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Episode 18: Jeffrey Kontur Traveled to 25 Countries as a Freelance Writer

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Jeffrey Kontur is a freelance copywriter who is currently wandering the world in search of warm weather, history, culture and a well-balanced quality of life. I caught up with him in Oregon, where he was relaxing on the porch with the dogs he was petsitting. Jeff had come to my attention with an article he wrote, which posed the question for freelance writers, "how many clients do you need to make a good living?" We discuss this, the 25 countries he's visited in the past five years, and other …

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Episode 17: What Kind of Meaningful Work Do You Need to Thrive?

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In Episode 17, Kitty and I ask the question, "What kind of meaningful work do you need in order to thrive anywhere?" And is it different from what a cubicle dweller needs? In order to thrive, we all need to feel productive. That translates into having meaningful work. But with the definition of "work" changing rapidly today, what does that really mean? We talk about what "meaningful work" means to us - what does it mean to you? Hashtag #Anywhereist Share what "meaningful work" means to …

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Episode 16: From Texas to Panama and a Surprising New Business

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An Interview with Jackie Lange Jackie Lange has lived in four countries, visited 26, and moved 22 times. She knows a lot about relocating -- even relocating overseas. Her most recent move was from Texas to Boquete, Panama, and she loves that she doesn't need any heating or air conditioning there. (Boquete is in the mountains, so it's cooler than the beach areas.) She planned to retire in Panama, but an unexpected business opportunity dropped into her lap, and she …

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Episode 15: How to Reduce Stress and Manage Your Time Better as an Entrepreneur

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In this episode -- aimed squarely at entrepreneurs, freelancers, and bloggers -- Kitty and I attempt to answer questions like: What do you do when you’re an entrepreneur who has to handle many different tasks?How do you decide what to focus on, when you have so many things that you just can’t everything else?How do you manage mental, physical, and emotional resources?What happens to your brainpower, your energy, your focus, and balance during the day? And, most importantly, as a blogger, …

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Episode 14: Where Can I Live?

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Alison Johnson is the co-founder of Where Can I Live, a company that helps people throughout their journey in moving abroad. Alison has lived in 7 countries across 4 continents and travelled to many more. After a long career in IT investment banking she made the leap to an anywhereist lifestyle. She's currently living in Spain with her son and husband and works from home and on the road, when she is not relaxing on a beach or a mountain. Alison believes that: Living in a different …

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Episode 13: How to Choose a Remarkable Portable Career

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In the past few episodes we've been talking about various aspects of the business you'll need to support yourself as an Anywhereist. In Episode 7 we talked about how to work from home, specifically how to transition to working from home. In Episode 8, Kitty and I talked about our lives and our work, then in Episode 9 we looked at Cindy Drako, who's drilled down to find a super-specialized niche for her business. In Episode 11 we discussed passive income and dispelled some myths about it, and …

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