THE COMPLETE ARCHIVE
20 conversations.
Many ways to live.
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Turning Your Passion into a Business with Vikram Seth
By day, Vikram Seth is a Senior Economist working on renewable energy at Shell. By night, he is the co-founder of Bounce Bhangra, an award winning combination of high energy cardio and Indian dance. In Never Normal Episode 018 we discussed Vikram's sabbatical - taking a break from work to find balance in life. In this episode we discuss how Vikram approached making money without a job, and the process and struggles of turning something you love doing into a business.
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Web3, the History of Decentralization, and How to Succeed in the Creator Economy with Jonathan Hillis
Jonathan Hillis is the founder of Creator Cabins and the $CABIN DAO. It began as a single cabin in the Texas Hill Country, a place for creators to gather together to work on exciting projects 'IRL'. Jon also recently published an excellent essay on the history of centralization and decentralization cycles in Western Civilization.
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How to Take a Year Off and Balance Your Life with Vikram Seth
By day, Vikram Seth is a Senior Economist working on renewable energy at Shell. By night, he is the co-founder of Bounce Bhangra, an award winning combination of high energy cardio and Indian dance. And at heart, Vikram is a philosopher. Someone who spends much of his time thinking deeply about life and the meaning of it all. In this episode we talk about how Vikram has cultivated balance between a demanding career (working for one of the largest corporations in the world), his personal passions, and his spiritual side.
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Becoming a Digital Nomad in 2021 with Justin Gary
What is it like becoming a digital nomad these days? Over the past year, Justin Gary ditched his office, moved out of his apartment, and got rid of his car to become a digital nomad. Now Justin runs his businesses while traveling and living around the world.
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The New Fatherhood with Kevin Maguire
Kevin Maguire writes "The New Fatherhood" a weekly newsletter dedicated to "Helping dads be better dads."
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The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd
Paul Millerd left the "safe" , predictable corporate world behind in 2017 to embark on what he calls, "The Pathless Path." Now, instead of grinding on slide decks and racking up billable hours for the likes of BCG and McKinsey, Paul is making it up as he goes. A self-described, "curious human", Paul spends his days exploring ideas, writing, and having conversations with others about their journeys into the unknown.
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How to Earn Six Figures without a Job — Freelance WordPress Developer Tom Hirst
Tom Hirst consistently earns over $100,000 / year, even though he's never had proper job. Tom's found success as a freelance WordPress developer, working on projects for the likes of England's National Health Service, sportswear brand Umbro, and Facebook. Tom also writes about the business of freelancing and mentors other freelancers. Tom is the author of two eBooks: 10 Steps To Becoming A Better Freelancer and Pricing Freelance Projects, and the creator of the video course, The Personal Website Playbook. You can find all of these resources and more on Tom's website here: https://www.tomhirst.com/links/
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A California Kid in the Canary Islands with Serenity and Shane Pearlman
This is a very special special episode of Never Normal featuring two guests: Serenity Pearlman is an 11 year old originally from California, who is now living in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain's Canary Islands. Joining us is Serenity's dad, Shane. Who is the CEO of Modern Tribe, a fully remote digital agency with team members all over the world. They've worked with some of the biggest brands in the world, like Nike, Microsoft, and Harvard University.
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Self Care, Shadow Work, and Starting Up on the Side with Amanda Goetz
You're supposed to be satisfied once you've "made it"... But what if you're not? What if you "check all the boxes" but find yourself craving a new adventure? What if you'd rather go build something new? What do you do when you have a crazy idea that you just can't let go of? How do you chase a dream when it the world wants you to settle for safety? And how do you balance your aspirations with your obligations?
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Creating Community Wherever You Go with Digital Nomad Alex Salinsky
By day Alex is a fractional COO who helps technology companies grow quickly without falling apart. By night he's a "curator of people" who builds communities wherever he goes around the world, from impromptu 14-person dinners at conferences to a pop-up co-living space in Colombia.
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How to Have Your Best Year: Choosing Goals and Quality Questions with Justin Gary
Award-winning game designer, author, and speaker Justin Gary, returns to discuss goal setting, plans for 2021, and our new project together, Quality Questions.
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How to Make More Money, Happier Clients, and Go from Surviving to Thriving as a Freelancer with Jonathan Stark
If you are a freelance software developer, designer, copywriter, photographer, videographer, editor, or anyone else who works with clients, the ideas in this episode could change your business and your life. That's what happened to my business after I discovered Jonathan's work.
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Francis Tapon is Hiking his own Hike Around the World
Francis Tapon has hiked the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, and in 2007, he became the first person to walk the 5,600 miles from Mexico to Canada and back to Mexico along the Continental Divide Trail. In addition to walking across America 4 times, he's walked across Spain twice. In total, Francis has been to over 120 countries. In March 2013 he set off trip to explore Africa. He spent five and half years doing just that, visiting all 54 African countries, and climbing the tallest mountains in 50 of those countries.
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How to Make Money Online (with Niall Doherty)
In this follow-up conversation with guest Niall Doherty (eBizFacts.com) we discuss strategies to get started making money online.
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Niall Doherty is a Man on a Mission
Niall Doherty left his last office job in 2011 and set off on a mission to travel the world while making money online. Since then he's been to over 50 countries, written a couple of books, and started several businesses. His website, eBizFacts is the best place to find information, reviews, and a much more to about making money online.
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Verity Harrison Doodles Professionally
Verity Harrison is a graphic recorder, a visual storyteller, and an animator. Verity makes a living doodling during meetings and translating long presentations and complex concepts into simple, beautiful graphics.
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Taren Gesell is a Triathlon Influencer
Taren Gesell, better known as Triathlon Taren, is a former financial advisor based in Winnipeg, Canada. Not exactly a stereotypical social media influencer (aside from his fondness for posting photos and videos in skimpy bathing suits). But over the past few years Taren has amassed something of a cult following of "Traniacs" (as his devotees are known). In this episode we discuss how Taren managed to turn his passion for triathlon into a successful business via social media.
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Anna Rova Helps Successful Women Attract Masculine Men
They say that the best jobs are the ones you invent yourself. Well, my guest for this episode has done exactly that. Anna Rova is a "feminine embodiment coach" who helps successful women attract masculine, committed men. Anna is no stranger to success herself. She has changed the lives of countless women through her coaching program, and her podcast, Claimed, is downloaded more than 18,000 times per month.
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Valerie Perry Gets Paid to Be on Vacation
My guest for this episode is Valerie Perry. Valerie has made a career out of exciting jobs that made it possible for her to travel and see the world. Valerie is currently a Cruise & Travel Director with the Holland America Line. Previously she worked for National Geographic and before that she spent four years at sea with Royal Caribbean. Valerie's mission is to inspire people to live larger, more passionate and adventurous lives than they ever dreamed possible.
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Justin Gary Makes Games for a Living
My guest for this episode is Justin Gary, an award-winning game designer, author, and speaker. We discuss how Justin turned his passion for gaming into a lucrative career, the key decisions he made that led to his success, and a few of the many lessons he’s learned along the way.
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