here: The Persistent Shower Companion or Early Mornings At The Munich Airport.)

Seven Weird Habits That Will Change Your Life by Jonathan Mead

I think we have a theme today. Jonathan’s first habit is “engage in time travel” and, in a way, it’s similar to my Mind Control Method. But again, like Steve Pavlina’s How To Order, it’s different. :)

How To Practice Walking Meditatation by Tammy Strobel

I did this regularly in India and it felt amazing. I haven’t done it much in Thailand. Err, not at all in Thailand. It’s not a priority, but it is a valuable experience none-the-less.

James Randi’s fiery takedown of psychic fraud on TED.com

I’m pretty sure James Randi would hate the “How To Order from the Universe” information above considering the content of this video. Or maybe not. Psychics are frauds. Ordering from the Universe (and my Mind Control Method) works for other reasons and it’s not rooted in the “supernatural.”

The 8 Habits of Highly Effective Bloggers by Annabel Candy

My favorite is #7: Effective bloggers are persistent. This holds true for anything you want in life. I’ve known Annabel since her blog had something like 200 subscribers. She’s up to about 1,300 now! Congrats Annabel!

The “Do What You Love Show” Episode 3: Speaking 7 Languages With Benny Lewis by Baker

I had the pleasure of being on the first Do What You Love show back when I met up with Baker (ManVsDebt.com) in New Zealand last December. I still haven’t met Benny, although he’s in Berlin and I might just it make it out there for a bit this Summer. Baker and Benny are two of my favorite people. No joke. Here they are in one place!

Questions/comments/wanna sing outlaw lullabies? You know what to do …

Sweet Shit Saturday #002 (Soaked To The Core Edition)

Fighting water, twitter/facebook hiatus, new 7 day trial, and sweet links …

Welcome to Sweet Shit Saturday #002, where we kick back and relax a bit. You and me, just chillin, hangin out. Cuppa tea maybe?

This past week was Songkran, celebration of Thai New Year. In Chiang Mai it’s essentially a 5 day water fight. On the one hand, this is awesome. On the other hand, if you just want to go get some food, it can be a challenge. :)

Speaking of food, the 2 veg restaurants by my apartment closed during the Festival, so I had to sneak around Ninja Gajda(n) style if I didn’t want to get soaked. It’s 100F/38C outside so it wasn’t really an issue because, for the most part, I did want to get soaked. :)

In other news: my 7 day no facebook/twitter trial went well. I didn’t get much more done than any other week, but it was Songkran, and who knows if I’ll ever be in Thailand for that again.

To be honest, after stepping away, I’m beginning to realize Facebook/Twitter are almost complete wastes of time. I was talking with a friend a few days ago who had a huge following on Twitter. ~25,000 followers. These were legit followers too since he wasn’t following many people. One day a month or so ago he up and deleted his account and he says it’s one of the best things he’s ever done.

Here’s the thing: Most of the bigger Twitter users (sometimes only bigger in their heads) ignore everybody (one-way communication; they don’t give a shit about you) and everybody else I connect with on twitter I probably already connect with outside of twitter in some way.

From here on out I’m going to drastically cut down on Twitter usage. I’ll login once or twice per day for 5 or 10 minutes, and see how that works. Most of that time will be spent replying to @KarolGajda public or direct messages and reading the first page of my twitter feed (20 Tweets). If you want to keep me busy for those 5 or 10 minutes I’m here: twitter.com/KarolGajda

I’m shutting out Facebook even more. I probably won’t login unless somebody sends me a message or in case I need to contact somebody and for some reason don’t have their e-mail/phone #.

My next 7 day trial, which is going to be my most difficult of all: cut down on checking e-mail. I’m going to timebox my e-mail twice/day. I think 20 minute timeboxes will be sufficient, and I will find out soon enough.

On to the sweet shit!

(all links open in a new tab/window)

15 Time Boxing Strategies To Get Things Done by Luciano Passuello

You know I wasn’t going to leave you hanging. This is a great article on timeboxing and if you’re looking to be a little more productive it’s worth a read.

Stuff and Happiness by Abhishek Mukherjee

“It is simple to be happy but so difficult to be simple.” Profound. If you liked that you’ll like the rest of the article.

Don’t Read This Blog If You Want To Be Ordinary by Everett Bogue

This was Everett’s own Finding Your Right People. Much like me, he discovered that his readership actually went UP after posting it. Funny, and awesome, how that stuff happens.

How To Turn Weaknesses Into Strengths by Srinivas Rao (on Jeffrey Tang’s ArtofGreatThings.com)

I’ve been doing an informal study for most of my adult life and I’ve found that 90% of entrepreneurial people are ADHD. Srini explains how to turn what you think are weaknesses (such as ADHD) into strengths.

Interview with Jeffrey Tang on BlogCastFM

Jeffrey (ArtOfGreatThings.com) and I did the inaugural A List Blogging Bootcamp (<– case study I wrote) together last August and since then both of our blogs have gone on to show nice signs of life. :) In this interview Jeffrey talks about too much good stuff for me to give a decent summary so you’ll just have to check out the greatness for yourself.

How To Add 10 Years To Your Life: The Do’s and Don’ts by The Daily Minder (top secret Mr X!)

I don’t know who The Daily Minder is. If I did I would shake his or her hand. This is a great article.

One Month Into My New Anywhere Lifestyle by John Bardos

I know exactly where John is coming from when he states: “I hate being in a constant state of movement and always rushing to the next destination.” I’ve already stated my feelings on that topic a few times so I won’t go into it again, but read this article for John’s take on it.

That’s it for this week. Comments/questions/wanna get married? You know what to do …

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P.S. My apologies to Ally Beal for calling her Abby on Twitter. It was my first timebox on twitter and I guess I was a little rushed. But no excuses. There is nothing worse than calling someone by a name that is not theirs. :)

Sweet Shit Saturday #001 (Sawadee Edition)

Inside: How I accumulated over 300,000 frequent flier miles in the past 1 1/2 years. Other good stuff too…

Ronald McDonald Sawadee - I took this photo in Bangkok.

Sawadee is a basic greeting in Thai. It’s not the full extent of my Thai, but I don’t know much more. The masculine form of the greeting is Sawadee Krup. Feminine is Sawadee Ka. I’m no Irish Polyglot (Benny rules!), but I do what I can to be respectful while in new countries.

I just got back from a 1 hour foot massage. Including tip it was $6. I guess that’s a pretty good deal. ;) Since walking around in my Vibram’s again my feet have had some slight pains. I’m pretty sure I’m going to get addicted to these massages.

I never keep up with these general update posts, but I feel like Sweet Shit Saturdays will stick, even if I don’t do it every week. If you can come up with a better middle word I’d love to hear it. Sweet Stuff Saturdays sounds lame. Sweet Saturdays sounds lame. I don’t need to curse, but in this case it sounds better than the alternatives I’ve come up with.

In the future I hope these updates won’t be all about me (lame!), but there are a few things in my world I need to tell you about. So on to the good stuff! (all links open in a new window)

Frequent Flyer Master Review: 191,316 Miles Can’t Be Wrong

In the past 1 1/2 years, with the help of Chris Guillebeau, I have accumulated well over 300,000 frequent flier miles. My current balance is 191,316 (it’s actually higher now, but the review was written 10 days ago)! So far I have received ~$7,000 worth of flights for less than $300 in taxes. Rock on! Thanks Chris!

Chris launched Frequent Flyer Master last year and it’s good. It’s not perfect though. I hate reviews that don’t talk about the negative aspects of products. So click here to check out my Frequent Flyer Master Review and get the real skinny.

iHeadlines – Instant Blog Headline Generator

I’ve received some great feedback on my first iPhone/iPod/iPad/iPood (coming soon!) App. I’ve only made 6 sales thus far (so, you know, super rich!), but I’ve sent free review copies to Darren Rowse, everybody at CopyBlogger, Johnny B Truant, Ed Dale, Pat Flynn, and a few other people via a Twitter giveaway. I only have 50 total free copies to give away (and the free codes expire!) so I have to make them count. i.e. I have to find influencers who hopefully like the app and will write about it…or just like the app and not write about it! So far, none of the influencers mentioned have gotten back to me. That’s OK. Keep on keepin on.

BlogCastFM.com Interview

Srini interviewed me while I was in India about 6 weeks ago and the interview went live last week. During the course of our interview I was disconnected 3 times (Indian internet!) and my mic made lots of noise. But the editing turned out well and I think it’s a great interview. I’d been listening to BlogCastFM interviews for a while, but I never made actual contact with them. Baker mentioned me in his interview and so they got in touch with me. Thanks Baker and Srini and Sid (the other dude behind BlogCastFM).

Awesome Articles I Hope You’ll Enjoy

Insecurity Doesn’t Pay The Bills by Dave Navarro

“Everyone you admire is really, really screwed up.” Dave always kills it. Always. And this article is no exception.

Also, if you’re ever planning on launching an eBook then Dave’s How To Launch The !*&# Out of Your eBook is a must read. I didn’t buy it until after I launched How To Live Anywhere. I did a lot right and a lot wrong. You can bet I’m going to do a lot more right when I relaunch in ~2 months.

18 Ways To Avoid Becoming A Human Robot by Ashley Ambirge

Ash is killing it over at The Middle Finger Project and this article is full of good deeds and sweet shit. Perfect for Saturday. :)

The Levy Flight by Seth Godin

If you’re an entrepreneur you’re probably reading Seth’s stuff already. If not, it’s time. The Levy Flight is something I talked about in the BlogCastFM interview although I didn’t know the name for it.

That’s enough links for today. Expect some more good stuff next Saturday.

Oh, btw, I’m doing a 7 day trial: no Twitter or Facebook until next Saturday. I’ll let you know how it goes and how much more productive I’ll be this coming week. :)