It’s Time for a New Face, and a New Journey
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January 27th, 2010 / 
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I’ve been wondering how to write this post for almost three months now. There is something important that I want to say to you all, but I also want to say “Hey, stay, keep reading” after I’ve said it, because I have a lot of things I want to explain. I try not to ramble in my posts, so I’ll just come out and say it: I’m no longer the owner of PluginID.
Don’t be too alarmed though; I haven’t owned the site for three months, and not much has changed around here. A product has been launched, posts have been written and I’m still far too active on Twitter.
However, I no longer pull the strings. This means that I am going to be writing less frequently and I will no longer refer to myself as the owner of the site. For now, the only decent blog I actually own, is ViperChill.
Despite the change of ownership, very little is going to change here at PluginID. The new owner is actually a close friend of mine, and someone I’ve known for many years. This was not about the money, but all about a new vision (which I explain further down). I won’t reveal exactly how much I was paid for the site, but in an effort to keep the transparency I’m known for, let’s just say it was a mid five-figure deal.
Why The Change?
Stepping back a little from this site has been on my mind for quite a while. The main reason for the change is that I feel like I have already accomplished my main goal which was to document my personal growth in different aspects of life. In the last 19 months since writing here, I have:
- Quit my day job
- Started making a living for myself online
- Setup monthly payments to two children in Vietnam so they can go to school
- Been featured in the UK’s 2nd biggest newspaper
- Continued to travel the world with the chance to stay anywhere with an internet connection
When I started the site, not much was going right for me in life. Now, just over a year and a half later, I feel like I’m exactly where I want to be, and doing exactly what I want to do. In other words, I really love my life right now.
I have made it my mission to share as many lessons as I can on my personal journey, I’ve just achieved things in far less time than I expected.
My other reason for handing over the reigns of this site is simply the time that running a large community consumes. If I allowed it, running PluginID could take up my entire day. I decided for 2010 that I want to massively cut down on the number of projects I’m invested in; it just so happened that the “next step” for PluginID aligned with someone wanting to buy the site.
A New Face, and A New Journey
As I have said from the start, PluginID was always my place to document my struggles, goals, and achievements. Right now, I feel like I’m coming to a point in my life where I’m very content with my situation, and most of my goals aren’t going to be shared by the average person. At least, not right now.
PluginID is one of the few blogs online that has never accepted guest posts. My reason behind this was so that an audience could get used to someone new in the field (me) and it would give me a chance to make my mark. I’m still not a fan of accepting guest posts, but I am a fan of following a new journey, a new mission, and learning some lessons.
From February 1st, Bud Hennekes (yep, the guy that wrote this awesome post) will be in charge of 90% of the content written for this site. I’ve been a fan of Bud for years and reached out to him a few months ago when I wanted to create another product. I believe he is the perfect fit for the site, and his situation in life right now is scarily similar to the position I was in when I started PluginID.
Just to be clear, Bud is not the new owner but will be writing most of the content for the site and will be working closely with myself and my friend (the new owner).
What I’m Doing Now
I actually have quite a surprise in store for you guys that may annoy or surprise some people. Although I have loved travelling for the last few months and will continue to for quite a while yet, I have decided to look closely at my next challenge in life and decide what the sensible action to take is.
Now that I’ve leaped over some massive hurdles – such as making enough money online to support my lifestyle – I have a few more that I want to jump. The first, is to make enough money so that my brother and sister have no financial issues for a good few years. Ideally, by the date I’ve scheduled for myself, I want to give each of them at least $100,000.
Outside of home, my longer-term life plan is to open a school in a less-privileged country such as Thailand or Vietnam. This is something I wrote about on the first ever post here and I still believe I can make that a reality. Finally, my biggest goal (and the one I dislike talking about for some reason), is to own (not run) a nightclub. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for the last four years and is still a dream of mine.
Although it’s probably not something that makes a lot of financial sense ;).
Because I have such big goals, I think it’s best that I spend some time in one place to help me reach them. Travelling the world has many advantages, but I don’t find productivity to be one of them. I have decided to move back to Cape Town, South Africa for at least a year to make my next dreams a reality. I know South Africa well and there are at least 30 people there who I call close friends, so it will be a nice place for me to stay while I write the next chapter of my life.
Of Course, a Massive Thank You!
I have been delaying the writing of this article for way too long but eventually decided I just need to be honest with you guys, and then let whatever happens happen. I have tried to say what I’ve said here without losing any of you as friends, readers, or subscribers. I’m sure what I’m saying here is going to disappoint a lot of people, but I hope that you all understand my decisions.
I also hope that you will all stick around for Bud’s content (there’s some great stuff ready to go live) and I can’t wait to interact with you all after I write an update here in a few months with how things are going. I could go on and on about the individuals I want to thank, but I would only end up missing someone out and feeling bad.
So, as the most genuine words I’m ever going to write, I want to say: thank you! Readers, bloggers, commenters, haters, linkers, emailers. You name it. Thank you.
I have changed more as a person in this last year and a half than I could ever imagine, and a lot of that is down to communicating you awesome people on a daily basis.
From here, I’m personally very excited to watch Bud’s own journey unfold and see what he achieves along the way. It has been a great ride, and I appreciate you sharing it with me.
If you want to keep in touch with me in other forms, you can add me on Facebook or follow me on Twitter.
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Congrats man, and thanks for everything you wrote here. You have provided a lot of inspiration to me and I’m already following you on viperchill. Enjoy your new life.
Oscar
Thanks Oscar,
It has been awesome getting to know you through the site (and now our awesome (
) skype conversations).
I appreciate your support!
Hey Oscar!I hope you don’t head out just yet.. I have a lot of things to share with the audience of PluginID so I hope you still stick around. This year you will be huge for you man. I can feel it.
Absolutely Bud! I’m looking forward to see what’s coming up next here.
Part of personal development is evolving into something new, moving on to new projects. A metamorphosis so to speak. Look forward to connecting when you’re back in Cape Town
Absolutely,
This move has huge for potential not only for Glen but for myself as well. I’m excited and committed to doing the best I can.
Hey Rafiq,
Good to see you over here, and definitely agree with what you have to say.
I’ll be in touch when I’m back!
- Glen
Hey Glen!
Very well written. You have great skills as a writer and I’ve enjoyed your posts and lessons! Hope to continue to keep learning from you for a long long time
All the best with your future projects!
Thanks buddy, you know I hated writing this one.
Diggy, It’s safe to say we’ve both learned a lot from Glen man. As with Oscar, I know this year is going to be HUGE for you. Glad to be able to call you my friend.
Hey Bud!
Thanks for the kind words! It’s going to be HUGE for you too
Peace bro
Farewell Glen,
It is a bit sad to see you go. PluginID.com was the first of your websites/blogs I stumbled upon and through PluginID.com and your other ventures I have learned so much in such little time.
I look forward to seeing what Bud has in store for us all and I guess we’ll still see you around the ViperChill side of life.
Cheerio,
Sam
P.S: I hope my 30min Skype session from the purchase of Reality Switch hasn’t expired? :-S
Nope.
If you were one of the first 50 buyers, it’s still yours.
Thanks for the kind words Samuel.
I will be checking in here now and then to give some updates.
Samuel,
Glen has taught me a lot through this blog as well. It was one of the first blogs I began reading on a regular basis. I hope you will give me a chance and stick around for what’s in store.
i hear stones is selling franchises
inspiring how you did this and came out with the whole thing.
respect to bud.
and to you glenzo!!
keep it unreals.
alex – unleashreality
Aaah, this again?
Cheers Ally, see you soon!
Thanks bro. Still waiting for Unleash Reality to take over the blogging world.
Congratulations and bravo! I can understand why this would have weighed heavily on you, goodbyes are difficult things at the best of times, but extricating yourself from such a big thing as this must have made it so much harder. I think you handled it beautifully.
Best of luck in your new ventures, and best of luck to PluginID for the future too!
Thanks Emma,
It was awesome meeting you and I hope you keep in touch
I can’t wait to see what you do in 2010!
Good move Glen.
From what I gathered over the past few months It kinda looked like your brand was split in two – between viperchill and PluginID
Wouldn’t it be epic if this site kept changing hands every 2 years or so with someone just starting out on their personal development journey.
People can say all they want about Glen, but when all is said and done he lives by his principles. That’s why I have such tremendous respect for him. Who knows Anthony.. maybe in two years that will be you
I pity that I found this blog only recently. On the other hand, knowing that you are going to continue the awesome Viper Chill is fine.
Big welcomes to Bud!
I hope you can stick around Tom. You won’t be disappointed.
I am really happy that you are doing what is right for you Glen and I look forward to hearing more from Bud.
Your blogs / posts / ebooks got me on the road with my own blogging journey and although I don’t know you very well, I am very grateful for your help with that Glen … it has made a massive difference to my life.
Look forward to continuing to follow your journey at Viperchill and THANKS for everything you have done here.
Jen
That’s fantastic to hear Jen. Glen has changed my life as well. I promise not to let you down.
Glen,
Rock on, my friend! The future is bright and you ARE creating it! I wish you much success on this new journey…
And to Bud…may you continue to grow what Glen created here!
My best to both of you on all the endeavors in front of you!
Thanks Lance for your kind words. That’s the plan.
Best of luck Glen – seems perfectly reasonable to want to do something different now that you’ve achieved so much with this site – very interested to hear how your ambitious plans go so hope you will return here now and again to give us an update!
Hey Milo,
Thanks buddy!
I really wasn’t sure how people were going to react, but I love the support here.
I’ve been reading this blog on and off for six months, but you always kept me curious enough to keep coming up. Love your articles at ViperChill.
Keep up the great work!
. Testing a couple of things right now.
p.s.$100k? You should share how you plan on doing it, if you don’t mind; I want $100k for myself
There is no doubt about me coming back and giving some updates Moon.
I appreciate your support
Wow, massive move. Personally, I don’t think I could sell something I’ve worked so hard on. I’d prefer to keep it alive myself (probably my perfectionist side which doesn’t think someone else could be as dedicated to my project as me). :p
Good luck with your future projects!
Thanks Craig,
I can understand that point of view as well. I would rather have the site grow and flourish than stagnate, no matter how much work I have put in.
Good luck to you too!
Remember the only time you sold this site before this…
Hope you are right.
Hope Bud won’t disappoint.
But.
I’ll do my best.
Hi Glen,
I have love your articles over here and I have been following you closely for months. It is sad to see you go over at PluginID but I will continue to follow you over at ViperChill (I’m looking out for that $1,000,000 project of yours).
Cheers,
Vincent
Don’t leave just yet Vincent.
Congratulations to both of you Glen and Bud. I think this news sounds excellent!
I always have admired you Sean. Your way with words is unparalleled.
Good for you for doing something new! And great for Bud for working on this and keeping this great site going. Looking forward to following you both on your awesome journeys!
Best of luck, Glen! Don’t worry, I’m staying subscribed. Hm, maybe I could guest post here now…
+ 1. Bud you know where to find me
I can confirm there won’t be any changes when it comes to guest posts.
Obligatory wink:
I really like chocolate
Sad to see you go Glen. It’s been a great “ride”. All the best to you in the future. Take care.
Ben: Loved your last post. I am excited to see what you have to offer in the future.
- Richard
Thank you Richard.
Glen,
Feels sad that you are leaving this blog. At the same time, I can understand the reason behind it. Will follow you at Viperchill.
I will stay subscribed to PluginID. I’m sure your friend, Bud (a friend to all PluginID readers now), will do a great job maintaining this blog.
Good luck Glen and also to you, Bud.
- Ramkarthik
Glad to meet you mate. Looking forward to the year!
No worries about your goal to own a nightclub. A goal of mine is to own a lan gaming center.
I’m still following both VC and PluginID. All is good here.
Hey Glen and Bud,
I wanted to say that I starting reading this blog back when it started and that Glen has helped me to change my life and make some really huge changes. I was even the 2nd person to buy the new project.
Which I still need to finish. I can also remember when Bud started commenting on the posts. I can’t think of anything more inspirational then seeing Glen hand over the writing to a new face. I have nothing but happiness for you both and will continue to follow both you and grow along with you. Best of luck to you both.
Jeff
Look forward to seeing you around man!
I’m looking forward to seeing more from both Bud on here and Glen on ViperChill. I’ll be sticking around
Farewell my friend. I salute and respect your decision and thank you for your honesty and integrity. Changing direction is what spices up our life’s journey, doesn’t it?
You are and will always be an inspiration and a source to go to when an emotional “boost” is needed. Just one question: How will you keep in touch with us, your readers…?
Will I keep reading PluginID, you bet I will. You have created an amazing site that it’s worth much, much more than the $$$ you got paid for and I’m sure the quality of it will keep being top notch.
The goal of helping your sister and brother financially and building a school speaks a lot of the kind of person you are. People like you are the ones desperately needed in this wonderful world of ours. People who want to have fun (nothing wrong with that), live life to the fullest and leave a long lasting impression in this world.
I salute you my friend and mentor.
I raise a glass of water (sorry have no whiskey handy) to make a toast to you and your wonderful goals which I have no doubt in my mind will become a reality.
Cheers,
A
Glen and I will be keeping in close contact, he is not falling off the earth! I definitely recommend you reading Viperchill ( if you’re not already.) As far as PluginID is concerned, he will stop in from time to time. Drop me an email if you have any other questions.
Thanks for stopping by!
Good luck! I hope your dreams come true
Dreams don’t come true.. They are true.
From one great guy to another. You couldn’t have picked a better person, Glen. Bud will definitely rock it.
Congrats, guys.
@Oscar @Diggy: I definitely see guest posts from you guys adding a lot of value.
Thanks Brian,
It has been great connecting with you over the last year and a half
Congrats Glen – I love Bud’s work and agree that he is a perfect fit for PluginID. I’ll miss your posts here, but if you keep bringing the value over at ViperChill, you’ll keep seeing me in your comment section.
Also big ups to Bud for landing the main writing spot here. You’ve earned it, man. Can’t wait to see what you two both produce in the future!
Thanks man. Keep in touch. You ARE destined for great things.
One day… A long looong time from now, maybe I’ll be able to sell my outdoor survival blog for the price of a ski lift ticket, but I’m not holding my breath.
I enjoy it which is really the only reason I will keep at it. By reading you here and at VC I get loads of ideas and great info though, so I’m thinking of starting something much more ambitious soon.
Good luck Glen!
-Romadant
Forget soon.. start now.
Congrats to BOTH of you for these changes in your lives! Progress and opportunity is what it’s all about
Welcome Bud and Sayonara Glen, see you both around on twitter 
Tia @TiaSparkles
Well my brother from another mother I appreciate the offer of the $100k, but put it to building the school, it’s a lot more more worthy.
It seems you’re living a rich and happy life, doing what you want, when you want. Hurrah and best of luck!
All thanks to your book, Tim.
Imagine that for a testimonial
Thank you Tim, it has been awesome connecting with you.
I didn’t start reading this site until after you’d already kind of reached some level of success so I wasn’t along for the journey. I look forward to being here from the beginning with Bud.
Does this mean ABoundlessWorld.com is going away? The two blogs seem too similar to maintain both.
Good question. Obviously as of right now my main focus is PluginID.. however, A Boundless World won’t be gone for good.. I think it might be a good medium when I start my world travels.
The very best of luck in your new adventure Glen. Excellent to hear you setting big goals for yourself – the future belongs to those who dare!
Thanks for all the informative & inspiring posts on your blog – I’m a 39 year old former corporate drone starting out on my own cloud living path so have gotten great inspiration and drive out of your posts and Cloud Living book.
And congrats to Bud – looking forward to the fresh blood at PluginId.
Rod
I’m glad to be here.
Hey Rod,
Great to see you in the comments!
Thanks a lot for the support, I hope your web
projects are coming on nicely
- Glen
I knew this was coming – saw something on Flippa a while back – and all I can say is congratulations on your success here, good luck to Bud for the coming few months and I wish you all the success in the world for Viper Chill.
By the way, if you happen to have a spare 100k lying around after your brother and sister are sorted…..
Cheers for the great content, Glen.
See you over at VC!
Ian
Ian = Best. Spy. Ever
Thanks man! Any spare $100k’s are going to my school, I’m afraid (though I am sure you are fine with that).
Still a year / year and a half till I reach those goals
.
- Glen
I didn’t think my pregnant girlfriend would be happy if I remortgaged to buy PluginID, and so I left it to others more affluent than I!
I guess I can live with you helping out people who really need it.
Only a year and a half, eh? When do you reckon you’ll have your first million?
P.S. You remind me of my cousin. You look similar and you are both awesome at everything you put your mind to because he never gives up either.
Great inspiration for lazy tossers like me!
Ian,
I had always hoped to have my first million in the bank at 21 (I have 14 months to do that). Right now, I honestly can’t predict if I’ll make it. If some things go right, I will. If not, I believe I will come fairly (within 500k) close.
P.S.. I’ve had a few people ask if STEVE PAVLINA is the one who bought PluginID.. THIS IS NOT TRUE.
It will be strange to see you gone. Congratulations though and I know it will turn out well in the end. I bet it was great to meet Steve Pavlina too.
I like the idea of passing down this blog. It can then be continually used to document ones path to success.
Looking forward to reading what you have Bud. Reality Switch is great from what I’ve read so far.
Tony
Thanks man. Glad you like it so far. Feel free to email me if you have any questions.
that’s a noble goal, wish you all the luck with it:)
Thanks and best of luck to you Glenn
…and congrats Bud keep growing my friend 
I’m a little late to the party, but I want to also wish you good luck on your journey, Glen. Your story is a lesson to us all.
And I look forward to following Bud – congratulations on your new gig.
Better late than never eh? Thanks man!
Sad to see you go Glen, I know that Bud will do a great job and PluginID will continue to help people all over the world just like it helped me.
Hey Glen,
I have been following you this blog for a while now. I have total respect for you taking the time to write excellent blog posts. Good luck with your big goals. I’ll be following you on ViperChill.
Good Luck Glen! It’s sad to see you go but I’m so happy for you . Your
post always seem to make me smile though. =D take care
Your comments make me smile, Jen
Thanks for your support!
You’re the friggin man big Glen, and Cloud Living has literally changed my life. Thank you for everything. Keep up your awesomeness!!
Marcus! Congrats on taking the action to change your life
Bud and Glen,
Congrats to you both! I look forward to more of what’s to come from both of you… very inspirational indeed!
Cheers,
Miche
This post was exciting. It’s the first time I’ve seen a personal development writer/blogger hand over the reins to someone else. It’s exciting to watch. Glen, I just wanted to say thank you and wish you good luck. Your posts have always had something interesting to say and I hope you continue making your dreams come true.
And of course, welcome Bud. I look forward to your contributions as well. I’ve read your posts at aboundlessworld (hey, bud what will happen to that one?) and would like to say that while the “voice” of PluginID might change a bit since a different person is writing, I’m confident the quality will still be there.
Glen,
Sorry to see you go. This was your first blog that I stumbled on to. I can’t thank you enough for Cloud Living. While I haven’t had any financial success with it, it opened my mind to a new way of thinking, and has lead me down a different path on online marketing.
Thanks for all your posts on the site and I look forward to following you on your other sites.
Vince
Heya Glen, love your gusto… and like a true leader you communicate honestly and fairly. Thank you for being real.
Bud, I’m looking forward to seeing how you bring this site your personality.
To quote a friend, “you don’t have big shoes to fill, only your own!”
Thanks for the support Caron
Great Leap Glen! I haven’t been online that much recently, but am anticipating a similar online journey in the near future, so will definitely keep an eye on Bud here
and will continue following you on ViperChill…
Glad to hear you’re coming back to Cape Town…
Lots of good fortune to you on your journey and who knows…will maybe even meet you someday…if you have tense shoulders from all the hunching in front of your laptop in awkward positions on your travels, speak to me, that’s what I do…help you destress!!!
Hey Glen,
Was quite meh’d to be reading this haha, but really glad for you. Ever since I started following your site, I have found all of your posts really insightful and inspiring, and I have definitely learnt a lot from you.
It’s great to see you are getting where you want to in life, and I wish you the best
And to Bud, I will definitely be sticking around, looking forward to seeing what you have in store for PluginID
All the best Glen,
-Howie.