Do you make New Year's resolutions and then find yourself abandoning them a few weeks or months into the year? Would you like to start your year and be productive from the get-go? Chris Brogan's Brave New Year program [aff] can help change those broken resolutions to strong, goal-oriented action. He'll help you to: Find ways to make sure your goals align with your vision Stop the self sabotage Overcome lack of support and naysayers And more "Give me eight weeks and I’ll set you up for …
Where to Stay in Las Tablas, Panama
A reader just emailed to ask about how to get around and where to stay in Las Tablas. She's thinking about coming here for the New Year's celebration. How to Get Around in Las Tablas Panama has an efficient bus system. Although it might involve a transfer or two, it's possible to get pretty much anywhere in the country by bus. To get from Panama City to Las Tablas, get yourself to the main bus terminal next to the Albrook Mall. Then find the ticket window labeled Las Tablas. You can …
Create a Passive, Portable Income with a Money-Making Website
Not all expats are retirees, nor do we all have great jobs with multinational companies. Many of us are self-employed, choosing to create portable careers we can carry with us, turtle-like, wherever we go. There is one type of income all of us can develop -- retirees as well as employees and self-employed expats. I'm talking about a money making website. You don't have to be a web guru or a programmer (or even a professional writer) to do this. All you need is a passion for a particular …
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Why Use a StudioPress WordPress Theme?
Why are so many web designers and online businesses switching to WordPress themes from StudioPress? Total awesomeness is one reason, but let's get a bit more specific. StudioPress themes come in two pieces: the Genesis Framework and the child theme. You need the framework or the child theme won't work. That's because they've separated the two main parts of web design programming. There's the part that contains the code that tells WordPress what to do, and the part that tells WordPress what to …
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Portable Careers, Black Friday Sales and Personal Values
A portable career is more than work, it's a lifestyle you create for yourself that earns you money and supports your values. I'd like to talk with you for a minute about the values part of that equation and a decision I've just made. After the financial meltdown in the US I returned to freelancing, and started to put together the pieces of a freelance business. Because I planned to become an expat, I needed something I could take with me anywhere in the world. This website is one component …
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Am I writing the articles you want to read? Here at Future Expats Forum, we cover three major topics: Panama (what it's like to live here and news about the country), Prepping the Move (including information about technology for expats) and Portable Careers. How's the balance working out for you? Please take just a minute to answer these three questions so I can give you more of what you're looking for in the upcoming year. Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey , the world's …
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