Can’t see the video? Watch Mini-retirement tips: How to keep your business running on YouTube. Nick how are you managing the tech stuff while you’re away? I’ve been asked this a lot so I made a little video about how I’m handling everything. In this video I cover what hardware I’ve brought with me, the …

In December 2010, Tim Ferriss released his new book, the 4 Hour Body. A book that outlines how to get the biggest beneficial impact in all manner of health related topics, with the least effort. It covers weight loss, muscle gain, strength gain, endurance and speed as well as lifestyle topics such as better sex, …

My biggest fear when planning my Mini-retirement to Beijing China was that I was going to be extremely lonely. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to make new friends or connect in a meaningful way with the people I encountered. All alone in a country of 1.3billion. Thankfully, this is one of those …

If you can’t see the video, click here to watch My first 2 mini retirement mistakes and how you can avoid them on Youtube. I hope you got a laugh out of the video. While mistakes are sometimes embarrassing, they’re rarely a big deal to anyone other than yourself.

Click here to watch the video on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOyxMn52DCk This one is for all my friends and family. You know who you are. Here are the cliff notes:

So in a couple of days I’m going to be leaving on my first “mini-retirement” to Beijing, China. I’m going for a month. To say I’m excited would be an understatement, but it doesn’t show the full picture. My emotions have been oscillating between pure excitement and sheer terror in the lead up to this …

A little while ago I posted my 2010 review where I looked back over the last 12 months and the goals that I’d set and how I’d measured up. This post is the counter-part, my 2011 plan. Where 2010 was laying the foundation, I want 2011 to be where I start to build something great. …

I saw a video recently on how to give advice.  It was fantastic and I scribbled the key points down on a scrap of paper.  Which was great in that I find that if I write something down I’ve got a better chance of actually remembering it – but I lost the original link despite …

Every 6 months, I like to set aside a weekend and take the time to ‘check-in’ on my life.  What I’ve done, what I’m doing and where I’m going. Today I’ve been taking a look back at 2010 and the things that have (and haven’t) happened in the last 12 months. To do this I’ve …

I found this when I was going back through my diary from 2010: Happiness is a state, not a destination. If I’m spending most of my time thinking about the future, it means I am not happy (or satisfied) with the present.  I believe I will be happier in the future. Happiness or a sense …