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The Road “Most” Traveled Is Frickin’ Dangerous Man
Feature photo by Diego Cupolo. This guest post comes from Jonny Gibaud, who writes at TheLifeThing.com School – Work – Eat Some Strawberry Pie – Die. Surely there is more to life and living than this? because if not then I want out. Shall we just take a moment to remind ourselves of the road “most traveled” and why getting out of the un-winnable rat race, whether by leaving the track completely or just moving to the outside lane where the views are better, should be high

Ramit Sethi Shows You How to Negotiate, Automate & Perspirate Your Way to Financial Success
Ramit Sethi was one of the earliest bloggers to inspire me when I first started writing Thrilling Heroics and building my online network. He was a graduate of Stanford University who’d studied technology and psychology, co-founded Silicon Valley startup PBworks, and was writing the hugely successful I Will Teach You To Be Rich blog to show college students and young professionals how to take control of their personal finances and get into entrepreneurship. Although he’s based in the Bay Area, I reached out to him and learned that he’s originally from my hometown in Northern Californ

Living By the Rules versus Living on Purpose
Steven Roberts was a pioneer of the mobile lifestyle in 1983 when he took off on a solar-powered recumbent bicycle—lovingly dubbed the “Winnebiko”—loaded down with computer gear, traveling 17,000 miles across the United States and earning his way as a freelance writer, typing into his Hewlett-Packard portable in binary code! Naturally, Steve is a huge inspiration for digital nomads and location-independent types. But it really struck me when I came across

Steal My Blog Design! Announcing the Free ThrillingTheme for WordPress
If you’re one of the many people that has asked me about my custom design here at Thrilling Heroics (or secretly drools over it), then you’ll be happy to hear I’m releasing it today as a free WordPress template! Releasing a free WP theme is something I’ve been talking about for six months, and I’m excited to finally set my Thrilling Heroics design loose as a free, open-source theme to help you build your own awesome blog! This is my personal SEO- and social media-optimized design (that you see in action right here on this page

The One Breakthrough That Will Make Your Ideal Lifestyle Possible
Feature photo by nattu. In June, a new blogger on the lifestyle design scene sent me a great email seeking “some real world insight from people who have gone before me and are still trekking on the path to financial freedom.” Rob Granholm has built up his freelance web design and tech support business, and at The Life Design Project he has set upon a fantastic mission to document his journey implementing Tim Ferriss’ principles in The 4-