Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Who are the Rockstars of Lifestyle Design and Internet Marketing?

Internet MarketingFor the past month or so, I've been compiling a list of the world's best lifestyle designers and the rockstars of internet marketing.  This list was originally meant to be a list of people to interview for the Awesome Lifestyle Design podcast series (which we are already working on), but we're also going to be using it to write "The Bible of Lifestyle Design and Internet Marketing."  Each person on the list will be invited to participate in the book by writing their own chapter and if they aren't willing to provide their own best practices and all-star strategies for the book, we will be compiling their tips and tricks from their programs, books, videos, podcasts, websites, e-newsletters etc.

Who are your favorite lifestyle designers and internet marketers?  Dan Andrews? Leo Babauta? Kris Carr? Marie Forleo? Chris Guillebeau? Derek Halpern? Danielle LaPorte? David Moore?  We plan on including the best information from the best on the planet - names you know for sure and others you might not have heard of.

Who would you like to see included in the Bible of Lifestyle Design and Internet Marketing?

Sunday, July 20, 2014

What is An Awesome Lifestyle Design?

what is an awesome lifestyle designYes, my feet are still 10,000 feet in the air! It has been about 20 days since Joe proposed to me and I am probably in the honeymoon stage. But, I don't really care what anyone else thinks! I envision us having an AWESOME LIFE together for many years to come...

When we first started dating I asked Joe "If life was awesome what would you be doing right now?" 

He responded "Sitting on the beach somewhere."

I was very supportive with that dream and I know it is possible! Why not live life now!

Yes, you can live an awesome lifestyle of the rich and famous without being super rich or famous. Why not live an awesome life by design now rather than waiting till your at so called "Retirement Age." 

I have been studying internet marketing and have been a marketing consultant for 5 years. Joe has been a serial entrepreneur, publisher of Bellevue Business Journal an amazing writer and with many more talents. With all of our experience and background we are super excited to put our heads together and create an Awesome Lifestyle Business and Design an Awesome Life together.

So, What is an Awesome Lifestyle Design? What does it looking like? What does it feel like? Why do you want to live an Awesome Lifestyle Design? 

I will answer the above questions in a little different way than usual. I am going to share my goals as in the present tense. I would suggest you do the same as well and use this as an example to design your awesome life!

1. No Alarm Clocks


I am feeling FREE! It's Monday morning and instead of having the monday blues! I am feeling excited about our awesome life! I wake up energized that we have the freedom to wake up with no alarm clock and have the option to go to the most exclusive gym in the area. We are very clear that living an awesome lifestyle for us is feeling good in our mind, body and soul.

2. Expressing Our Creativity


We have the freedom to share our talents, creativity with others online and are compensated by the value we provide. I love sharing social media, networking and business building tips. As an artist I love being able to share my creativity with no boss or others telling me to change things or waiting for an approval. It feels good to get our message out to the world and If we feel that something needs to be upgraded or change it is our decision no one else.

3. Unlimited Resources


We have income coming in from our awesome lifestyle businesses from known and unknown sources. We create 6-7 figures a month that gives us freedom, options and choices to circulate funds through the community, allows us options to experience more and share with our friends and family.  We will be sharing our income reports here as well.

4. Stability


I feel secure that we have savings in the bank and money coming from all types of sources. Money flows to us from sharing affiliate programs, our own products and coaching. Stability to me means knowing that you we will have more than enough to make sure our family has a shelter food and water. But since we are living an awesome lifestyle we have designed it so that there is never a question or worry about where the income will come from. We created systems that generate us income even when we sleep.

5. Feeling On purpose


I am feeling so on purpose. Do you every feel that way? Being your own boss and working on our passion makes me feel like this is what we were meant to do. I am feeling confident and purposeful. Sharing, educating, and inspiring others to live an awesome life. Life is meant to be awesome and some how some of us have forgotten how awesome it is. Live to the fullest and always expect the best nothing less.

6. Location Independent


We enjoy the the freedom to travel and work from anywhere in the world. We often plan winters in ski areas, and summers in Hawaii or on another island with the most amazing beaches. Living an active lifestyle experiencing the world right around us. Experiencing it daily not just the two weeks most people get per year on vacation.

7. Leverage Our Time


The most successful people in the world do it! Leverage! Leverage your time and outsource the things you hate. I am enjoying the freedom to let go of the tasks that hold me down. The tasks that I pass on to someone else who can do it well or even better than I can. Outsourcing can be a life saver and we will learn how to do more of it.

8. Connection with People


We love helping people and meeting interesting people. Our awesome lifestyle business is helping us connect with people all over the world. We are connecting with our tribe locally and internationally. We are connecting with like-minded people, families and have fun sharing stories, making memories, laughing and having fun. I have a strong desire to connect with extraordinary and inspiring people and share their stories with others.

9.  Time with Our Children


We love spending time with our children and encourage them to follow their dreams and desires. We have a gamer son Makaya who loves playing games and hopes to one day become a professional. He also loves editing videos and also hopes to be a professional youtuber. We also have a beautiful actress and support her in her dreams in getting on the big screen. Being available at a moments notice for auditions and scouting opportunities for these two are a big priority in our lives. 2 big reasons why we love living this awesome lifestyle by design.

10.  Making a Difference


We are both committed to making a difference in the world.  We love to help people any way we can. We love to share our knowledge of social media, marketing, internet hacks and tools.  We really want to make a major difference in people's lives, which is exactly why we made this website - we want to help and encourage others to actively design their own awesome lifestyles.

What is an Awesome Lifestyle Design mean to you? What does your Life or Business look like? feel like? Share with us in the comments below... 

Monday, July 14, 2014

What Do You Do When You Don't Know What To Do?

Take the First StepAs of right now, Stacia and I are in quite a dilemma:  we don't know exactly what to do or where to focus our energies.  We do know:

1.  We want to work together to design our awesome lifestyle.

2.  We ultimately want to be able to work from anywhere in the world that we choose to be (and realize that we will need an internet connection).

3.  We are a bit limited in that we are not in the best situation to travel around the world right now - because her 13 year old son Makaya isn't really into it and my 10 year old daughter lives with her mom.  I do believe that Jackie would love to be home schooled and travel around the world, but her mom would not allow it (and Jackie would miss her if she did).

Stacia and I have our own ideas of what we'd like to do and how we can do it together.

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Other Awesome Lifestyle Designers: Natalie Sisson and Greg Denning

Natalie Sisson's The Suitcase EntrepreneurAlong our journey to becoming Awesome Lifestyle Designers, we've definitely done a lot of reading, research, watching videos, etc to discover lifestyle designers who made it to the lifestyle design party before we did.  It's really an amazing and eclectic group of people - most of whom are super whip smart.

One of those people is Natalie Sisson from The Suitcase Entrepreneur.  Natalie is a Kiwi (originally from New Zealand) and takes her business with her while traveling all over the world.  While now based just 3 hours down the road in Portland, Oregon, Sisson is constantly on the move - but keeping in close contact with her "Freedom Fighters" through her blog and podcast.