Nobody feels motivated every time they skate. That might sound obvious but it took me a long time to really internalize what it meant. I grew up thinking that the days I…
Consistency Over Motivation: A Lesson I Learned on a Skateboard Read Post »
I’ve been skating since I was a kid in Seattle and building businesses since I was in my twenties in Los Angeles. For most of that time I thought of them as…
Why Learning a New Trick and Launching a New Store Feel Exactly the Same Read Post »
I learned how to fall before I learned how to land anything. That’s not a metaphor. In skateboarding, learning how to fall safely is genuinely one of the first things you develop…
What Skateboarding Taught Me About Failing Forward in Business Read Post »
I left Los Angeles in 2016 with no fixed destination and a laptop. I’d been running ecommerce businesses through Ecommerce Paradise well enough to untether myself from a physical location, and Southeast…
Bali vs Other Southeast Asia Digital Nomad Hubs and Why I Keep Coming Back Read Post »
The visa situation in Bali is one of those topics where bad information is everywhere and the consequences of acting on it can be genuinely serious. I’ve been based in Bali since…
The Visa Situation in Bali and What I’ve Learned Living Here as an American Read Post »
Fair warning: my schedule is going to sound strange to most people. I stay up all night and sleep through the morning. My workday starts when most of Bali is eating dinner.…
What a Typical Workday Looks Like When You Run Businesses from Bali Read Post »
Every few months someone asks me what it actually costs to live in Bali. Not the fantasy version. Not the “I spent $800 a month eating street food and staying in a…
The Real Cost of Living in Bali as a Digital Nomad in 2026 Read Post »
I grew up in Seattle. Went to college in Los Angeles. Spent most of my adult life in Southern California building businesses, chasing the next thing, operating with the kind of relentless…
How I Navigate a Cross-Cultural Relationship as an Expat in Southeast Asia Read Post »
Everyone has a Bali fantasy. The Instagram version: a infinity pool overlooking rice terraces, a laptop open to a Shopify dashboard showing six figures, a smoothie bowl, golden hour light. It’s everywhere…
Why I Chose Bali as My Base and What Nobody Tells You Before You Move Read Post »
I currently run multiple businesses from a laptop in Bali. Ecommerce Paradise is an education and services platform teaching high-ticket dropshipping. Electric Bikes Paradise is an active ecommerce store selling electric bikes,…
What Running Multiple Online Businesses at Once Has Taught Me About Focus Read Post »
