That’s me in Fiji. From the back deck overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Welcome to Blogging from Paradise. My name is Ryan Biddulph.
Blogging from Paradise is where you can learn how to live your dreams through blogging.
I’ve traveled the world for over 10 years and am still globe-trotting and island-hopping as I write these words.
Here are some of my pro blogging accomplishments (to help you learn more about me):
- I’ve been featured on sites like Richard Branson’s Virgin Blog, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fox News, Positively Positive, Life Hack Dot Org, John Chow Dot Com, Neil Patel Dot Com, Pro Blogger and Blogging Tips Dot Com
- I spoke about how to become a professional blogger at prestigious NYU
- Some of my Blogging From Paradise eBooks on Amazon garnered tweet endorsements from a NY Times Best Selling Author
- I’ve been featured on over 200 blogs since I launched Blogging From Paradise in July of 2014 (while living in gorgeous Savusavu, Fiji)
As for where I’ve lived through my blogging exploits:
- Bali, Indonesia (Sanur, Kerouatan, Jimbaran, Lodtunduh)
- Thailand (Phuket, Chiang Mai, Koh Lanta, Pak Nam Pran)
- Cambodia (Phnom Pen, Sihanoukville, Battambang, Kampot, Siem Reap)
- Laos (Vientiane, Vang Vieng, Luang Prubang)
- Vietnam (Hoi An, Ninh Binh, Hanoi)
- Sri Lanka (Colombo)
- India (Pondicherry, Muhamma, Kovalam Beach, Bangalore, Chennai)
- Nepal (Kathmandu)
- Fiji (Savusavu)
- Peru (Lima, Cusco)
- Costa Rica (San Jose, Quepos, Nueva Arenal, Atenas, Playa Potrero, Monteverde, Rivas, Buena Vista)
- Malaysia (Penang, Kuala Lumpur)
- Cyprus (Nicosia)
- Turkey (Istanbul)
- Nicaragua (Granada)
I’ve also traveled through: Osaka Japan, Shanghai and Beijing China, Taipei Taiwan, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Vietnam, San Salvador El Salvador, Mumbai and Delhi India, Tachileik and Kawthaung Myanmar, Sydney Australia and Nadi Fiji.
About Me
I was born in New Jersey into a loving family. Dad worked for a shipping company and mom was a nurse. I was raised in a strong, supportive household so I had an awesome start in life.
As for business acumen I had zero entrepreneurial bones in my body. I figured you went to school, got a job, worked for somebody else, raised a family, and that’s what you were supposed to do.
My life views would change dramatically as I entered the working world.
Schooling and Jobs
After having a pretty normal, average life, doing the high school and college bit, I bounced around between jobs. I worked for one of the world’s top 10 software resellers as an inside representative. I also collected checks working gigs for temporary agencies.
Kelli and I in Playa Potrero, Costa Rica
Finally, after I tired of the office bit I took a job as a security officer that would change my life. I was grateful for each job I worked but the security guard gig gave me time for serious introspection. I deeply treasured those days because I began to plan a different course in life on the docks of Newark, New Jersey.
I decided to do something freeing with my life. Had no idea what it was at the time but getting downsized – aka “fired” – by my employer sets the wheels in motion.
You Can Work at Home?
I recall leaving one of my jobs without 2 weeks’ notice. Bad karma, I know, but the freeing feeling of making an empowering, confident decision to call the shots stayed with me.
After bumming around for a few months on unemployment my wife now (not at that time) Kelli started her first online business. She alerted me to the online gig bit.
I was skeptical. Remember, I had zero entrepreneurial skills. I was programmed to believe you did what other people told you to do to get a paycheck, so you had some illusion of security and safety in your life.
I learned differently when I was downsized by my last employer. Change is constant. The idea of a permanent job is a fallacy. So I figured, why not do the online gig, and handed over some dough, and bingo: my online entrepreneurial career began.
I figured out it was possible to work at home but then again, I had much to learn.
Learning and Growth
I’ll spare you the gory details, but I struggled like hell for a minute. A minute meaning a long time. Learning and growing felt painful but to live your dreams you must leave your comfort zone.
Me chilling in Phuket, Thailand
I always knew why I wanted to blog and travel during difficult times. That’s what drove me.
After dabbling in a few businesses I decided to make a firm commitment to my blog.
Success followed but only because I really worked at this blogging gig.
Kick back, relax and take a look around Blogging From Paradise.
Thanks again for stopping by.
Chat soon.
Ryan Biddulph
Email: rbbidd@gmail.com