Hey-hey! Shaggy Eells here.
Usually I am somewhere in the USA living in my van.
My Story
My journey became interesting when I read the 4-Hour Work Week, moved into my car, and then traveled the world for 1,364 consecutive days.
But I skipped a ton of steps, so let’s take a step back first. Because it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows.
The first major lifestyle upgrade I figured out was switching to a virtual academy in my junior year of high school. This allowed me to work 5-6 days a week from May until October. Then I would ski 100+ days a year in Tahoe California.
Not to mention, I was able to graduate high school early and go straight to college, allowing me to finish college 1 year ahead in 2019.
When I was almost done with college, I read the 4-Hour Work Week.
“What in the f*ck?!” was my first thought.
I had never even considered the possibility that office workers could travel full-time. Before this, I always imagined working from a computer to be the most boring form of work imaginable and something I would never do.
Welp, as soon as I graduated from College, I moved into my car and got my first freelance copywriting client. Then I built out my van and started traveling all over North America!
What a dream! I couldn’t believe it was actually working. And naturally, there were a million difficult parts and setbacks along the way, but let’s not ruin an exciting story with reality.
Anywho, I traveled every single day for 1,364 consecutive days and then came to Salt Lake City Utah to start an events company.
The problem is that I ran out of money while building this company……..
Twice.
After hosting events for 26 months and losing $22k, I started to consider other companies to start.
One of my best friends, Cole asked me to start a Christmas light installation business with him and I was all in!
The Christmas light installation business generated $52.5k in revenue it’s first year, so I once again had some money in my pocket. We plan to continue doing it for years to come.
Now I am figuring out the next business to start =D
Life Vision
For me, life is about the balance of joyfulness and fulfillment. I want to spend every day working on my own remote businesses and skiing. The point is to spend as little time as possible on things that I hate or make me miserable.
I am going to live until 2117, continuously create and own cool businesses, go skiing, and travel to every damn place technology allows me to go.