The OpenWorld Podcast: Live Without Limits

Ever wanted to volunteer and make a difference abroad?  It’s difficult to find a better way to change your life for the better and improve the world at the same time. 

Volunteering is a great way to gain a brand new perspective on the world and learn new ways you can contribute to it. When you help others who are less fortunate, you come to appreciate what you have.

You learn not to worry about petty things, and realize that the things we stress over are minuscule when compared to the troubles of most others. Volunteer work teaches you to be more patient with people, more accommodating, and more authentic. You value materialism less and impacting others in a positive way more.

Unfortunately, volunteering can be VERY expensive - even for short trips. Fortunately, Kelly Ling and a few other individuals created Volunteer Forever, a website which allows you to crowd fund your entire trip. It's free and only takes about 10 minutes to set up.

During this awesome interview, Kelley and I discuss how anyone can find a volunteering opportunity any where around the globe and conduct a successful crowd fund campaign on VF.

Ever wanted to launch your own crowdfunding campaign? Check out Volunteer Forever and go make it happen!

Zeke Camusio is a serial entrepreneur from Argentina whose list of accomplishments is impressive. Among other things, his resume includes:

Founding seven businesses, four of which have been successful.

Traveled to 72 countries

Written a book called the “Internet Marketing Bible”

Consulted with over 150 clients for advertising and marketing

All before the age of 30!

His latest project is the Windcatcher, a unique instant inflatable air-pad that inflates in mere seconds. To fund project he went to Kickstarter where he and his two partners raised nearly $150k in just 30 days (exceeding their 50k goal by three times).

I sat down and spoke with Zeke to ask him about how he is able to focus and accomplish such big goals in business and in life. For many years Zeke has focused on personal development for peak effectiveness. One of the most intriguing highlights that he shared during our interview were the “four tools” that he says enable 95% of all of his accomplishments.

Some of the other takeaways from this interview:

The most important trait for aspiring entrepreneurs to possess

How to use managed repetition to become world-class in any area

How to create strategic alliances, scale a business and add staff

How to grow a business even while you travel or live abroad

How to conduct a massively successful crowdfund campaign

...And much, much more!

Enjoy! Please feel free to leave a comment or any questions you may have.

Johnny Ward, the larger-than-life persona behind OneStep4Ward, is a successful location-independent entrepreneur, travel blogger, and digital nomad who has traveled to over 100 countries. 

Johnny started out with a degree in finance and planned to begin a stable career after college. But after taking a brief trip to the US, the travel bug had bit... and his life was changed forever. He embarked on a new dream to travel forever and see the entire world. He made all kinds of crazy sacrifices, like enrolling in medical experiments to fund his dream. His motto is: "No half measures." Fast forward several years, and Johnny is now a successful self-made man and owner of a growing online business empire.

During our interview, we discuss how he did it. Some of the things we talk about:

A step-by-step outline to set up a successful, money-making travel blog (or any type of blog)

How to build a brand, and acquire new business opportunities, leads, and clients virtually from anywhere in the world

How to develop the habit of pushing past your comfort zone, so you can seize new and exciting opportunities

How Johnny earns free tours and free stays at 5-star resorts (he was given a free stay at the Niyama resort in the Maldives to celebrate his 100th country, and he's soon about to embark on a free cruise to Antarctica)

The highlights and low points of his 8+ years of travel adventures

This was such an awesome interview that I was reluctant to post it for free... since I've also devoted a chapter to Johnny's story and business in my forthcoming book. But Johnny and I talked it over and I agreed to post the entire full-length interview on my blog and podcast for free. Enjoy!

Cyril Mazur, founder of MyLadyboy Date.

Cyril Mazur is a location-independent entrepreneur and digital nomad who divides his time between Europe and Southeast Asia.

He began his first online business at age 14, where he quickly began earning more than his business professors. Unlike many entrepreneurs who struggle to make money, Cyril is an expert at creating online businesses that are profitable from the very start.

An expert affiliate marketer, he started Forexagone.com after college, which has become the most popular Forex information website in France. The website was profitable from day 1, earning $500 commission per lead. He started his most recent business from his laptop in Asia, MyLadyboyDate. The site now generates 5-figures a month in passive income and has only been around for one year.

I invited Cyril for a podcast interview to share his secrets when it comes to validating the profitability of business ideas, getting to profit quickly, and scaling up an online business using effective internet marketing methods. In this interview, Cyril shared a fantastic plan for entrepreneurs to start a lean online business.

How to test your ideas

How to launch and sell out your minimal viable product (MVP)

How to scale up quickly and expand your users beyond your network

The little-known strategy Cyril used to grow his business for free using content marketing, and the #1 reason why most businesses fail at content marketing.

He shared a TON of valuable techniques and strategies for entrepreneurs to follow... Enjoy!

Serena Roffo, who crowdfunded over $5,000 for African Impact

Did you know that you can launch your own crowd funding campaign to volunteer internationally? Volunteer Forever is a simple, easy-to-use crowd funding website for those who would be volunteers. In just minutes you can create a profile, set up your campaign, and promote it to raise funds.

The website was set up in 2013 and since then, users have raised over $750,000 for volunteering trips around the world. We interviewed one of the most successful fund-raisers, who has raised over $5,000 for her volunteer campaign in Zimbabwe. In this interview Serena shares how she conducted her campaign and how you can do the same.

How she found a cause that she believed in

How she approached and engaged donors to collect donations for her campaign

How she offered incentives to encourage large donations

The group of contributors who were the most responsive

And more!

What did you think of this interview? Share your thoughts by leaving a comment!

"Probably the best traveler interview I've ever heard. You did a great job of listening, following the flow of the conversation, and asking good questions." Justin Alexander, Adventures of Justin

In this interview we feature the exciting story of Mike Spencer Bown, the "most extensively traveled" man in history who has finally returned home to Canada after traveling since 1991, 23 years straight! In the interview he speaks candidly about his inner and outer journey and the things he's learned along the way.

Mike shares some of his wildest experiences such as living among witch doctors, hunting with Pygmy tribesmen, and hitchhiking across much of Africa and Asia.

And travel tales from many of the most dangerous locations in the world, such as Mogadishu, and war-torn Iraq and Afghanistan (hint: he's had more guns pointed at him, and faced more interrogations and arrests than he can count).

What he's learned about spirituality from living alone in the bush

What he's discovered about humanity, meeting and interacting with people in every corner of the world

How he deals with inner demons such as loneliness, fear, and existential angst

And much, much, more!

==> Mike openly discusses how he funds his travels here. <==