Resilient Personal Freedom

We are all born into a world that operates on very old software. Software that was designed centuries ago and operates on principles and parameters that would be laughable if not for the human suffering and impediment to the advancement of the species it ensures. Citizenship Some people never really become aware of this, but one of the most important measurements of who you are as a person and whether or not you can be trusted, or have any value to a community, is determined by where your mother went into labor with you. We used the term “where you...

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We visited a hospital today so I thought I’d take a few minutes to pass on the experience to you. This month we’re in Pattaya, Thailand. One of the common questions that comes up when thinking about living in different parts of the world is medical care. Like many new things in life, it can seem scary and intimidating at first. But, also like many new things, once you experience the new reality you realize it’s better than what you’ve been used to. So anyway, Connie had something she wanted looked at and we decided to take advantage of the...

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Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A close relative of mine bought a small piece of rural land that he intended as an investment. He was going to build a basic home on the property and then sell it at a small profit in order to boost his retirement nest egg. Shortly after he made his plan and bought the property, the local government decided it needed more money. So the town council created a new law. As soon as any improvement was made to a property, a new tax of $14,000 was immediately due. My relative's whole plan...

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I have a friend who lives in a small town and works for the biggest employer in that town. He told me how trapped he feels and how he basically has to go along with whatever is in the best interests of that company. There are local issues with the school, other businesses, politicians and senior executives at the company. But my friend feels stifled from expressing his personal opinions and speaking up, even on seemingly unrelated issues, because of the politics inside his company. One issue is that a problematic local school board member is the wife of a...

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We’ve mentioned before that not everyone wants, or is suited to, either domestic or international travel. That will always be true. Some people love the town they are living in and not only never want to move, they never want to travel anywhere else. Fine. But there are those of us who experience travel as one of the magnificent joys of life. And, of course, among our group there is still massive difference of opinion in terms of preferred travel, from austere backpacking to the Ritz Carltons of the world. Again, to each his own. First, I’d like to tell...

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“Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.”― Rumi There is a deep human need to be creative. Creativity expresses itself in thousands of ways and through billions of people. In fact, it’s fair to say that creativity is unique to each individual. Humans are problem solvers. We’re way, way at the top of the animal kingdom - the apex predators of problem solving. We’re naturally great at it and we get profound satisfaction from doing it. It’s as if there is a powerful force of creativity inside each of us that is...

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More than thirty years ago, when I was about 24 years old, I had a pretty good office job in Toronto. I used the subway system to commute to and from work every weekday. I have a vivid memory of of seeing a middle-aged man dressed in a cheap corduroy suit, during one evening commute home. It was the kind of suit a person buys because he needs to look presentable for work, but isn’t paid enough to buy something that looks really sharp. He was also carrying a battered briefcase. But what hit me like a ton of bricks...

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In a previous serious of articles we looked at several proven models on online businesses. The models given are broad categories and offer many options. One of the great things about an online business is the amount of flexibility available. Because the overheads can be so low with an online business, it’s possible to operate one at far less than its full potential and still make significant income. Here are three common levels of operation. Supplemental Income This is the easiest level to achieve. It’s ideal for the person whose lifestyle would get a significant boost by having an extra...

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The other day we had a person unsubscribe from our email list. He left this comment, “If freedom means leaving my friends and community, I don’t want it.” That got me thinking. Maybe I shouldn’t be talking about travel or living in places other than where I was born and raised. Maybe I should tone down the idea of being an iconoclast that lives an unconventional {but really happy :-) } lifestyle. I’m still not sure about that. But the important takeaway I got from that comment was that I need to convey the fact that every individual has his...

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I want to tell you about something that is very significant and, to be honest, I’m concerned that I’m not going to be able to convey how important this thing is. This picture is of my right hand holding a thumb drive. The value of what is on this thumb drive is enormous to me. It’s worth more than a million dollars, believe it or not. But it’s really only worth that much to me. It’s what I call my nano-economy. I define a nano-economy as a personal economy, largely under the control of the individual who owns it, equal...

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At this time there is about US$1.4 trillion in online commerce, or e-commerce. Approximately $0.4 trillion is in China, leaving a cool trillion mostly available in the English language. And the online marketplace is growing at an astounding 20+ percent annually! Frankly, that’s an unfathomable amount of money and the only way to wrap our heads around it is to look at very tiny sub-niches and see how lucrative they can be. Google is the best place to start for this, since what folks type into that little search box is where a huge chunk of online commerce begins. To...

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We’ve already looked at three other models of online businesses: Expert, Market, and Membership. There is another model that can be even easier to build than these three, but it’s not suited to everyone. It’s best for the person who already has a skill or ability that people are paying her for or would if it was made available. There are many skills that fall into this category: copy writing technical writing editing proofreading language translation social media management software development graphic design web development audio & video production project management financial planning administrative assistance customer service Avoid the Race...

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Information and knowledge can contain a lot of value. People will gladly pay for that value. Solo entrepreneurs like this model because it can offer more income stability than a regular sales model. For example, instead of selling an ebook or video course or similar digital product for, say, $99, a membership site might re-bill a customer’s credit card $15 per month for access to similar material. The lower initial price often encourages more people to try what you are offering, meaning more total income over the course of a year. Moreover, having 500 members paying $15 per month means...

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Here’s another powerful model for an online business. Building a market is different from the previous example of Expert Model in that you don’t need to be an expert, nor even offer your own product or service. The concept is to accumulate thousands of highly targeted people onto some form of list or online property which you own and control. First of all, it’s important to understand that random, un-targeted lists of people are virtually worthless. A list of one million random e-mail address has no value to anyone but a slimy spammer, and even then it’s a low value....

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Over the years I've spoken with hundreds of people who want to live life with more personal freedom. Many want to make substantial changes in their lifestyle, including moving somewhere more attractive to their priorities and sensibilities. In most cases, the #1 thing preventing them is the inability to make enough money without the job they currently have. A brilliant and increasingly common solution is to operate an online business. Speaking for myself, I have lived entirely from online income for over 15 years. During those years my wife and I raised a large family of eight and have now...

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Career politicians aren't in their profession by chance. Most of them are good at it. They either have the natural skills required or they have cultivated those skills over years of observation and practice. As a general rule, professional politicians have a higher than average social IQ. That is, they excel at relating to people and speaking to individuals and groups in ways that are familiar and well received. They are not only comfortable speaking, they are also persuasive and convincing. Most politicians are well educated. Law is a profession common to many successful politicians. Training in law is a...

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Those of us who come from the Libertarian, Anarchist, Capitalist, Voluntaryist or similar schools of thought are used to dealing with coercive elements who lay claim to our property, particularly in the form of confiscating our “fair share” of taxes. The coercers begin with some premise that gives them, they say, the moral right to take what is ours - because it isn’t really ours. Nothing new there. Our entire system of government and politics worldwide is based on the premise that you don’t own what is yours - including your body - and that it’s right and proper to...

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Democracy is not Freedom. Democracy is generally better than other coercive social systems - but it's lightyears from satisfying a definition of true Freedom. The first step in building something better than coercive Democracies is to stop waving flags and bragging about having Freedom that does not yet exist.

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Why Citizenship and National Sovereignty are Obsolete Sep 6, 2016

Suppose I’m a Voter Aug 22, 2016

Visiting a Hospital in Thailand Mar 9, 2016

Freedom Lifestyle 8 of 8: Freedom from Confiscation Aug 17, 2015

Freedom Lifestyle 7 of 8: Freedom from Conformity Aug 13, 2015

Freedom Lifestyle 6 of 8: Freedom of Travel Aug 12, 2015

Para que sirve el levitra 20 mg Freedom Lifestyle 5 of 8: Freedom of Income Aug 11, 2015

Freedom Lifestyle 4 of 8: Freedom to Create Aug 10, 2015

Freedom Lifestyle 3 of 8: Freedom of Time Aug 6, 2015

Freedom Lifestyle 2 of 8: Three Levels of Online Income Aug 5, 2015

Freedom Lifestyle 1 of 8: What Is Your Freedom Lifestyle? Aug 4, 2015

Owning Your Own Nano-Economy Aug 3, 2015

Liberty Through Independent Income – Part 5: Evaluating Your Sub-Niche Jul 30, 2015

Liberty Through Independent Income – Part 4: The Freelance Model Jul 29, 2015

Liberty Through Independent Income – Part 3: The Membership Model Jul 28, 2015

Liberty Through Independent Income – Part 2: The Market Builder Model Jul 27, 2015

Liberty Through Independent Income – Part 1: The Expert Model Jul 23, 2015

Giving Politicians Credit for What They Do Well Jun 27, 2015

Protecting Intellectual Property Jun 23, 2015

Please Stop Voting To Hurt Other People Jun 22, 2015