How Much Do You Really Need?

June 22, 2011 By 10 Comments

You should ask yourself this on a daily basis — “How much do I really need?”

I’ll give you a hint: you don’t need much. You don’t need a fancy car, you don’t need that kick-ass apartment, you don’t need that new smartphone. You don’t need much, my friend.

Here’s what I think you need to live a fantastic life: good food, good shelter (while you don’t need an awesome place, at least get something that feels like home), fantastic relationships with people you love, work that fulfills you, and a good set of habits (like the habit of being a good, kind person).

That’s it. You don’t really need anything else.

How Much Do You Really Need?

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Total Self-Improvement: How to Become a Complete Human

January 20, 2011 By 20 Comments

I’ve always tried to be great at everything I’ve put my mind to. School, athletics, even writing this blog – I’ve always tried to reach my best, in every facet of my life.

Why? I believe in becoming a complete human being. One that has strengths in every area, and weaknesses in as few as possible.

Becoming a complete human is the end of all self-improvement. It is the goal that we are always striving for – to become a balanced, good person across every aspect of our lives. A true jack-of-all-trades or the archetypal Renaissance man is what I’ve tried to become – and I think everyone in the self-improvement game will trend towards becoming one themselves. It’s part of the natural process.

Becoming a complete human being requires being very good in every ‘sphere’ of life – it requires having integrity and being an honest person; having diverse knowledge of a wide range of subjects; being in excellent shape; having solid relationships with yourself, family, and friends; having a career that you enjoy; having hobbies and skills that you practice regularly and are competent at; and being able to maintain a life of balance.

I don’t think that there can be anything more rewarding than becoming a complete human being. Being the total package allows you to have the broadest experience of life possible – something I think is very valuable. Being complete also makes you a very strong, competent individual – being so good in every part of your life will prevent a total breakdown should something go wrong in one part of your life. In essence, your mental well-being is not predicated upon just one ‘sphere’ of your life – rather, it is broken up into every part of your life, leading to flexibility and mental fortitude.

Let’s break all the different spheres of living down, one by one.

Total Self-Improvement: How to Become a Complete Human
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Under New Ownership & Special Offer:

May 16, 2010 By 30 Comments

2 Online Passive Income Ebooks for the Price of One!

Hello, my name is Adam O’Connor and I am very happy to announce that I am the proud new owner of Pluginid.com. Our current cracker jack team consists of Bud Hennekes who will contine to write those amazing, thought-provoking posts, Glen Allsopp who will be on board to offer email support for Cloud Living, and myself who will be teaching you how I  have generated a 5-figure monthly passive income online for over 6 years now.

A bit about me…

I am a 33-year-old Southern California native (duuuude!!!) and I live there with my wife, daughter and newborn son.   No, my hair is not bleach-blonde and I don’t surf everyday.  In fact, I  haven’t surfed in years.  I do like to lift weights, make money online, read books on Catholic Apologetics, and I am very active in teaching the Catholic faith to adults and participating in the many rich and beautiful, traditional devotions in my local parish.

I am also an Internet Entreprenuer by day.  My wife and I have been developing niche content, ecommerce, affiliate/AdSense and small business websites since 2002 and have been earning a nice, 5-figure monthly passive income from the Internet for many years.  Last year we sold 39 of our AdSense/Affiliates sites to streamline our business so we could put more time, energy and focus into a handful of sites rather than trying to manage the 50 we had.  We also went looking to buy a few new website properties.  I found pluginid.com in April 2010 and quickly realized that it would be the perfect opportunity to do what has been a great desire of mine for years…  Teach and share what I know about generating passive income online.  So, very shortly, I plan to begin posting and offering new tools on the site on generating online passive income, buying and selling passive income sites and fixing/flipping them as well.  I absolutely love what I do and want to share that and help people make the leap to earning a nice income from niche affiliate minisites, blogs, etc.

And now for the special offer part of this post… for the next 15 days

We are offering these two Online Passive Income ebook Guides for the price of one:

Cloud Living and Online Reputation Management

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How I Made $20,000 in 4 Months…At 17

September 7, 2009 By 35 Comments

I’ve been building websites since I was 15 and have had far more unsuccessful ventures than successful ones. My failures don’t really bother me, though, as I believe they were necessary and helped me to get to the great position I now find myself in. This position is one with both financial abundance and an excellent lifestyle.

I only quit my job 7 months ago, but have been making money online for over 4 years. These days, I sell products: both my own and for others. In the past, however, I didn’t used to sell products. Instead, I sold myself.

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How I Left the Rat Race (And You Can Too)

June 1, 2009 By 43 Comments

I’m a 20 year old college drop-out expected to make around $15,000 this month. There, I said it. I wanted to get all the ego bullsh*t out of the way so we can get onto the real content. This is not a post for me to brag, far from it. Instead, it is a post to help people see what is possible, and hopefully allow you to follow in my footsteps.

What I’m going to share with you today is a guide that my best (real life) friends have used to add hundreds of dollars per month to their income. Online strangers have used this guide to feed their families and anyone who follows it can apply the steps to help them leave the rat race.

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