This episode is an interview with Bobby Casey, founder of Global Wealth Protection and many other internationalization businesses. Bobby talks about his own background as an entrepreneur, how he became interested in the internationalisation field, and his life as a perpetual traveler. He explains some of the key ideas of asset protection, such as the role of offshore trusts and companies. He also discusses the opportunities for establishing residency in different countries for tax benefits, as a...
Aug 31, 2014•42 min•Ep. 170
An episode about two inter-related questions that are crucial to your happiness in life: How will you achieve financial security and/or independence? How will you find fulfilment? It's your responsibility to find your own answers to these questions, repeatedly throughout your life. Nobody can answer them for you. This episode provides some suggestions about how to think about these questions, to help you develop a more conscious strategy to address them. Show Notes: Episode 124 Four Ways To Quit...
Aug 23, 2014•11 min•Ep. 169
This episode is about the most powerful technique I know for overcoming deadlock in negotiations and resolving disputes, both in business and in personal relationships. The technique involves a very straightforward concept that everyone understands, but it is often ignored or usually only tried when it is already too late. Show Notes: Episode 144 Win-Win Negotiation Part 1: Communication Episode 145 Win-Win Negotiation Part 2: Strength and Value...
Aug 17, 2014•14 min•Ep. 168
Joshua Sheats invited me onto the Radical Personal Finance podcast to discuss the Permanent Portfolio investment strategy for individual private investors. In this episode we talk about many aspects of the PP strategy including: my own reasons for choosing this investment strategy the design of the portfolio the philosophy behind the approach strengths and weaknesses of the PP Show Notes: Radical Personal Finance Episode 30 Recordings of Harry Browne’s investing radio shows Permanent Portfolio d...
Aug 07, 2014•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 167
Justin retired at the age of 33. He writes about his journey to financial independence on his blog Root of Good . In this interview, he discusses his path to financial independence from intensive saving. Topics covered include: Saving all salary increases and avoiding lifestyle inflation Cost-effective housing, transport and food choices The importance of having agreement with your spouse towards your financial goals Children and financial independence Show Notes Root of Good...
Jul 30, 2014•59 min•Ep. 166
Joshua from Radical Personal Finance Podcast invited me on his show to talk about entrepreneurship. We talked about learning entrepreneurial skills, voluntary versus compulsory education, the importance of selling in life, the ethical nature of business, and the positive power of entrepreneurship. Show Notes: Four Ways To Quit The Rat Race Presentation Radical Personal Finance Podcast Becoming an Entrepreneur...
Jul 23, 2014•37 min•Ep. 165
Mike and Lauren have average-income jobs, no big inheritance or bonuses, and they plan to retire at the age of 30. They share all the facts about their journey to financial independence on their youtube channel . In this interview, they talk about the practicalities of intensive saving, the challenges of making unconventional life choices, and their dream to sail around the world. Show Notes: Mike and Lauren's website Get Rich Slowly Early Retirement Extreme...
Jul 17, 2014•26 min•Ep. 164
Jeffrey Tucker interviews Jake Desyllas about his book Becoming an Entrepreneur . They discuss how to think like an entrepreneur and the amazing potential of entrepreneurship, both for personal growth and for a better world. Jeffrey is the founder and Chief Liberty Officer of Liberty.me , Distinguished Fellow of FEE , head of LFB.org , and founder of CryptoCurrencyCon.com . Show Notes: Liberty.me Becoming an Entrepreneur on Amazon.com Becoming an Entrepreneur on Amazon.co.uk...
Jul 09, 2014•26 min•Ep. 163
This episode is an interview with Jeremy and Winnie, authors of the blog Go Curry Cracker . In the interview, Jeremy and Winnie share their inspiring journey to financial independence through intensive saving. They describe the lifestyle choices that enabled them to retire early in their 30s and travel the world.
Jul 05, 2014•37 min•Ep. 162
This episode is a review of the book Built to Sell by John Warrillow. The book is about how to sell a business, including how to transform your business to make it sellable. In this review, I discuss a central idea of the book: productising your services so that the business can work without you (the entrepreneur). I compare this with Michael Gerber's idea of creating a "franchise prototype" and the idea in my own book of "making yourself redundant" using proceduralisation and standardisation. S...
Jun 25, 2014•12 min•Ep. 161
This episode is a conversation I had with Chris Stefanick on his podcast Choice Conversations . We planned to talk about financial freedom, but ended up covering many topics including childhood influences, entrepreneurship, different approaches to investment, and much more! Show Notes: Choice Conversations Podcast Four Ways To Quit The Rat Race Presentation...
Jun 20, 2014•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 160
A podcast episode about the potential of life and society without politics. Show Notes: Franz Oppenheimer 's book The State Henry David Thoreau quote Gustave de Molinari 's book The Production of Security Michael Huemer's book The Problem of Political Authority Photo Credit: danorbit. via Compfight cc...
Jun 14, 2014•18 min•Ep. 159
A podcast episode about how becoming an entrepreneur can be pretty embarrassing, and how that's ok. Show Notes Embarrassment Four Stages of Competence Photo Credit: Alex E. Proimos via Compfight cc...
Jun 06, 2014•17 min•Ep. 158
This episode is the second part of a series on how to go paperless. It explains how to digitise your paper books using destructive book scanning. Show Notes: How To Go Paperless Part 1 Article: Destructive Scanning For Fun And Profit VoiceDream App...
May 29, 2014•10 min•Ep. 157
This podcast episode presents a range of techniques to support your creative thinking. Some of the techniques covered are outlined below: The focussed journalling technique called extraordinary time is great for thinking creatively about challenges in life. Another productive method of focussed journalling is the use of regular creative review questions for supporting ongoing creative thinking. The practice of noting and reviewing someday/maybe projects nurtures your dreams and helps you turn th...
May 23, 2014•15 min•Ep. 156
This week's podcast episode is a discussion of Burton Malkiel's famous investment book "A Random Walk Down Wall Street". Malkiel's key point is that stock market prices are inherently unpredictable. He further argues that investment advisor techniques such as technical analysis and fundamental analysis cannot be used to reliably beat market averages. In light of this, he recommends the alternative approach of passive investment. In the podcast, I summarise the contents of the book, discuss the m...
May 15, 2014•27 min•Ep. 155
This episode is about a technique for staying on top of all your commitments known as the weekly review. It helps you get a handle on all your commitments, decide what you want and don't want to do with your time and maintain all aspects of your life in working order. The idea for this technique comes from the Getting Things Done approach to personal productivity, but you can adapt it to your own purposes even if you don't practice GTD. Topics covered in the episode include: The three parts to a...
May 08, 2014•16 min•Ep. 154
Part three in a series on developing your own independent moral compass. Here is a summary of the ideas covered: Moral behaviour evolved as an evolutionary adaptation to gain the advantages of the division of labour that come from peaceful cooperation. The act of peaceful communication logically contains and implies the criteria for moral rules. There are four rules for avoiding conflict over scarce resources that are valid according to the criteria of universality, logical coherence and non-con...
May 04, 2014•35 min•Ep. 153
Part two in a series on developing your own independent moral compass. Four criteria are outlined that can be used to assess whether any law or rule of behaviour is moral. The criteria discussed are: Enables conflict avoidance regarding scarce resources Universal Logically coherent Actions always speak louder than words (any rule can't involve a so-called performative contradiction )...
Apr 25, 2014•17 min•Ep. 152
An episode about developing your own independent moral compass. Topics covered: The huge influence of morality and moral arguments. Examples of different approaches to morality. The real purpose of shared moral rules. The benefits of developing your own moral compass.
Apr 17, 2014•17 min•Ep. 151
An episode about my new book Becoming an Entrepreneur: How to Find Freedom and Fulfillment as a Business Owner . Topics covered include: First reviews of the book from readers. What the book is about and why I wrote it. The process of writing and self-publishing, including my struggles along the way. My experiment in crowdsourcing feedback with "beta-readers" from TVL listeners. Future plans. Show Notes: Get the book on Amazon.com Get the book on Amazon.co.uk Cover design by Will Moyer...
Apr 14, 2014•21 min•Ep. 150
Pete Blacow has taken two career breaks to travel the world. In this episode he shares his experience of long-term travel and taking time out from working. Topics covered include the practical issues of taking a career break, the pros and cons of long-term travel, and Pete's recommendations for anyone interested in travelling the world. Show Notes: The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss...
Apr 04, 2014•28 min•Ep. 149
This episode is about freeing your mind by decluttering all your mental baggage on a regular basis. Topic covered include: The benefits of going on an information and media diet The importance of having a trusted system for how to declutter your mind and control the information buildup around you. The role of a weekly clear-out, as part of a weekly review Applying the "inbox-zero" approach beyond email to digital inboxes, physical inboxes, social inboxes, and life in general. Show Notes Getting ...
Mar 31, 2014•22 min•Ep. 148
Comedian Rosie Tran ( @FunnyRosie ) interviews financial freedom advocate, investor, and host of The Voluntary Life Podcast, Jake Desyllas ( @jakedesyllas ). They discuss the various ways to escape the rat race. Jake talks about the different techniques he has discovered, including unjobbing, extreme saving, business ownership, investing, and more. Also, in depth discussion on the importance of personal and self development in the process of financial freedom....
Mar 19, 2014•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 147
This episode is an interview that I did with Kevin Koskella from Freedom Lovin podcast . Kevin and I talk about expat life in Mexico: the pros, cons and experiences.
Mar 13, 2014•34 min•Ep. 146
Part 2 in a series on win-win negotiation. This episode explains the process of principled negotiation and answers two key questions for any negotiation: What determines your negotiating strength? How do you create value in a negotiation? Show Notes Getting to Yes by Fischer and Ury Episode 144 Win-Win Negotiation Part 1: Communication Episode on Negotiation from 2012 Best Alternative To A Negotiated Agreement Dovetailing in negotiations...
Mar 08, 2014•16 min•Ep. 145
Part 1 of a series on win-win negotiation. This episode covers communication as an integral part of negotiation. Jake highlights some useful techniques from psychology to help you communicate productively in negotiations. Show Notes: Getting to Yes by Fischer and Ury Active Listening Games People Play by Eric Berne I-Messages...
Feb 26, 2014•15 min•Ep. 144
An interview with Daniel Mackler about his new book Breaking From Your Parents . Daniel talks about why he chose to tackle this taboo subject, based on his own personal experience and that of many others. The interview was recorded in January 2014, and the book has since been released. Show Notes: Breaking from Your Parents ebook by Daniel Mackler Psychological Freedom: An Interview With Daniel Mackler Daniel's website Wild Truth (http://wildtruth.net) Daniel's videos on confronting your parents...
Feb 07, 2014•1 hr•Ep. 143
An interview with Augusto Pinaud about the concept of Extrodinary Time. Augusto is the author of 10 books including 25 Tips for Productivity . In this episode he explains his technique of devoting dedicated time to working on extraordinary challenges. He provides inspiring suggestions for how to push yourself beyond the comfort zone of doing good work and get to truly great work. Show Notes: Augusto Pinaud Website , Twitter @apinaud and email 25 Tips for Productivity #iPadOnly. The first real po...
Feb 01, 2014•41 min•Ep. 142
"Most people think that they need to be tapped on the shoulder by the Epic Fairy if they ever hope to be epic, or if they're ever going to have the audacity to do something truly epic. But it's not true. Want to be epic? Just do epic s**t. There's nothing else to it." Johnny Truant An episode about ideas to help you make a habit of doing epic things. Show Notes: The Universe Doesn't Give a Flying F-k About You by Johnny B. Truant Getting Things Done by David Allen Why Making My Tasks Emotional I...
Jan 30, 2014•11 min•Ep. 141
