Abundance, Recycled Shoes And Cash Cows

Lately, I've felt like we're very close to some big changes, some big events. Maybe it's the long-overdue 'market crash', a recession that according to [economic cycles]( has to come eventually. The political world is facing big deadlines all coming at once, with 2020 US elections, impeachment attempts, the Brexit circus and other elections with no winners (Israel, twice so far this year). Plus of course, there's the issue that impacts us all -- what happens if we change the ecosystem we live in so much that it can no longer support us? Or maybe, it's just that 2020 is around the corner, a year that for so long seemed like a distant sci-fi future. What I Am Reading/Listening To There's a lot of negativity and fighting and talk of collapse and scarcity and suffering in the news. While I like to focus on positivity, I think it's important we don't just blindly do so. It's good to look at the statistics, the people and the projects that are working to bring about the positive changes. That's why I began reading this book: [Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think]( I am a subscriber to the Peter Diamandis newsletter, which is full of amazing stories of progress and change being brought about by innovation. If you want a positive perspective on where we have been and where we are going, backed up with data, check out Peter's work. What I Bought My [Tropicfeel Canyon shoes]( finally arrived in the mail. Known as the digital nomad shoe, they offer exactly what I was looking for: a shoe I can use for everything, and thus when I travel I need only pack one pair of shoes. They are waterproof, slip on and off easily (good for when visiting property open homes) and made from 3.5 recycled plastic bottles! What I Am Watching Something short to watch first up... It's the future versus the past, with this fun and well-scripted rap battle between Alexander Hamilton, representing old money, and Satoshi Nakamoto, the inventor of Bitcoin, representing new money. [Bitcoin Rap Battle Debate: Hamilton vs. Satoshi]( And if you have more time, something longer that I watched this week... [Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis]( A VICE/HBO documentary that focuses on the three men in the USA who had the most responsibility for how to react to the global financial crisis of 2008. This movie enjoys the benefit of retrospection, as we can look back on an event from ten years ago and see how things played out. What I found most fascinating is how much money from the bailouts given by the US government came back. A total of $632 billion dollars were handed out to banks, insurance companies, automakers and others. So far, [$732 billion dollars have come back]( in refunds, dividends and interest. That's over $107 billion in profit returned to the government/US taxpayers. What I Am Working On Back in February, I wrote a blog post about [how I made my first million online](, which proved popular (not a big surprise there!). In that article I wrote about the impact of having a 'Cash Cow' product over the long term. At the time of writing, I was planning to teach a live workshop on how to create a cash-cow product, but it never happened. Instead, I ended up recording a two-part training for my [Laptop Lifestyle Academy]( members. My video editor has just returned the second part, so the complete [Cash Cow Crash Course]( is now up as the latest resource for my members. If you're interested in creating a digital product that keeps selling long after the initial launch, join us in the [Laptop Lifestyle Academy](. That's it from me. Talk to you soon! Yaro [Yaro Starak]Hi! I'm Yaro Starak. I've been living the laptop lifestyle thanks to blogging and podcasting since 2005. I'm a semi-retired digital nomad and serial-entrepreneur, who loves to help other people build automated online businesses. [Yaro Starak]( [Blog]( | [Podcast]( | [Facebook]( | [Twitter]( | [Youtube]( | [Instagram]( This email account is managed by [InboxDone.com]( [Click Here to Unsubscribe](=) If you wish to stop receiving our emails or change your subscription options, please [Manage Your Subscription](=) Blog Mastermind Ltd, PO Box 19123 Fourth Ave , Vancouver, BC V6K4R8