Everything Done on Your To-Do List, with Time to Travel the World Before Dinner

What would you do if your life was an open-ended round-the-world trip?

If you could travel freely, explore new places, meet new people, all while working on projects and things that matter to you, at your own pace?

• Maybe you would write the next Great American Novel.
• Maybe you would get involved at NGOs around the planet.
• Maybe you would start your own web design business.
• Maybe you would commit a 110% percent to building a career as a photographer.

Why not start with right here, right now?

You probably already have the skills and knowledge you need in order to do what you would like to do. And even if you don’t have them yet, you know where to get them.

But can you really pull it off?

I bet you can.

But that’s not enough.

You have to bet on it, too.

And in order to do that, you need to be sure you’ll be able to do it your way. You need to be sure you’ve got an approach that allows you to get things done, and get them done no matter what and no matter where.

You need to be productive anywhere.

Here’s the thing: GTD systems and applications are nice and shiny, but they don’t get the job done.

You do.

The problem is that sometimes, getting the job done isn’t as easy as it could be.

• There’s procrastination: Unpleasant tasks are put off, again and again!
• There’s project overwhelm: It’s so damn hard to know what’s the most important thing to work on!
• And then, there are distractions: If we get lost on Facebook and Twitter, how much easier it’s to get lost in the historic center of Cartagena, the white-sanded beaches of Phuket, or the markets of Marrakech!

I’ll be honest with you: For a long time, I didn’t think I’d be able to travel the work and get stuff done without having my life turn into pure chaos.

Then, something happened.

I started to understand that productivity is more than a mere office metric. It’s more than lists and gadgets and filing cabinets.

As it turns out, real productivity is empowerment for creative souls. And empowerment for travelers who want to get their stuff done.

After I got that lesson, I started to study the approaches, applications and systems that help people to become more productive. I understood how they work, and I was able to develop my own way of applying them.

• Suddenly, I had the time to explore my destinations, but was still getting more stuff done than ever before.
• Suddenly, my to-do lists weren’t overwhelming anymore, but became like friends who help me stay on top of things.
• Suddenly, procrastination disappeared and was replaced by an increased focus on the things that mattered.

As I started writing about my experiments with productivity on The Friendly Anarchist, many readers got in touch by email. Unfortunately, most of them seemed to struggle with similar issues as I had:

• “I could never be productive anywhere! How could I possibly sit down at my dream destinations and work – if the world is waiting for me to get out and explore it?”
• “I have spent two weeks in Mexico, but all I’ve seen was my laptop because I had to finish a report for my client.”
• “Sometimes I have bouts of wild productivity, but they are followed by insecurity about what to do next, leading to a depressing phase of procrastination.”
• “I’m used to work in an office, so I need my whiteboards and folders, my printer and my fax machine. I just couldn’t imagine a way to carry all this while traveling the world!”

I noticed that, for a long time, there hasn’t really been a simple, fun, and effective approach to solve these problems.

That’s why I decided to create this guide.

1 Billion Things to See. 1 Million Things on Your Mind. 1 Thing to Do.

I created Productive Anywhere to help you get out of a loop of dreams and insecurity, and onto the road with a deep trust in yourself, and all the necessary tools and knowledge to get your job done better than ever before.

If you want to travel the world and work from anywhere, I can help. I can help because I’ve been through the same problems, and I’ve exchanged thoughts with dozens of others who’ve been there, too.

The center of the guide is the 180-page Core Guide that offers a complete outline on how to be productive anywhere. Instead of just offering information on the tools and gadgets, or getting lost in technical tattle, it follows a holistic approach, incorporating all three elements of productivity:

1. Mindset and Spirit: The intuitive background of productivity

2. From Chaos to Concepts: The intellectual approach and the concepts behind GTD

3. Practicalities: The hands-on knowledge, howtos, and tools to work anywhere

Most approaches to productivity seem to forget one of these – and that’s the number one reason why people struggle to get their stuff done: You can have the best tools and gadget, but they won’t help you to get things done if you don’t know how to put them to use. You can be an expert on time management, but you won’t get anywhere if you’re not acting in agreement with your spirit. Likewise, you can be resting in yourself, knowing what you want, but you won’t be very productive if you’re not willing to embrace the right tools and work on your projects step by step.

People who manage to understand and apply all three elements liberate themselves to work whenever and wherever they like.

They become anywheres: People who enjoy freedom of movement, who live at their own pace and make conscious lifestyle choices.

What You’ll Get for $39

Productive Anywhere is the first product I offer for sale on The Friendly Anarchist. It includes all the things I learned about being productive on the road, ever since giving up my last fixed residence in late 2008.

It will give you a complete overview about working from the road, featuring the exhaustive Core Guide, four expert interviews with productive travelers, and the (mighty) Toolbox, presenting all the apps you need to get started to work on the road.

Who Productive Anywhere was NOT written for:

Let’s be honest, not everybody can or wants to work from anywhere. Some people need huge equipment and laboratories to do their work. Others enjoy a week-long vacation, but would never want to move around any more than that. If that’s you, no worries! I hope you’ll still enjoy my free writings on The Friendly Anarchist!

Please have in mind that Productive Anywhere assumes you already know your trade: It’s not about teaching you to knit, but about helping you to take knitting from a neglected hobby to an integral part of your productive workday – anywhere in the world!

Who Productive Anywhere was created for:

If you:

• want to write a book or build your micro-business while traveling the world
• find trust in your own productivity and skills
• would like to be a long-term traveler, both as a permanent nomad or as someone who just wants the freedom to move whenever the street is calling
• are a real cosmopolit who doesn’t just want to see the world, but do meaningful work and connect with others
• know exactly what you want to do, but don’t know how to find the time and peace of mind to pull it off

…then I believe that Productive Anywhere will rock your world!

Productivity as Empowerment

Just like anybody else, long-term travelers who work on the road have a need to get their stuff done – but more than almost anybody else, they have to work under difficult conditions: They have no office, no desk, no file cabinets and drawers. They often have no staplers, no paper post-its, no secretaries, and no ordered workday.

But: They also don’t have meetings, no senseless watercooler talk, nor do they suffer the consequences of a work culture that still believes that whoever spents the longest time in the office is the person who’s the most productive.

The realities of every single one of these travelers will be different, and they’ll be permanently changing. The most important thing for them is that they learn to adapt. That they learn to adjust. That they learn to dance in the moment.

If you want to get stuff done on the road, you have to get used to enter work mode when getting to a new place. You have to leverage some of the proven GTD techniques in a way that doesn’t require an office, in order to get your work done faster than ever before – and still have lots of time to explore the places you are traveling to.

You have to learn to be productive anywhere.

This e-guide was written to help you do it.

Towards living life at our own pace, and meaningful productivity anywhere!
–Fabian

P.S. Not sure yet? Here’s what my friend (and strongest critic) Daniel wrote about Productive Anywhere:

“Even though I am not exactly what Fabian calls an “anywhere”, I was rather fascinated by the guide and the thoughts it helped me to develop. Although it was created for people working on the road, I am sure that anybody who is interested in productivity not only as a way of better working but of better living will find some really good and practical tips along with beautiful thoughts on how life should be.

I was surprised how this guide helped me to find focus more than all those books written for the cubicle generation. Maybe you don’t have to travel the world to find a need to get organized in a way that makes you feel comfortable with yourself. Although I have to admit that the author is my friend since many years, I also have to say that this book is like a new friend for me.”

To cheesy? Just a friendly turn? Cronyism, even? Go see for yourself!

Here’s a deal: If you don’t enjoy Productive Anywhere a hundred percent, simply send me an email within 30 days after your purchase, and I’ll give you a refund, no questions asked! Click here to get Productive Anywhere for only $39!