I was at a wedding in the USA about a month ago and got to talking with a friend about living abroad, working online, and all that jazz.
He was asking me the same questions over and over again.
The same questions and concerns heâs talked to me about many times over the years.
âDo you think I can do it?â
âHow would I make money online?â
âHow do you make money online?â
âWhere should I go in LatAm? You know me and what I likeâŚâ
âIs it actually pretty safe or more dangerous than you let on? I know youâve been robbed.â
But this time was differentâŚ
He was desperate.
Heâd just been laid off from his job. He was trying to find something else, but the market is bleak these days for obvious reasons.
Plus, heâd tried the âCorporate Americaâ route for years. Living in multiple different cities in the USA, trying to find the right fit.
Nothing had stuck.
So we chat for an hour or so, and at the end of the convo my buddy goes:
âAlright, Iâm ready to do it. Whatâs the first step?â
I quickly replied: âHow much savings do you have?â
Him: â$50,000 or so.â
My responseâŚ
Cut the Cord
He looked at me blankly.
He wanted a 12-step plan to slowly start making money online and build a business.
He didnât want three-words.
But those three-words were exactly what he needed. Thereâs only one way to make this lifestyle work for most men:
Cutting the cord.
Metaphorically speaking, youâve gotta burn the ships.
Youâve gotta dive into the crystalline waters of LatAm â fully immersing yourself in the fun, freedom, adventure and bunda.
Book a one-way flight.
Have enough savings to last 6-12 months.
Start off by just enjoying life.
Go on adventures. Party all weekend long. Date as many women as possible.
Do whatever the fookâ you want to for a month or so. Truly enjoy yourself.
Youâve gotta convince your mind this is what you truly want in life.
How It Works
ThenâŚ
If you truly love it, if you want to make this type of lifestyle your life, your mind starts to work in magical ways.
You realize thereâs no way you could go back to your old cubicle life in the USA.
Listening to your fat-ass boss talk gibberish on the Monday morning meetings.
The blue-haired HR girl giving you shit because you made a light-hearted comment that the other blue-haired co-worker of yours didnât enjoy.
Getting told to take your work laptop home on the weekend to âstay-up-to-dateâ and other bullshit.
âŚAll things of the past.
If you can just figure out how to make a living on the Internet.
Your mind knows this and the pain of potentially having to go back to your old life brings subconscious dread.
You begin finding solutions.
Executing on ideas.
Partying just a bit less than youâre first month in paradise because you donât want the joy-ride to come to an end.
A few months later and the money starts to trickle in. You get your first sale or your first client.
Your small success pushes you further.
A few months later, youâre making $500 or so bucks a month. Still eating away at your savings, but making progress.
By the six-months mark, youâre making a few grand a month.
A year later, youâve completely replaced your old salary and are actually saving money now.
While living a damn good life south of the borderâŚno feminist HR freaks nagging you at every turn.
The Only Wayâ˘
I havenât had a âjobâ since 2014.
Most of my friends who are âOGâ travelers havenât had a job in years, either.
Weâve all been doing this for years.
Why?
Because we knew exactly what we wanted, we âburned the shipsâ completely, and then made things work.
When you have no other options, you make things work.
Sinple đĽ
Sadly, my friend isnât taking action.
Heâs still meandering around, trying to find a remote job, hoping itâll give him the lifestyle he desires.
I truly hope it does, but Iâm doubtful.
Because when your back is up against the wall and itâs time to make a massive changeâŚ
Cutting the cord is the only way forward.
Itâs what I tell everyone on Twitter when they ask me these types of questions too. Because itâs truly:
The Only Wayâ˘