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I dreamed about building my business while living in a tropical country for years before I actually did it. And now that I've been living it for 4 years, has it lived up to my expectations? In this episode, I talk about what I wish I knew before I began my "digital nomad" adventure, and the pros and cons of the life of an ex-pat entrepreneur. Hopefully, this gives better insight to those who are tired of normalcy and looking to live somewhere else on their own terms.

I can only imagine what the death of a family member must feel like, but for Josh Forti, it was reality. After the sale of his agency he was riding high, but a tragedy forced him to take a hard look at his life direction and what really mattered. He now has a crystal clear vision of where he wants to go and knows exactly why & how. In this episode of the Danny Carlson Podcast, Josh shares the framework he used to find this clarity we can all learn from.

It's the dream of many who start in the online worlds to live in a a tropical country in winter & their home city in summer. This was my original motivation as well... although I haven't been back to Vancouver. Dewan Bayney has the same dream, and after going through a rough breakup, decided Bali was the place for him. His SEO agency team took minimal tweaks to allow him to make the move and still operate his business from overseas. He's back in Vancouver now during the COVID-19 outbreak, but plans to return to Bali as soon as he's able to surround himself once again with inspiring entrepreneurs and health-minded people. In this episode of the Danny Carlson Podcast, Dewan shares his biggest failures & biggest wins through his journey as an online entrepreneur, and what finally started working for him focusing heavily on relationships. 95% of his SEO agency clients have come from personal relationships... that's powerful!   Reach out to Dewan Here: https://www.instagram.com/dewanbayneyDewan's SEO Agency: https://kontaktdigital.com/Dewan Bayney YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFUuoQLFZFDLfk0GkdQQi_Q

When someone who gets flown out & paid $100,000 for a weekend consultation gives you advice, it's wise to pay attention. George Bryant is the world's highest-paid marketing consultant and has grown 2 companies to a billion, and others to 100 million. I personally have paid for George's info products and they are some of the highest quality courses I have ever consumed and his aim is the "break the online course space" by providing so much value that no one else can make money. In this episode of the Danny Carlson Podcast, we dive not into marketing "hacks" that will disappear next year, but the core foundations of building successful brands and the human psychology behind it. Join George Bryant's Facebook Group: (tell him you found him from Danny)https://www.facebook.com/groups/georgebryanthttps://mindofgeorge.com/

What's it like to travel the world and making money online for 7 years straight? Riley Bennett is a veteran in the digital nomad game and has been to basically all the hot spots for working online. I met him in Bali, but he joins this Zoom call from his apartment in Bangkok. Riley makes his main income as an Amazon Seller and spends his spare time as a YouTuber, growing his channel Livin That Life to 50k+ subs. He's re-launching his how to sell on Amazon 90 Day Course for the first time in 4 years. Check it out here: [WAITING FOR LINK]   Riley Bennett's YouTube Channel - Livin That Life: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfKl9cAXbHNJWsZQjAYDjpQ  

In this episode of the Danny Carlson Podcast, Nathan Hirsch shares the exact frameworks he used at Freeeup to find and hire the best talent for the best price, while avoiding the major pitfalls of Philippines based GVAs. We talk about what roles you should and shouldn't hire in the Philippines, and how to effectively manage a remote team. Nate is now helping entrepreneurs scale their own remote teams through his online course Outsource School.   Links / Resourceshttps://www.outsourceschool.com/https://www.outsourceschool.com/vacalculator/COUPON CODE:

Her brand donates to charity & she's so passionate about her mission she turned down a 💵$30 MILLION investment from a Shark Tank "shark" to preserve the autonomy of her brand.‍‍ She's an international 🎙speaker and in this interview, you'll find her speaking with the clarity & conviction of a seasoned veteran.‍‍ Is Hanalei a model for what's possible when parents enable a child's natural genius to flourish?‍‍ Instead of trying to fit children into the box of societal norms, can entrepreneurship be an outlet for creativity that molds today's children into tomorrow's confident leaders & change makers?‍‍ I can tell you from spending just a short time around Hanalei and her parents Brian Swan & Unstoppable Branding Agency - Rhonda Swan I sense strong confidence in the young woman usually reserved for adults in their 30's.‍‍ Her parents are both successful entrepreneurs and have been valuable mentors for the fashionista, but they don't push her as you might expect.‍‍ They've done a beautiful job of creating a container that enables & guides her to follow her bliss with her fashion brand while retaining her child-like spirit and just being a normal kid.‍‍ I HIGHLY recommend you to listen to this fascinating episode of the Danny Carlson Podcast for an insightful look into the mind of someone who's achieved a level of life success at 13 that most adults still struggle to reach.‍‍

On this episode of the Danny Carlson Podcast, he shares 3 key concepts from his new book Fix This Next, newly available now on Amazon or at https://www.fixthisnext.com I'm listening to the Audible version as I'm typing this! The books that had the biggest impact on me growing my agency Kenji ROI to a sizable 6 figure business with smooth operations are. Profit First Profit First accounting is a dead simple but very effective way for business owners to clearly see the financial health of their business. So many of my mentors have recommended this book that I had no choice but to go through it and implement. Clockwork This book is a roadmap to systematizing your business to the point where you could step away for a 2 months vacation and come back with the business still running. Whether you want to do that or not, it will force you to build a business to the point where it can run without you, which is a healthy business!

His story reflects that work ethic in the business realm as well. After building a multi-million dollar e-commerce business, he felt unfulfilled, so he launched a platform teaching people how to get the most out of their brains. Limitless Masterclass is the result of his mission to find his purpose after his e-commerce success. He's graciously offered you guys a discount code. I'm not an affiliate, just a discount for you guys, and knowing the depth Gavin goes to on mindset I can vouch for this program! Gavin is a buddy of mine and my girlfriend     Links / Resource @bali.body https://www.limitlessmasterclass.com/start Coupon Code: danny50  

Breaking the paradigm of what it means to be an employee, Jason shares his journey into the unknown and how he's managed to build his lifestyle of freedom and fulfillment while working for a big company. As my own personal Mindvalley review, I can vouch for the companies' excellent courses, and Jason Campbell has been featured in lots of inspiring and educational Mindvalley content over the years.     Reach Out to Jason Here:https://www.instagram.com/jasonmarccampbell/

His brand Pavlok produces wearable devices that SHOCK the user to interrupt bad habits, wake up on time, stop smoking, or other programmable shocks. Users are rewarded daily with the chance to win cash prizes if they are hitting their goals and Maneesh Sethi plans to eventually give away $1,000,000 prizes to lucky Pavlok users. Being a radical deep thinker, we go deep on behavioral psychology and as someone who has gone through many years and iterations of his innovative product, Maneesh has a crazy amount of wisdom on the subject.   Reach out to Maneesh: https://pavlok.com/ https://www.facebook.com/msethi

But he also breaks the mold of a traditional tech startup founder, as he has no tech background whatsoever. He was a photographer for 25 years before starting the Plotaverse App. Seeing the photography industry rates start to decline, he started looking for other ways to capitalize on his 25 years of photo experience. He's now negotiating collaborations with GoPro and Facebook, but how did he grow so elegantly in such a unique way? It wasn't all sunshine and rainbows, and a lot of it came down to luck (such as launching an iPhone version against his team's better judgement), but there are moments of greatness to be learned from his journey. This is the story of Troy Christopher Plota.     Linkshttps://plotaverse.com/#!/?tab=loops&search-category=members&profile=Portfolios&preview=Comments

Just a few months after our breakup and closing ritual, we are at a place where we can meet for lunch and not have weird energy towards each other. We still do acroyoga together whenever we see each other, and even partnered for a weekend intensive workshop... and it felt good, just like a close friend rather than awkwardly avoiding each other & projecting negativity. I've learned a lot about how it's totally possible to honor and respect a failed relationship and how your relationship with that person can take on a different form. There is a process and specific sequence of steps I used that for me helped me mentally make this transition as successful as it's ever been for me. Yes, it took a bit of explaining to my new girlfriend why I was messaging and playing acro with my ex, but she actually thinks it's inspiring how we can both interact with each other this way.     Check out the episode about my Relationship Closing Ritual: https://www.dannycarlson.co/ep-6-my-relationship-closing-ritual/

On this episode of the Danny Carlson Podcast: Will Mitchell's best productivity hacks What if Your Customers Were On Your Board of Directors Stop Learning & Start Doing Develop Entrepreneurial Gut Instinct Can You Go Bankrupt & Start Again?

1:04 - How to figure out what you should automate in your business   5:09 - How long did it take Erik to be confident in his coding abilities?   8:25 - What not to automate   12:11 - Simple and effective things to target for automation   15:26 - Farming out leads   19:26 - An impactful automation process   23:41 - Erik’s networking philosophy   30:17 - New business relationships Erik is seeking   34:33 - What caused Erik’s burnout period and what was it like for him?   38:52 - Transformations as a direct result of his burnout period   42:14 - The impact of staying mindful   45:25 - Where to find Erik online     Links/resources Erik’s business’ website - https://weautomatestuff.com/ Erik’s website - https://www.erikhayton.com/ Erik’s Instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/erikhayton/ Linkedin Automation Tool - https://expandi.io/ Erik's Development Masters Course: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QkRVN8jtPIOXJSXq1VdJNJMDyF8aTPhRTyBtzTMoXsY/edit#gid=631235198

Have you dreamed of starting a lifestyle business? A venture designed around your ideal lifestyle that serves your financial & recreational needs at once? Eclectic businessman, author, singer-songwriter, yogi and serial traveler John Early has done just that as one of the founders of Momentom Collective. Momentom is a circus artist residency that stays in tropical countries for months at a time, training in aerial silks, acroyoga, meditation, and other flow arts. According to John, the community is the most valuable, coveted currency out there, and a big part in growing this lifestyle business to what it is today. As far as niching down, Momentom has done an incredible job in that department as they are one of the only companies serving it!    1:25 - John’s travel background 4:24 - The guidance of intuition 6:11 - How John approached setting up Momentom Collective   12:12 - How John identified his target niche for Momentom Collective   15:58 - The key components of building a strong community 23:43 - John’s book and his experience surrounding writing and publishing it   30:01 - The philosophical aspect and process of writing the book 33:44 - Where to find John online 34:45 - Advice for someone who wants to go for their dreams but is held back by fear and uncertainty   Links/Resources Momentom Collective website - https://www.momentomcollective.com/ John’s blog and his book, The Modern Nomad - https://www.johnearly.ca/ Momentom Collective Podcast - https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-momentom-collective-podcast

1:15 - The closing   4:13 - The ritual   7:33 - Dispelling egoistic defense mechanisms   8:57 - The Work   11:18 - Personal examples of ego toxicity and the process of working through them   14:19 - Closing thoughts   Links/resources The Work - https://thework.com/

Steve Sims is my spirit animal! 😂 Seriously, if I could do anything I wanted for living at the snap of my fingers I would do what Steve does. He gets paid by celebrities & the ultra wealthy to solve their "impossible" problems. He famously got one of his clients on stage with mega band Journey singing along for 4 songs! Just getting inside his mind and seeing how he thinks about things so differently than the average human was a fascinating experience. His company the Bluefish Concierge brings the Blue Fishing magic to solve problems beyond your wildest imagination.    2:37 - The process of breaking down and solving complex problems   8:46 - How Steve puts together such a diverse team of problem solvers   12:31 - Does Steve incorporate any type of spiritual practices or thought patterns when solving problems?   18:26 - The role of adrenaline in complex problem solving   22:02 - An example of a project where Steve managed to tape into a flow state 29:14 - Is getting yourself into a flow state a conscious effort? 39:54 - What is the primary motivator that makes Steve do what he does?   44:09 - Where to find Steve online   Links/Resources Steve’s website - https://www.stevedsims.com/ Steve’s Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/theBluefish An Entrepreneur's Advantage Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/stevedsims/ Steve’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stevedsims/?hl=en

Digital summits are highly effective ways to grow an email list & utilize social media marketing, Facebook marketing, & a heck of a lot of business networking to create results that are hard to replicate with any other marketing strategy!   1:19 - Defining an online summit.   3:02 - What is the desired result from hosting a virtual summit?   4:27 - Do you need a strong email list in order to gather a strong summit?   8:38 - Networking in online summits.   10:08 - How much time and capital is reasonable for a first time summit host to invest?   13:05 - The process of putting together a virtual summit.   16:11 - System used to keep track of summit preparing efforts.   17:38 - Other ways Rony promotes virtual summits.   19:41 - Tips regarding affiliates.   24:47 - The biggest mistakes made when launching a virtual summit.   28:40 - Best ways to structure a virtual summit and what is the ideal speaker/attendee ratio?   32:08 - Where to find Rony online.   32:30 - Rony’s advice for those looking get into virtual summits.     Links/resources Rony’s Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/rony.hay.9 Information on virtual summits - http://leadnextgen.com/ Bombbomb - https://bombbomb.com/

2:22 - What drove Sarah to seek location independence in the first place?   4:55 - What is the most alluring aspect of location independence according to Sarah?   8:04 - Sarah’s journey in becoming a copyrighting badass   12:20 - Mentally preparing to delegate tasks to hired help    15:47 - How Sarah lands her clients   24:05 - Building a relationship with your target audience   27:43 - Advice for people looking to start an agency and become location independent   33:01 - Where to find Sarah online Links Sarah’s copywriting agency - http://sarahturneragency.com/ Sarah’s mentorship website - https://www.writeyourwaytofreedom.co/ Sarah’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/simplysarahturner/?hl=en The Slight Edge - https://fourpillarfreedom.com/the-slight-edge/