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Apologies for those who were trying to view Plugin ID or post comments on the site in the past couple of days or so. Our site had technical problems. I took a short vacation with my family and I think the server tagged along without me knowing.

But no worries. We’re back online.

Please let everyone know that we’re back up. And please take time to read our latest posts from two of our readers - 5 Ways to Motivate Yourself by M. Farouk Radwan and Dealing with Negative People by Anne Lyken-Garner. Interesting reads for all of you.

The Self Development Conundrum (and My Mission)

Here’s the problem with self-development as a quote-unquote “industry”: the entire success of the “business model” depends on people being stuck and not making any progress whatsoever. That means that, to sell more books/ebooks/courses/seminars/coaching sessions, people have to remain ‘stuck’ and never feel totally ‘developed’ to the point where they can get rid of personal development material completely.

So what happens? The self-development gurus of the world promise more, more, more, more, and more. They come out with new seminars full of “groundbreaking” new ideas that are going to blow your mind and make you into a successful, rich, attractive, smart, savvy, and fun person. They launch their new books that are based on the ideas in their seminars, so people who can’t afford the $500+ price tag to attend the seminars can still get the ideas in book form (and so the author can get on the New York Times Bestseller list). And then there are the people who have their own websites and blogs, and peddle their wisdom there, selling ebooks, one-on-one coaching, and e-courses. They’re rolling out new courses and books at least once a year too. If you add up all the self-development “gurus” and combine all their products, you have a truly giant mass of information that you can use to become that successful, rich, attractive person that gets renewed each year.

The Self Development Conundrum (and My Mission)

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Reality Switch Launches in 24 Hours

As you may have seen me mention in blog posts now and then, I’ve spent the last 2 months working very hard on a new eBook: Reality Switch. After Cloud Living, I honestly thought it would be years before I wrote anything again due to the work and time commitment necessary, but something about Reality Switch was different.

You see, Cloud Living is very straightforward and to the point about making money online. It gives the exact steps I have used to be living in Amsterdam right now with no job. That’s exactly why I created it. However, there are two problems with this being our only product: not everyone wants to make money online, and not everyone who does will take action.

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My Gadget-Packed Location Independent Luggage

The time has finally come. Tomorrow, I get on a 14-hour ferry journey (yes, really 14 hours) to Amsterdam which marks the beginning of my new lifestyle. Thanks to Cloud Living, I can now live pretty much anywhere I want, for as long as I want, and not have to worry about finding a job or cheap destinations.

Amsterdam is just the first in over 10 planned destinations which will see me visit 3 continents. From there, my plan is to start a ‘home’ in the place that I like the best. I will then use that is my base to continue travelling. I will be with one of my best friends for the first 3 months of the journey, but the rest is just me on my own.

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Thank You For Subscribing

Thank you for subscribing to the 8 Principles of Success E-mail Course. I appreciate if you send me any Feedback (raquel@pluginid.com) about this course as you read through it. They may sound basic, but I believe just by sticking with these principles we will get the sense of success just willing to break for us.

Raquel