LifePilot: Be the CEO of your life with Natalie Sisson

The first few weeks of the New Year are often when you'll find yourself contemplating where the last year went to, and more importantly how you want this year to turn out.

It's that interesting place of introspection mixed with excitement and opportunity and if you've done your 2015 Annual Review like I did here, you should be much clearer on what you want out of 2016.

Specifically you should know what you're now capable of, what goals you can set and actually achieve and how you can improve on your business and personal results from last year.

If you still need a hand with that be sure to check out my latest interview with Natalie MacNeil on How to Conquer your World in 2016.

But if you're ready to truly take it up a notch in 2016 then the first Fresh in Fifteen episode of the year is definitely for you. It's a little different than normal (and it's definitely longer than 15 minutes) but I trust you'll find it immensely useful.

You see, I caught up with my good friend Sean Ogle, a fellow lifestyle entrepreneur who shares my outlook on life and has a very similar business model to mine.

Sean is the Founder of Location Rebel. In 2009, he quit his job and moved to Thailand. Now, he helps people build businesses they can run from anywhere in the world via his sites Location 180 and Location Rebel.

We had a jam session on Skype to catch up on how our 2015s turned out and what we had in store this year. He kindly let me record the conversation which is ultimately what you'll get to hear today - a kind of behind the scenes on how we plan out our years and what types of things we entrepreneurs discuss.

It got really interesting and so I thought it would be beneficial to share it with you, glean what you need from it and apply what you learn from our threads of discussion to your own situation.

In this 'behind the scenes' chat with Sean, you’ll hear us talk about :

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If you're in planning mode for this new year, then I bet that you probably feel like this:

If so, you're not alone.

That's where today's guest, Natalie MacNeil, comes in.

Natalie MacNeil is an EMMY Award-winning media entrepreneur, influential blogger, and thought leader in the sphere of entrepreneurship and personal branding for women - she's also a dear friend who I admire greatly.

She is best known as the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of She Takes On The World, one of the top blogs in the world for entrepreneurial women. She Takes on the World appeared on the Forbes list, “Top 10 Entrepreneurial Sites for Women” and on the Forbes Woman list, “Top 100 Websites for Women.”

She has appeared in top media outlets like Glamour, People StyleWatch, Inc., Forbes, ForbesWoman, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Entrepreneur.com, Globe and Mail, Mashable, and more.

More importantly though, Natalie has an incredible ability to take something large and robust, and break it down into manageable steps you can start making progress on right now.

She's proven this again and again by setting herself incredible stretch goals throughout her life and nailing them every time. It's not only impressive, it's a process that you too can follow.

If you're planning out 2016, then this episode is perfect for you.

And...

If you're listening to this in the future, it isn't too late to start getting ahead so you can operate in your business with purpose and passion.

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At this time of the year I like to do my Annual Review and reflect on the key highlights of 2015 - both personally and professionally.

It's been in some ways my most successful and fantastic year in my life and also one of the most life changing. This year I've decided to do this both as a post and a podcast episode!

The first half of my year was truly nomadic and visiting several countries, many cities, speaking at several conferences, going on adventures and playing Frisbee.

And the second half has been learning how it feels to have a base, live in my new apartment, be back with family and of course, dealing with the first major loss in my life with my Dad's passing on December 1st.

I hope as you read or listen to my review you'll also do your own version of your Annual Review so you can set yourself up for a stellar 2016.

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Hey freedom fighters. In my final Fresh in Fifteen episode for 2015 I am actually going to do my 2015 annual review. In both audio and written, aren't you guys lucky? Okay. Let's dive in.

So I am recording this at 11:11. That is very exciting..Angel numbers! I am also recording this from my stand up cardboard recyclable desk.

It's a standing desk by a company called Refold which you can find at refold.co.nz. They are a New Zealand company. I bought their standing desk on Kickstarter to support them over a year ago but then it sat in my parents' house because obviously it didn't fit in my suitcase!

I'm finally able to set it up in my new apartment so I had not only a standing desk but I have a wireless Apple keyboard and for the first time in my life an external monitor. And frankly the first time in my life I have a space and a place for a desk.

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Kind of a working space which is very exciting because never before have I needed one, back when I used to live anywhere for any length of time like in a place because I was still working in the corporate world.

Then for the last 5.5 years my suitcase, cafes, laptops, airplanes and trains have been my office of choice. So this is damn exciting though. I get why people like this. I even have a printer. I haven't used it but I have one so this is really cool. Anyway, I digress.

Doing an annual review is really important.

No matter how you want to do it whether you flick back through photos of the year, whether you look at your Instagram feed, whether you just take stock of every single thing you are grateful for in the previous year, but also to look at your metrics, your numbers, your financials.

Also if you are really awesome and you did my 1 Page Business Plan you should look back over that and you should start to see some trends and patterns on what went really well in 2015, what didn't, what could have been improved, what you are excited about implementing in 2016 and what you are going to let go off.

Now last year I did an epic Suitcase Entrepreneur Business and Lifestyle review. This year is going to be simply the key highlights because it's been in some ways some of my most successful and fantastic year in my life and also one of the most life changing for reasons that, if you have been listening to my podcast this year, you would have known that my Dad passed away.

So it kind of changed my life in August part way through the year when I already had another life changing decision which was to stick around in Portugal.

So I would say 2015 for me has been REAL and I'm very grateful for it because it has taught me a lot of lessons, most of them amazing, some of them hard, but on the whole this has been a real growth year for me and it's also sorted out and aligned very clearly with what I want to be doing going forward so for that I am grateful.

I am just going to share with you first off because I did a workshop which you can still access and buy for just $20, where I shared How to create your ideal freedom year in 2016 and during that workshop I actually showed them all behind the scenes of how I use Google Analytics and track my metrics and can see what I am doing in terms of my business and my email subscribers and my content and my visitors .

All these important numbers you need to know if you are in business for yourself especially in an online world. Let's face it. You just need to know these numbers.

I also shared my top 15 blog posts of the year, thanks to you and the top 20 podcasts.

So without further ado. I am going to read them out:

Top 15 posts (Jan 1, 2015 - December 14, 2015)

Top 20 most downloaded podcasts. Maybe you will remember some of these and agree. Maybe they were some of your favorites!

Top 20 Most Downloaded Podcasts

So as you can see there's a really interesting cross section of topics there that are standing out for me and more of those types of guests will be coming on in 2016.

But what this does tell me, and what it should tell you, is most of that content is over a year old and is still the most popular in terms of downloads. Not only just at the time but still even now. So people are searching for that on Itunes, on Stitcher, and online and listening to and downloading it.

That is the beauty of creating content that lasts. And if it's really good people still want to find it, listen to it, read it, watch it, consume it and that all adds to you, your credibility, your brand status, your earnings, your popularity, your impact and the legacy that you are leaving.

Tis is why it is so important to really care about the content that you create and know who you are creating it for. It's the biggest lesson you can learn in 2015 that's got to be it.

Alright. Let me now come over to just a couple of the key highlights of my year. So first off, January was all about the Australian Tennis Open with my Mom and shooting my first super professional three-part video series for the Freedom Plan in Melbourne.

Then going to Bali with the wonderful Mick Russell, my awesome videographer and that was the most incredible video series with the first in Melbourne as I said and then melting while shooting in Bali.

Bali was also where I ran my first Bali Mastermind Freedom Retreat with 10 amazing people in the most incredible location, absolutely incredible 5 days and I'm doing it over again in 2016. Already booked out. Can't wait.

Then from there I went all over the US but started in San Diego and did my first ever coworking house share. I rented a great three bedroom apartment in San Diego, with Navid Moazzez and he's been on the show talking about the power of Virtual Summits, and Catherine Newton, who is coming up on the show.

It was a huge success. We were in there for a month, we all were super productive, we went to the gym all the time, we went down to the beach, we rode bicycles, we had a lot of fun, we got to hang out with John Lee Dumas, Michael O'Neal and some awesome people over that way, so that was fantastic.

Also during that time I launched the Freedom Plan and had the biggest ever launch of my life, 6 figures + in profits. That was just a hugely defining moment for me because it is something that I always dreamed about and wanting to do.

I put my heart and soul into that launch and making sure that people created their own freedom plans and I just was blown away by the amazing people all around the world who invested in themselves to do that. So that was huge.

After that I then took a well needed break at Breckenridge, Colorado. It was my first time in the state of Colorado. Thank you to Jodi and Nat for hosting me in beautiful Breckenridge with the snow.

So you imagine I went from that super hot sun to the snow then I went onto wonderful Boulder and hung out with Jason Moore and Travis Sherry, awesome guys.

It was like a big digital nomad kind of reunion even though I never met these four people before (correction to myself I met Trav and Jason at World Domination Summit in 2013).

I felt like they were lifelong friends and they have been amazingly supportive ever since so more on that coming up in the New Year. More collaborations.

I can't actually remember where else I traveled in the US. It's kind of like a blur but pretty sure it's on my blog. I didn't research this before doing this podcast. I did travel round little after that before heading over to the UK and then to Portugal where I actually basically was at my favorite tournament in the world Bar Do Peixe.

I also ran my first Portugal Freedom Mastermind Retreat, I carried on from the success of my Bali one through to Portugal that went incredibly well.

I actually learned a few good things there as well about masterminds and bringing in the right speakers and the kind of people you want so a wonderful experience once again.

This was where I fell in love with Portugal and decided that not only did I just want to take 3 or 4 weeks offline,which I did successfully and drank a lot of Sangria and cheap wine, I bought a scooter!

I rented an apartment with an amazing view over Lisbon and I also traveled all over Portugal and basically fell in love and realized that I'd finally found a country that I wanted to live in, which you know having now traveled to 69 countries and some of those multiple times, that's no mean feat.

But for those of you who have been listening to this podcast for even a year or more you probably been hearing the signs I think, that I wanted a little base and even I could hear the signs right but it came to my attention that I was more than capable of just saying "Hey! I'm going to stop even though I'm the Suitcase entrepreneur".

Because what I am always preaching is how to create freedom in business and adventure in life on your own terms and as many people have pointed out to me before, their own terms might be having family, being in one location, in their own house and having the free time outside of that to take off and do what they want, which is simply relax and spend their time however they want.

So it was an interesting time for me because I was like "What does this mean for my brand, my business, my book?". All these things that I've built up over the years talking a lot more about travel, location independence and then I realized that it was totally up to me to continue to live and be true to myself and my brand by talking more and more about your version of freedom.

And if you remember I've had the Choose Freedom t-shirts for ever which you can still buy and that was out with my book promotion in 2013. So choose freedom has always been my slogan and more so than ever!

So I fell in love with Portugal, I was planning on staying on there for 4 or 5 months, even buying an apartment there, this was huge for me. I also got to speak in Berlin (see photo above) and speak at various points throughout the year, a really really great year for speaking gigs.

And then I got the word right after speaking at the DNX Digital Nomad Conference in Berlin - and by the way I am speaking at their next one in Bangkok on the first of March. Buy your tickets here and enter FREEDOM as the promotional code to get a discount.

I got the call literally after getting off the stage and having the most amazing day and feedback and wonderful time with about 500 digital nomads.

I spoke to my sister and my mom and basically they said Dad's in the hospital, he is not good and we don't know what's wrong with him. He is not sleeping, he is not eating, he is not drinking, he's got delirium, we don't know if he has a day or a week to live and that's a pretty hard thing to hear when you are all over the other side of the world.

So I did a lot of grieving over the space of those 3 days. I have never been impacted by grief so much that I wouldn't even move, I didn't want to eat, I had no energy. It was the weirdest, most horrible time really because all I wanted to do was know whether I needed to jump on an airplane, which would take over 36-48 hours to get home to New Zealand, whether he'd still be there.

So as many of you guys remember I came home to New Zealand in the middle of winter and for the first time in my life some people ask me how long I am sticking around this time. I said indefinitely. I didn't actually know what indefinitely meant to me at that point.

But it's interesting how when you use that language so many people who met up with me, who came into contact with me said "Oh, well if you are sticking around then maybe we should meet up."

It was like a switch in my head and theirs that if I wasn't buggering off again or taking off on another adventure then maybe it was worthwhile investing some time into me, and to bringing me into their communities or their lives. So that was a really eye opener for me.

From my family's point of view, I mean they've said they're thrilled that I came back and I know for Mom and Dad it was just wonderful. They said they've been wanting me to come home for a long time but they just never really told me, so I'm very thankful and grateful to them for allowing me to be so free for so long but I decided it was about time I was less selfish and more here for my family.

Basically from August through to end of November, Dad was in and out of the hospital 3 times and it was a pretty trying time. He got worse each time and without going into details he passed away on the first of December which was like a real shock to us, even though I think deep down we knew he was dying.

We had an incredible celebration for him on the 8th of December and I've been celebrating his life ever since. Surprisingly a lot of people have said "how tragic", "how horrible", "this will be with you for years" and it's been really interesting because I've had the complete opposite in terms of emotions.

I felt very positive, very happy, very relieved for him in many ways, really for my family too and I feel like he is here and he is living vicariously through us and we are just getting on with being happy and living life to the full which is what he would have wanted.

And incidentally today when I was playing tennis, it was the first time I played tennis on the court at a club where I last played tennis with my Dad, and I just cried like it's the first time I had an outburst or emotion where I was like 'he is not ever going to be playing tennis on this court with me anymore or beside me' yelling "Oh! Peter!"

Which he always used to do because he would usually be stuffing up a shot which was just so amusing to me and to him. So that was a moment but outside of that I've been pretty incredible so I wanted to share that with you because Dad and my family basically changed the trajectory of my life this year.

During the time he was in and out of the hospital I went and bought an apartment I have fallen in love with right in the heart of downtown Wellington where I am rediscovering the city that I grew up in, but I haven't lived in for 11 years and I am loving it.

I can't tell you how much this apartment gives me peace, that I am grateful for it, in its space, minimalism, light and it's my own base. I didn't realize how much I wanted one of those!

I'll be talking more about that in 2016 in the podcast as I have a whole month in February themed around working from anywhere and the pros and cons, mindset you need and the trends of doing this, and all those wonderful things so stay tuned for that.

So now I have an important investment property that I am living in as well. Very excited to properly use it for Airbnb, have VIP days here and invite other entrepreneurs and nomads into my home over the space of 2016 and use this as my base as I travel more.

And if you have been looking at Instagram and Facebook, I recently bought a awesome convertible.

It's a 2007 Volkswagen EOS 3.2 liter V6 Beast Silver, looks pretty cool when the tops down, has a ton of grunt, really weird to own my first car after 8 years of having no car at all and gives me a lot of freedom.

So it's my freedom fun adventure mobile that I'll be taking it around New Zealand on a road trip actually, starting tomorrow and hopefully picking up awesome people from the airport over the space of the coming years to welcome to beautiful New Zealand when I am in the country.

From a business point of view, I've continued to grow my community and get more subscribers. Actually I added a lot of subscribers to my list. I had 2 successful Freedom Plan launches, did at least a 100 podcasts this year, had some amazing sponsors.

I have been really proud of what I've achieved this year and at the same time have probably taken more time off than ever in terms of during the period with my Dad but also when in Portugal.

I felt like the first half of the year was over productive and massively successful and the second half of the year was much more about what mattered in terms of relationships, friends, family so huge learning year for me.

I am so excited about 2016 because I am finally in a place where lifestyle is still very important for me and so is freedom but as you can tell my version of lifestyle has changed for now and I am actually really excited about having a base, being ridiculously productive, having an awesome routine, working a 4 hour a day or less, really building my business and my team so that I can make a much greater impact on working on Right2Freedom in 2016 as well as the Suitcase Entrepreneur this year.

So that's the annual review of it actually, also my most successful financial year in business which then proves to me that systems, team, clarity on your business and more importantly clarity on your lifestyle is what gives you the freedom.

As I said I worked very hard but also probably had the most time off and had my most successful financial year and probably one of my most successful growth years as a person, and I can't wait to see what 2016 has in store for me but more importantly you.

I know what I have in store for 2016 for you. I hope you are excited by that!

If you have not yet subscribed in Itunes please do and please leave a little review or comment because they make all the difference in the world to me, they allow more people to find this podcast too.

If you have been a long time listener and a long time freedom fighter thank you thank you thank you from the bottom of my heart. If you have just come along to this, thank you for listening in.

It happens every Monday, an awesome interview with an amazing entrepreneur from around the world and every Thursday, a Fresh in Fifteen typically 15 minutes or less but this one is a little longer and where I teach you something awesome that is fresh around business, mindset or lifestyle.

I'm tuning out for 2015, I will see you in the New Year. Make it a brilliant New Year's Eve. Celebrate like a crazy awesome person and I'll see you on the flip side.

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Today's guest is a mom, owns a successful spa, and still finds plenty of time to spend with family. Learn how Briana dit it.

Briana Borten is a wellness entrepreneur and peace engineer who inspires people to live extraordinary, healthy lives and create what they want. Briana learned early on that she was capable of creating her own destiny, and spends her time helping you create a dream destiny of your own.

With 2016 just one week away, Briana's advice is perfect if you want a simple and clear plan to follow and build your life around.

And that's just the start.

In this podcast episode, Briana shares the biggest successes she got while using her Dreambook and the three essential elements of an exceptional life.

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The two questions I get asked the most are 'how do I find my niche?' and 'when should I give up on what I've started?'.

Clearly these are both important, but one comes when you're just starting out, and the other when you think you should be finishing up.

That's why in this episode Cailen Ascher and I discuss them both with heart, transparency and energy to help you make up your own mind.

Cailen is a Clarity Coach for women entrepreneurs who want to live their fullest potential professionally and personally.

Her teachings have helped 1000s of women define their purpose and deliver it in a meaningful, impactful and profitable way. She’s been spotlighted on Entrepreneur on Fire, Gary Vaynerchuk’s Q and A, The Ambitious Entrepreneur Show, Marketing Moxie, and more and was the 2014 Gold Stevie Award winner for Young Female Entrepreneur of the Year.

She was recently selected by Demand Media Studios as on-camera talent to provide expert advice for clients such as LIVESTRONG and e-How.

When she’s not coaching her inspiring clients, you can find her sipping a well-mixed cocktail at happy hour, planning her next international trip or taking a Vinyasa yoga class.

In this podcast episode, Cailen shares the mistake people tend to make when developing products and services, how she's created her strategies and roadmaps and when do you know it's time to quit.

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When Oprah rocks into town, you have to seize the moment and go and see her own her power on stage.

And that's exactly what happened on Wednesday night when she graced Auckland, New Zealand with her generous and amazing presence at Vector Arena at 'An Evening with Oprah'.

One thing I can say is Oprah does not disappoint. She is polished, poised and powerful. After 37,500 interviews and having been on TV since age 19 I'd expect nothing less ...and neither, I'm sure, does she.

Her entire intention for the evening was to get one message across to us (in amongst many inspirational stories and lessons) and that is this:

We need to turn up the volume on our life and truly be our best possible selves!

She in turn spoke a lot about our journey, and more importantly our spiritual journey. And she quoted this man a lot:

In this episode of Fresh in Fifteen I went beyond 15 minutes to bring you the key takeaways I gleaned from Oprah to inspire you now and for the rest of your life.

Listen in now.

Below are some of the brilliant one liners or summaries of the key messages from Oprah thanks to Fiona Hall who was also there and shared these on Facebook straight after:

" It is better when you share it "
" How do I grow into the highest form of myself "
" Turn up the volume in your life"
" Every one needs their own sacred space" ( for reflection )
" Know your calling "
" Everybody has a spiritual gps - inner voice" - Pay attention to it !"
"You are building a legacy every day with the people you touch "
" I am the master of my fate and the caption of my soul"
" Let no one keep you from your journey "
" No idea what your journey is? start with -What are you curious about - it will lead you to your passion and journey"
"Not everybody can be famous - everyone can be great"
"We all want to know " did we do ok ?"- underneath this is - did you hear me? "Everyone wants to be heard and validated"
When you get it wrong you can say " I am sorry this is not the person I want to be"
"We are all co creating our lives"
"For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction"
"The energy you are putting out into the world is coming back to you through your thoughts and actions"
"You co create your life with the energy of your intentions"
"Your intention will manifest with same energy you put into it"
"Disease to please" say yes when you mean NO, this comes from worrying that people will think you are not nice"
"No is a complete sentence "
"You are responsible for your intentions - you teach people how to treat you! "
"What is going to fill my heart - make my decisions based on this "
"You become what you believe "
"Create a sign that says "Be responsible for the energy you bring into this home/ office etc "
"Your life is always speaking to you - it first comes as a whisper , it will get louder till you listen, a Pebble will be next , then a brick till you smack into a brick wall - full blown disaster
Disaster/ crisis is your greatest teacher "
New direction ? - Listen to your own Intuitive voice "
What am I not getting - what do I really want ?
Practice Gratitude and surrender

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So what the heck is SEO? Well it is an acronym for "Search Engine Optimization". It refers to the process of your website appearing in search results.

In other words it's one of the key methods for getting your content found online and more visitors to your website!

I don't think I need to tell you just how important it is, especially for us online entrepreneurs, that our websites are positioned on the first page of Google so that our ideal clients can easily find us.

But how do you actually achieve that? How much time, money and effort will it take?

I don't actually know the answer to that, that's why I'm very excited to have the lovely Liz Lockard on my show to reveal all.

Liz Lockard is a marketing expert, specializing in SEO. She is an analytics and conversion geek who loves helping small businesses get more of the right kind of traffic and turn more of that traffic into subscribers and sales.

In 2010, she quit her day job to start working with businesses she was passionate about helping. Inspired by family and friends who were trying to make it with their freelance businesses but who were having trouble finding clients, she started to offer training and consulting to empower them to get more business out of their websites and stop chasing clients.

She’s been featured in the New York Times, Social Media Examiner, Design*Sponge, The Rise to The Top and more.

In this podcast, you will learn the three elements of SEO, what you can do to improve your rankings and the importance of getting clear on your ideal customer.

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A week ago today I never thought I’d walk into Room 3, Ward 4 at Kenepuru Hospital to see that Dad had passed away and left us.

At that very moment, in between complete shock and disbelief I had this conflicting moment of calm as I realized he was right where he wanted to be. He was standing right beside me, in spirit and finally free.

Every day since December 1st when he left us, I see him everywhere. In every flower in Mum’s garden, singing in every bird call I hear. In the sunshine filtering through the trees…

Which is so typical of Peter, my Dad, because how could one ever forget this man. He’s unforgettable.

He grabbed life by the horns and made the most of every single day.

Jumping on his Triumph Tiger motorbike (when it was working) and going down to Oriental Bay for a quick dip in his sexy speedos before going off to enjoy a free lunchtime jazz concert.

This man knew more about what was going on in Wellington then the events website!

Every holiday we went on he’d be the first out the door to go and explore the surroundings and come back to report on everything that we must do in the morning, and how close we were to the local shops, bay, museum etc.

He was the perfect tourist - always keen to see or experience something new and drink in the culture.

His motto in life was simply this: To be happy and bring happiness unto others.

He certainly achieved that on a daily basis and that's likely why around 350 people come to the Celebration of his Life on December 8th where we sang, we cried, we laughed and we danced. Yes that's right we got everyone to stand up and dance in his honor, since my Dad adored dancing

Below is a snippet of when we had everyone stand up at his service to dance to the Glen Miller Big Band!

So Dad's Celebration of life was beautiful, touching and filled with laughter and stories. The remembrance speeches were a perfect summary of all the facets and areas of life Dad was involved in. Debs and I chose not to sing as she thought she might lose it and I said then we shall have a dance session! And that was quite simply the best way of honoring Dad's memory - I'm pretty sure he was right there dancing with us! People said it was the best service they'd been too and I think that's so fitting for the way Dad lived and loved life to the full. It really was a celebration. Thank you everyone for being there and sharing in the memories. Love your forever Dad.

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He danced through life with a huge grin and a wonderful attitude. This podcast is in honor of Peter Douglas Sisson, who I wish was still here in person because I miss you Dad, but your spirit shines on in all of us.

In this Fresh in Fifteen episode I share the lessons learned from celebrating Dad's life.

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Do you want to build your own online business in 2016 and make real money that supports your ideal lifestyle?

Well if you follow my podcast you'll know that I've had several podcast guests on who've showed us how they started off working 9 to 5 and went on to build their own business - some even to the tune of millions of dollars online.

If you are still in doubt that you're capable of making it like they have, then you'll want to take notes as our podcast guest today explains how he started as a sales manager and now has an amazing freeing 7 figure business while off surfing and going on adventures around the world.

James Schramko lives in Sydney, Australia and he is a podcaster and the owner of Super Fast Business. He helps online entrepreneurs create lasting and valuable businesses that fit with their lifestyle.

James is the go-to strategic advisor for many of the top Internet Business owners looking to go a step above a solo practitioner business.

His real world experience running multi-million dollar businesses uniquely positions him as a high level problem solver of rare calibre. Teams, systems, cashflow, traffic and leverage are terms James understands better than most.

In this podcast, you'll learn how James rose to the top, tips to drive traffic to your online course and pricing your products, programs and offerings.

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Having a successful blog doesn't happen overnight. In fact it can take years of fine tuning and honing your voice, the art of writing and knowing what will resonate with your audience.

If anyone knows what it takes, it has to be the one and only Darren Rowse who's been blogging since 2002!

If you been researching tips and tools on blogging, you've probably come across his site Problogger before. In fact I'd recommend it as THE site to learn how to build a blog that matters.

I've personally read his book 31 Days to Build A Better Blog - a downloadable e-book designed to be followed every day for 31 days and it helped me a lot when I started in late 2009. 

Darren Rowse is an author, blogger and a speaker. He is known as the founder of ProBlogger.

He started blogging as a hobby, when he started the Digital Photography Blog and soon discovered AdSense and the Amazon Affiliate program to start making money from blogging.

Slowly it began to generate income and before he knew it, blogging was in fact his fully fledged business.

Today his blogs are read by over 4.5 million unique visitors a month! Combined they have over 300,000 forum members and 1,000,000 subscribers.

How did he do it? Darren's sage advice is to provide valuable content and to be consistent.

If you want to become a Problogger like him and learn how a hobby became million dollar business, listen in to this podcast and definitely grab the bonus download guide to go with it.

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