Borderless Podcast

What's a guy to do after making millions pioneering the computer security industry, becoming entangled in a Belizean murder case, escaping with his life and staying on the run for two years to avoid assassination? Run for President of the United States, of course. And to John McAfee this is no joke. He is intensely concerned about the damage hackers can do to the US government—and outraged that they don't seem to grasp the gravity of it.

In this week's episode you'll learn what both organizations and individuals can do to protect themselves, why freedom has suffered in recent times and why McAfee believes he is more qualified than any other Presidential candidate.

Jason Wilkinson was making a success of his Electronic Publishing business when he realized, since it was home-based, he may as well "move to vacation." One potential challenge? He was married with two teenage daughters. If this seems like an insurmountable barrier to you, listen to this week's episode to find out how he and his wife pulled it off.

It's a special La Calaca episode of the Borderless Podcast. As our town, San Miguel de Allende, is celebrating Mexico's Day of the Dead, many are coming to visit. We talk to Matthew Brown, Jonathan's new associate in his artesanal mezcal business, about how his parents came to Mexico to give birth to him—in order to give him a chance at more freedom. He'll discuss his life of living in the country, helping make mezcal and reforesting wild agave.

Then our friend, PanAm Post's Fergus Hodgson, pops in to share the experience of his visit to Cuba, what it's really like and his frank conclusions about the potential for more freedom there.

In 2008, JohnnyFD was 27 and leading a drone-like existence in California. But a trip to Thailand changed his life. From Scuba Diving Instructor to competitive Muay Thai fighter to his present life as a successful Digital Nomad, his awakening and path epitomizes the Borderless lifestyle.

This week's episode finds Johnny in South Africa, about to go on a safari, but still working on his drop-shipping business. We talk about his discoveries, finding one's groove and just how good life can be when you're willing to think outside your borders!

Harald Baldr left his native Norway at age 18. Since then he's built and sold a successful business, lectured full time at Universities and picked up two new languages. In all he's lived in 60 countries, but presently prefers Kiev, Ukraine. He used to blog about freedom, politics and economics, but now focuses instead on travel, investing and women.

In this week's episode he clues us in to what life in Scandinavia is really like, tells us about his experiences in the many countries where he's lived, speaks plainly about investing methods he considers smart—as well as providing a Hot Girl Banging Lightning Round. :)

You're interested in life in another country, but how really do you make the best decision as to where? If you're overwhelmed by the dizzying sources of information, we think you'll love this week's Borderless Podcast. We talk with Josh Linnes of Viva Tropical. Originally from the US, he started out looking for new and better places to surf, but starting a family brought a new perspective. It wasn't long before he and business partner Park Wilson went on exploratory adventures throughout Central America that led to their deep understanding of it as a real estate investment. They share their insights by refusing to resort to the typical travel magazine hype, and instead giving you a framework for profitable investing abroad. Bottom line? They help you find what's actually right for you.

Oh, and James and are are sipping my new shipment of artesenal mezcal throughout. :)

When you're considering expatriation, medical care is usually on the checklist of things worth investigating. And when you do investigate, it can be very refreshing—especially if you come from the US. Often policies are available that are in many ways better and virtually always much less expensive. Alex Routh left Vancouver, Canada, in 1995 for Japan, then China, Hong Kong, Thailand, a sailboat in the Carribean and has settled in the Domincan Republic. As owner of Protexplan, he's been helping expats with medical insurance for 20 years. Find out how it works in this week's Borderless Podcast.

Is Panama the place for you? If a reasonably easy to get residency and favorable tax policies are what you're looking for the answer may be yes. In this week's episode we talk with Rey Evans of Noble House Precious Metals. His wife is a Panamanian attorney and he is her English liaison. As a US citizen who has lived in Panama for five years—and helped many get their residency, he's in a unique position to offer advice about the pros and cons of this Central American nation.

Is it true that today entrepreneurship is more profitable and safer than a job? That jobs are actually riskier than most think? That's the conclusion Taylor Pearson, author of the bestselling book, “The End of Jobs,” came to after spending the last three years working with hundreds of entrepreneurs from Los Angeles to Vietnam, Brazil to New York.

In this episode we talk about how people are investing in entrepreneurship to create more freedom, meaning, and wealth in their lives—not to mention the fallout from the meteoric success he's experiencing from the book.

Show Notes:

Taylor's research for the book (3:00)

“The Fourth Economy,” economic shift (5:58)

Are people prepared for this shift? (7:40)

James' explanation of this economic evolution (8:20)

How technology has affected this shift (10:27)

When Taylor realized traditional path no longer sensible (12:10)

Entrepreneurship risky? (14:05)

Difference between real and perceived risk (17:53)

Best specific skill sets for today (20:01)

Doing “safe” things that feel “risky” (21:00)

Software is eating the world (23:46)

Amazon vs. Walmart (25:08)

College worth it anymore? Other strategies (26:25)

The Condescending Group ad (28:43)

Background in digital marketing and systems consulting (31:05)

How people will transition from job model to entrepreneurship (32:55)

Path 1: Apprenticeships (33:25)

Path 2: Stair-stepping (35:04)

Avoiding the fear of macro-economics and embracing individual agency (36:00)

Obsession with personal productivity systems (40:00)

The secret: a longer lever (45:30)

Daily rituals (47:28)

Book recommendations (48:00)

“War of Art” -Steven Pressfield

“Linchpin” -Seth Godin

“Purple Cow” -Seth Godin

“Antifragile” -Nassim Taleb

“Man's Search for Meaning” -Viktor Frankl

“Principles" -Ray Dalio

Taylor's apprenticeship with Tropical MBA (51:39)

Borderless Society (55:35)

A discussion of expatration options is never complete without Paraguay. Lonnie McRorey is orginally from Pennsylvania, but has lived in South America for several years--Paraguay for five. In this episode we find out pretty much anything you'd need to know about life there: pros, cons, starting a business, cost of living, weather, safety and how must it really costs to find a reliable fixer to help with residency.