The Voluntary Life
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
146 Living In Mexico
13 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is an interview that I did with Kevin Koskella from Freedom Lovin podcast. Kevin and I talk about expat life in Mexico: the pros, cons an...
145 Win-Win Negotiation Part 2: Strength and Value
08 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 in a series on win-win negotiation. This episode explains the process of principled negotiation and answers two key questions for any negotiati...
144 Win-Win Negotiation Part 1: Communication
26 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of a series on win-win negotiation. This episode covers communication as an integral part of negotiation. Jake highlights some useful technique...
143 Breaking From Your Parents: Interview With Daniel Mackler
07 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with Daniel Mackler about his new book Breaking From Your Parents. Daniel talks about why he chose to tackle this taboo subject, based o...
142 Extraordinary Time
01 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with Augusto Pinaud about the concept of Extrodinary Time. Augusto is the author of 10 books including 25 Tips for Productivity. In this...
141 No More Waiting For The Epic Fairy
30 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
"Most people think that they need to be tapped on the shoulder by the Epic Fairy if they ever hope to be epic, or if they're ever going to have the au...
140 A World Of Entrepreneurs
18 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This episode provides some thoughts on common objections to entrepreneurship. Topics covered include: The myth of an entrepreneur "personality type"....
139 How To Build Your Network
06 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about how to develop and strengthen your network of business contacts. The ideas discussed are also relevant for friendships. Topic co...
136 Your Purpose In Life
15 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about identifying your purpose in life. Topics covered include: The concept of Horizons of Focus used in David Allen's "Getting Thing...
135 How Much Is Enough?
05 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about financial freedom and asking oneself the question "how much is enough?" Show Notes Episode 116 (about the 4% rule and financi...
134 Employee Conditioning
26 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The biggest challenge to becoming an entrepreneur is overcoming your conditioning. It's never been a better time to start your own business, yet we ar...
133 Going Minimalist
14 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
An update on my experience of going minimalist. Topics covered: The benefits of minimalism How it feels getting rid of stuff The downside of minimali...
132 Perpetual Travellers Part 4: Interview With Andrew Henderson
03 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew is the founder and host of the Nomad Capitalist website and radio show. In this interview he describes his life as an expat entrepreneur, inclu...
131 Perpetual Travellers Part 3: Interview with David Kahn
26 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
David is an entrepreneur and perpetual traveller. He is the founder of a successful technology consultancy and has been travelling around the world wi...
130 Perpetual Travellers Part 2: Interview With Pete Sisco
25 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Sisco is an entrepreneur, blogger and author of The Freedom App. In this interview, Pete talks about his life as a perpetual traveller includin...
129 Perpetual Travellers Part 1: An Interview With Kevin Koskella
12 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with Kevin Koskella, host of the Freedom Lovin' blog and podcast. Kevin talks about his life as a perpetual traveller. He explains his a...
128 Be More Expansive Than Your Expertise: Interview With Elliott Hulse
09 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is an interview with strength trainer and youtube personality Elliott Hulse. In the interview Elliot talks about his approach to getting ...
127 Porc Therapy Interview: Quitting The Rat Race- In Depth!
29 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie Murphy interviews Jake Desyllas on the Porc Therapy podcast. We talk about different strategies to escape the rat race, including unjobbing,...
126 School Sucks Interview: Tools For A Freed Mind and A Voluntary Life
21 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a recent interview about Getting Things Done that I did on the School Sucks Podcast. The discussion is with Brett Veinotte and here ...
125 Q&A on Four Ways To Quit The Rat Race
14 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The Question and Answer session from my talk about Four Ways To Quit The Rat Race. See Episode 124 for the main talk.
124 Four Ways To Quit The Rat Race
08 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Audio from a presentation given at the 2013 Libertopia conference. The talk explains how I quit the rat race aged 38 and what I have learned about dif...
123 Work Ethic: Good or Bad?
31 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
A podcast mashup with Hannah Braime of Becoming Who You Are and Stephanie Murphy of Porc Therapy.
122 Conscious Entrepreneurship
24 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
An episode about making conscious choices as an entrepreneur.
121 The Big Decisions for Entrepreneurs
16 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Entrepreneurs have to make hundreds of decisions about their businesses every day. It is easy to lose sight of which decisions are the really big one...
120 Eight Tools That Will Free Your Mind
07 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This episode provides an overview of eight tools that can free your mind and massively boost your productivity. One of the things that makes us human...
119 How To Develop Your Wealth Plan
31 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is an interview with Todd Tressider, founder of financialmentor.com. Todd founded Financial Mentor to educate business owners and investo...
118 Decluttering And Community Selling
26 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is an interview with Jorja Leavitt, founder of Sharetown.com. Jorja is an entrepreneur and mother of four, living in Las Vegas. In the in...
117 Freedom Lovin' Interview: Living The Voluntary Life
17 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is an interview of me by Kevin at Freedom Lovin' Podcast. Here’s what we covered: What does freedom mean? Why entrepreneurship is imp...
116 Why Your Gym Membership Is 300 Times More Expensive Than You Think
17 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This episode provides a mind blowing way of thinking about the true cost of your monthly expenses. If you are interested in achieving financial freedo...
115 How To Go Paperless
05 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about how to go paperless and what the benefits are. Topics covered include: How accumulating paper limits your flexibility and freed...
114 Nomad Capitalist Report Interview
26 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a recent interview I did on the Nomad Capitalist Report radio show. The interview is by Andrew Henderson and here's his summary...
113 Freedom From Your Stuff
22 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
An episode about freedom from stuff. Topics covered include: What I learned living from a backpack for 7+ months Why owning stuff is not wealth The h...
112 What Business Should I Start? Part 2: Finding Purpose
13 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
An episode about finding and clarifying the purpose of your business. Why does your business exist? Topics covered include: The limits of "Mission S...
111 Money, Risk and Motivation in Entrepreneurship
05 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
An episode about the financial risks and rewards of entrepreneurship and what they mean for your motivation in starting a business. Here's some harsh ...
110 Who To Start A Business With
29 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about things to consider when choosing co-founders to go into business with. Topics covered include: Do you need co-founders? The adv...
108 Three Ways To Delegate
15 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about three approaches to delegating work within your business. No business can grow unless the founder is able to delegate work to a ...
107 What Kind of Business Should I Start?
09 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
If you want to become an entrepreneur but are not sure what kind of business you would like to start, what framework can you use to help you decide? T...
106 Self-Employed Vs Business Owner
03 May 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the pros and cons of being self-employed vs being a business owner. Both options have advantages and disadvantages, but mixing t...
104 How To Diversify Your Investments
19 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about how to diversify your investments for lower risk and higher return. The issues covered include: The problems with a simple "bu...
103 Everything You Need To Make Long Term Travel Easy
10 Apr 2013
Contributed by Lukas
It has never been easier to live and work abroad. If you are self-employed and work online there is nothing to stop you. Why nor sublet your apartment...
101 How To Dream Big
30 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
An episode about how to use goals and visions to move forward in creating the life you want. Show Notes: Previous Episode on GTD Getting Things Don...
100 Entrepreneurship Part 16: Limited Liability Is Not A Magic Shield
20 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the concept of limited liability and it's role in entrepreneurship. The purpose of the limited liability principle is not to pr...
99 Taking Risks With Money And Business
09 Mar 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This episode discusses the question of risk in investment, speculation and entrepreneurship. When is it a good idea to take risk and when isn't it? I ...
98 Entrepreneurship Part 15: Scaling Your Business
25 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
An episode on how to scale and optimise your business to make more profit and enhance your competitive advantage. The issues covered include: Stand...
97 Entrepreneurship Part 14: Employing People
18 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about employing people as an entrepreneur. Topics covered include: The destructive legacy of the reward and punishment paradigm from ...
96 Entrepreneurship Part 13: IP Is Bad For Business
11 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
An episode about the problems with Intellectual Property, from the perspective of an entrepreneur. I started off thinking that IP is an integral and n...
95 Judd Weiss on Business Relationships Part 2
04 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of an interview with entrepreneur Judd Weiss, talking about business relationships. In this episode Judd talks about: The pitfalls of employin...
94 Judd Weiss On Business Relationships Part 1
03 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of an interview with entrepreneur Judd Weiss, talking about business relationships. In this episode Judd shares his thoughts and experiences ab...
93 About The Voluntary Life Part 2: Empowerment
23 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 in the short series of podcasts about The Voluntary Life. This episode is all about the podcast itself. The podcast comes out once per week a...
92 About The Voluntary Life Part 1: More Free Is More Alive
18 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The first in a series of podcasts introducing The Voluntary Life, both as a concept and as a podcast. This episode explains the concept of living a 'v...
91 Entrepreneurship Part 12: JFDI
10 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
A podcast about how to overcome indecision, paralysis and procrastination about entrepreneurship and JFDI (Just F-ing Do It). There are some objective...
90 Rational Optimism Vs Doom Porn
31 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
A message of optimism. Happy New Year! Show Notes: The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley Article on the recent massive dec...
88 Why I Feared The Free Market
23 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Some thoughts on what it is that frightens people about the free market, based on my own experience. The fear of the market is often expressed in very...
87 An Expat Entrepreneur In Chile
13 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is an interview with Edwin, an expat entrepreneur in Chile. Edwin talks about his experience on an entrepreneurship visa in Chile and sha...
86 Teaching Entrepreneurship to Kids: An Interview with Eduardo Marty
03 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with Eduardo Marty, who founded Junior Achievement in Argentina and in many other Latin American countries. Junior Achievement is a char...
85 Freedom From Intellectual Heroes
27 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about gaining freedom from intellectual heroes. I share some thoughts about how to extract the best ideas from thinkers that you admir...
84 Interview With Joel Bowman
20 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is an interview with Joel Bowman, the managing editor of The Daily Reckoning e-newsletter email and former managing editor of the Rude Aw...
83 Introduction to Investing
11 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode covers a lot of questions I faced getting started in investing as a private investor and my own experience in tackling these questions: ...
82 Savings Vs Wage Slavery
31 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about saving money and it's relationship with freedom. Many people are trapped in a "wage slavery" lifestyle, living from month to m...
81 Freedom From Debt
22 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the freedom that comes from getting out of debt. We live in a time when being in debt is the norm in our society. The basis of...
80 Financial Freedom Milestones
16 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a about the significant milestones along the way towards achieving financial freedom. In my opinion, reaching each of these milestones...
79 Entrepreneurship Part 11: Free Your Ass And Your Mind Will Follow
15 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the entrepreneurial mindset. What kind of thinking do you need to be an entrepreneur? More importantly, how will doing entrepren...
78 Entrepreneurship Part 10: Going Into Business With Others
15 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the issue of shared ownership in business. It covers key questions that anyone considering going into business with others will ...
76 The Permanent Portfolio: Author Interview With Craig Rowland
24 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is an interview with Craig Rowland, who is the co-author of a new book called The Permanent Portfolio: Harry Browne's Long-Term Investm...
77 Internationalising Yourself
24 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode discusses ways in which you can overcome the limitations of the country in which you happen to have been born and, as much as possible, l...
75 The Most Advanced Democracy On Earth (Probably Not What You Think)
10 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the most advanced democracy on earth. It is about the most effective system we have for letting everyone have their say, working...
74 City Air Makes You Free
06 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about where you choose to live and the impact that this choice can have on your level of freedom. Many people who have written about p...
73 A Review of The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss
28 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a review of the book "The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich" by Tim Ferriss. It is a skype conversatio...
72 How You Can Help End Poverty
20 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about how you as an individual can help alleviate poverty in a non-political, principled way. It's an economic view of how you can red...
71 Computer Security and Privacy For Everyone
15 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is an interview with Kristov, an application security specialist, about what kind of measures individuals can take to ensure a level of s...
70 Becoming Who You Are Interview Part 2
07 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The second part of the interview from the Becoming Who You Are Podcast. We talk about a whole range of topics including: The fear of criticism that c...
69 Inflation: The Hidden Tax
01 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is an interview with Marc de Mesel, who was previously on the show talking about investing in Europe. Marc runs a blog on investing in E...
68 Becoming Who You Are Interview Part 1
24 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This is a repost of the latest Becoming Who You Are Podcast, where I was interviewed by the lovely host of BWYA, my partner Hannah. In Part 1 we ta...
67 Success Is The Best Revenge
23 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This is a short spontaneous speech by Jake taken from the Porc Therapy appearance in the previous show (see episode 66). It is about alternatives to p...
66 Living Free Now: Porc Therapy Show
17 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This is a repost of an episode of Porc Therapy hosted by Stephanie Murphy that Hannah and I appeared on. "My friends Jake from The Voluntary Life an...
65 A Review of The Virtue Of Selfishness By Ayn Rand
16 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a review of "The Virtue of Selfishness" by Ayn Rand. It is a group discussion and the guests include Stephanie Murphy from Porc Therap...
64 What They Don't Teach at School Part 2
11 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a continuation of the discussion I had with Brett Veinotte about how entrepreneurship is not taught at school and why. It was recorded...
63 What They Don't Teach at School: Discussion With Brett Veinotte of School Sucks
10 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is part of a discussion that I had with Brett Veinotte from School Sucks Podcast at Porcfest. Brett and I talked about how entrepreneursh...
62 What You Can Do To Live Free: Porc Therapy Interview
02 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is an interview that Jake did on the Porc Therapy Podcast, recorded live at Porcfest 2012. In the interview, Jake talks about some of the...
61 Entrepreneurship Makes the World a Better Place: Free Talk Live Interview
26 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is an interview that Jake did on the Free Talk Live radio show. Jake talks about entrepreneurship as the best way to achieve more freedom...
60 Unschooling Year 1
18 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Matt and Molly have been unschooling their two children for a year. In this episode, they talk about their family's experiences during their first yea...
58 Emigrating in Europe
06 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with George, who emigrated from Greece to resettle in the UK. George provides many suggestions that will be relevant for anyone consideri...
57 Chris Guillebeau on "The $100 Startup"
28 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a recording of a talk given by Chris Guillebeau about his new book The 100 Dollar Startup. The talk took place in Shoreditch, London ...
56 The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson and William Rees-Mogg
21 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode discusses ideas from the book "The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age"by James Dale Davidson and Willi...
55 Entrepreneurship Part 9: Financing Your Startup
18 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
How will you finance your startup? This episode presents some thoughts on the issue of financing for entrepreneurs based on my own experience, includi...
54 Entrepreneurship Part 8: Selling Your Business
08 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Every entrepreneur will ultimately exit from their business, in one way or another. Unless you plan to just wind it down, one day you'll probably want...
53 Freedom From School: An Interview With Laurette Lynn
30 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with Laurette Lynn, author, speaker and host of the Unplugged Mom internet talk show. Laurette's work emphasizes the need for families t...
52 Entrepreneurship Part 7: Negotiation
23 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about negotiation for entrepreneurs. Some basic practical tips are provided about negotiating, such as: The benefits of writing every...
50 Financial Preparedness: An Interview With Medium Tex
03 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is an interview with Mike, one of the moderators and main contributors to the Permanent Portfolio discussion forum. Mike, or "Medium Tex...
49 Author Interview: Jeffrey Tucker on "It's A Jetsons World"
26 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with Jeffrey Tucker about his book "It's a Jetsons World: Private Miracles and Public Crimes" (available online for free). "It's a Jet...
48 Entrepreneurship Part 6: Getting Things Done
19 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
A podcast about freeing your mind to get things done. A big challenge with time management and productivity that I experienced was how to overcome t...
47 Investing In Friendships
12 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to friendships, are you investing wisely?
45 Entrepreneurship Part 5: The Unexamined Business Is Not Worth Building
27 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the amazing value that comes from tracking your business. Whereas 'business plans' are really just 'business guesses' and can of...
44 Living And Parenting Free Of Religion: An Interview With Carisa Brewster
20 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
An interview with Carisa Brewster, author of the Cup of Curiosity blog. Carisa describes herself as a writer, mom and nappy chick with way too many in...
43 Investing In Europe: An Interview With Marc De Mesel
13 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about investing inside the Euro zone as an independent individual investor. It is an interview with Marc de Mesel, who runs a blog on...
42 Author Interview: Paul Rosenberg on A Lodging of Wayfaring Men Part 2
06 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of the interview with Paul Rosenberg about his novel "A Lodging of Wayfaring Men". Paul shares his thoughts on many of the other themes covered...
41 Author Interview: Paul Rosenberg on A Lodging of Wayfaring Men Part 1
31 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This Part 1 of an interview with Paul Rosenberg, author of "A Lodging of Wayfaring Men". Instantly named Freedom Book of The Month and a major influe...
40 Financial Independence from Parents
27 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the freedom in adult life that is gained by achieving financial independence from parents. Jake talks about some of the findin...
39 Entrepreneurship Part 4: Profit is Sanity
16 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
A podcast for entrepreneurs about getting your business to profitability and making it more and more profitable once you get there. The title of this ...
38 Entrepreneurship Part 3: In Praise Of Selling
11 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Jake talks about the most important responsibility you will ever have as an entrepreneur: selling. He talks about how to overcome the...