The Power of Networking and How to Utilize Your Network to the Fullest with Colin Wright
Today I spoke with Colin Wright from the Exile Lifestyle, where Colin documents his world travels, discusses minimalism, and experiences within living an exile lifestyle. He is also author of three ebooks Personal Branding, How to be Remarkable, and his newest premium ebook Networking Awesomely. In this interview you’ll find out why Colin become location independent, how remote working ability has helped his business reach six-figures annually, and how he uses networking to his advantage.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Highlights
0:25 – Who is Colin Wright?
Colin Wright is a 25 year old entrepreneur, world traveler (currently living in New Zealand), runs a branding focus design studio from his laptop, and is the blogger behind the Exile Lifestyle.
1:05 – What is the Exile Lifestyle?
Its a blog focused on connecting with like minded individuals (world travelers, entrepreneurs, lifestyle designers) and interesting unlike minded individuals. Its Colin’s lab to preform extreme lifestyle experiments.
5:20 – How has remote working effected you verses having a home based design studio?
Work has actually increased because of the global connections and opportunity to meet people all over the world.
9:00 – Based off Networking Awesomely, why is the concept of “paying it forward” so important?
Its all about providing extreme value first without expecting anything back. Be genuine and help people because you have the desire to be a valuable asset.
11:50 – How have you applied the 80/20 principle in your life and networking?
Identify the people in your life that you get the most value from (professional value, personal value, etc.) utilize those individuals and build your relationships.
15:40 – What do you have planned in the near future?
Colin is teaming up with Andi Norris from Instigationology and Ash Ambirge from The Middle Finger Project to travel around the nation to make connections with their blog friends, offline friends, and online friend across the United States. Make sure to check out Way Below Status Quo for more details.
Make sure to follow Colin’s blog the Exile Lifestyle – there you can follow his journey as he travels the world, discusses extreme lifestyle experiences, and how he uses networking as a tool to build a mobile business empire. Check his new ebook Networking Awesomely and check the Way Below Status Quo Road Trip, come out to a location near you (I’ll be at the Phoenix, San Diego, or Los Angeles locations – perhaps all three of them, come hang out.)
.
Have you subscribed to VentureMixx yet?
6 Responses to “The Power of Networking and How to Utilize Your Network to the Fullest with Colin Wright”
Comments
Read below or add a comment...
Leave A Comment...
-
Hello and welcome, I'm Tony Ruiz. My work revolves around learning and applying efficient processes, human psychology, Internet marketing, and user experience to web-based projects. You can learn more about me here.
Nice interview Tony. Listening to this interview makes location independence seem like a very exciting and realistic goal that is attainable for anyone willing to put in the work.
Colin makes location independence seem easy, he’s good at what he does…what excites me about Colin is that he is basically a walking advertisement for his design branding studio. That’s powerful when you don’t have to spend a dime on ads and all your business comes from your network.
I believe that anyone can do it. People really need to put the a lot of effort to it. If you really want to achieve something, all you need to do is set your mind and do it.
For sure Wilson! It starts with a mindset.
Great interview. Very professional all round. Colin is a good mate of mine and I seem to see him popping up all over the place, which is a good thing as he has a lot of awesome things to say.
Glad you enjoyed the interview Jonny. Colin is popping up everywhere, just means he has tons of value to share. Looking forward to reading more of your blog.