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The Art of Nonconformity
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Unconventional Strategies for Life, Work, and Travel
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Welcome, New Readers (What AONC Is All About)

Awesome people for The $100 Startup event San Francisco, Tuesday, May 29th *** Greetings from Santa Cruz, California—soon heading down to Los Angeles for a book reading party at Vroman’s bookst...

1 day ago

Adventures in Travel Hacking

Greetings from LHR Terminal 3, soon to be departing to San Francisco after a weekend in London for the U.K. launch of The $100 Startup. *** We’ve had a lot of new readers join our community ove...

4 days ago 1 person likes this

UK Arrival and Book Launch Party: Friday Night, 7pm

Greetings from London’s Heathrow airport. I’ve just arrived from JFK for a quick visit to meet readers as we debut The $100 Startup here in the UK. If you’re around, I hope to see y...

24 may 12

The Decision to Go (Also known as “Now Is the Time!”)

Greetings, friends and readers. This week I’ll be in Milwaukee and Columbus, then flying over to London for the first international stop of the new tour. I hope to see many of you on the road! ...

21 may 12

Report from the Road

Greetings, friends and readers. I’ve been on the road for 10 days, meeting people in 7 cities and counting so far. We kicked things off in New York City with a great crowd. The next day I rode ...

18 may 12

The Lesson of Skill Transformation (Also known as “You’re Good at Many Things”)

One week down, many weeks to go. I’ve met 700 people on the $100 Startup tour so far, and looking forward to seeing many more. This week: Chapel Hill, Atlanta, Miami, Houston, and Denver. Tour ...

14 may 12

The Lesson of Convergence (Also known as “How to Change the World”)

The book is out, and I’m on the road! The launch party in New York was extremely fun. Last night I was in Boston at the Harvard Coop, and tonight I’m heading down to Washington, DC. We...

10 may 12

The $100 Startup Is Live!

Greetings from midtown Manhattan, where a large amount of coffee is about to be consumed in a corner room at the Doubletree hotel. Today is the day. After three years of research and writing, it̵...

08 may 12

Beginnings, Process, and the Calm Before the Storm

Greetings from East 42nd Street in New York City. I’m here to begin a new journey as The $100 Startup goes out to the world tomorrow. Here are a few notes on the early beginnings. *** It all st...

07 may 12

Professional Listening

If you’re trying to figure out what you’re good at, or trying to start a business for the first time, there’s a simple strategy that will help. Start by listening. Pay attention to ...

03 may 12 2 people like this

A Two-Minute Book Trailer and The Story of Freedom

Over the past six months, my video mastermind Wes Wages has been traveling the country on behalf of The $100 Startup. Along the way he met with several of the people in the book to document their sto...

30 apr 12

It’s Not the Process, It’s Not the End Result, It’s the Act of Making Things

We all know there is a problem in focusing entirely on the end result. When you reach the end, what comes next? What if the end wasn’t what you really wanted? That’s why you have to love ...

26 apr 12 1 person likes this

How to Go Everywhere

“I haven’t been everywhere yet, but it’s on my list.” -Susan Sontag Over the past seven years, I’ve been traveling to everywhere: all 193 countries, and plenty of other places along...

23 apr 12

Cycling Before Dawn: Notes on Crossfit, Consciousness, and Comparisons

Home for a month before setting out on a new adventure, I resolve to make some changes in my life. It starts with exercise. I’m a committed runner, a casual yogi, a beginning swimmer, and every...

19 apr 12 1 person likes this

The $100 Startup Mega-Sale (Buy the book now, get… everything)

UPDATE: This sale is now over. Thanks for your support and I’ll see you at the launch! You can still pre-order direct from Amazon or your local bookstore. *** *** *** In just a few more weeks, ...

17 apr 12

Thelonious Monk and the Search for Value

A long time ago, I was a jazz musician. I listened to Thelonious Monk and Bill Evans. I loved what they had done for the jazz world, and for the joy of music in general. If only I practiced or memori...

12 apr 12 1 person likes this

34 Things I’ve Learned About Life and Adventure

Want to become wiser? It’s fairly simple and closely resembles Brian Tracey’s formula for being luckier: “Luck is quite predictable. To have more luck, take more chances.” To become wiser...

09 apr 12 2 people like this

Gratitude, 4 Years, and 2 Birthdays

Four years ago I started the AONC site, and my biggest fear was that I’d get bored with it. I was worried because that’s what I had done any number of times before. I’d build a busi...

06 apr 12

22 Tour Dates + 100 Free Books: Early Copies of The $100 Startup Are In!

The UPS guy dropped off a big box the other day, and for once it wasn’t an Amazon Prime shipment of cat food and paper towels. This time it was the early shipment of my first advance copies of ...

02 apr 12

The Reward for Conformity

“The reward for conformity,” Rita Mae Brown said, “is that everyone likes you but yourself.” Thankfully, it’s not always quite that bad. Things are super busy here at Wo...

30 mar 12 2 people like this

Some Things You Can Do Right Now to Change Your Life

Happy with your life? Everything’s perfect? That’s great. This post is not for you. Everyone else, keep reading. There are two popular theories of change-making: #1. Make small and increm...

27 mar 12 2 people like this

Where Is Your Security?

The Olympics are in London this year, but in the U.S. we’re gearing up for our own non-stop spectator sport. It’s a lot like a reality show, complete with advertising and corporate sponso...

22 mar 12

Getting to Ashgabat

I often think in airport codes, and I know at least a couple hundred of them by memory. Name an airport, even a fairly obscure one, and there’s a good chance I know its shorthand. But even I wa...

19 mar 12

There’s A Letter You Need To Write

Dear Reader, I found these letters in a beautiful book based off this website. There are a variety of stories expressed in the letters, some hopeful and some painful. I thought I’d share a few ...

15 mar 12

On the Road Again: Austin to Turkmenistan

Greetings from Austin, Texas. Later today I’ll be presenting the first public debut of The $100 Startup here at the SXSW Interactive Festival. If you’re around, drop by Convention Center ...

12 mar 12

The One-Page Career Cheat Sheet

Are you happy in your job? This fun resource—a one-page, “career cheat sheet”—from Sarah K. Peck can help you think through the question in a structured way. Sarah published this chart la...

08 mar 12 1 person likes this

Announcing The $100 Startup (Also: Where should we go on book tour?)

Greetings Friends, Readers, and Awesome People of AONC, Today I’m excited to announce the upcoming launch of my new book, THE $100 STARTUP. This has been a labor of love for a long time, and I&...

05 mar 12

Warning Signs

People will take over your life if you let them. How do they do it? Step 1: They begin by taking over your time. “This will only take a minute…” “Can we have a quick call to discuss…” “We’d like to g...

01 mar 12

Runway Running

When I boarded the flight to Nauru, I felt like I was going into exile. The airline that flies to Nauru is called “Our Airline,” which could go down as the most comical airline name I’ve ever h...

27 feb 12

How to Write a Book

Most important: to write a good book, you need a good idea. No one wants to read a book without an idea, no matter how well written it may be. Always start with something to say. But let’s look...

23 feb 12

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