Be a Travelling Entrepreneur: How to Live and Work from Anywhere

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My Story : - I was a sheltered kid from the Midwest. - I was a cheesehead. - I used to live in Iowa and my parents would let me go back to my friends because they said - that I would be too afraid to tell the bus driver if he had passed my stop to go back to - the stop. - And they were right. - I couldn't even think of the phone to order pizza. - I ended up going to college just an hour and 1/2 outside of where my parents live. - I want to be my comfort zone. - I played basketball, - I was in a sorority and I didn't venture out too far. - In college, - I studied international business in Spanish. - My degree required that I had to go abroad my junior year. - I had to go to Spain. - I was super excited at the idea of traveling abroad, - but I was terrified the moment had arrived. - It was time to go to Spain. - I have never taken a bus, - train, - play or taxi, - and I had to do it all in 24 hours and in Spanish. - I'm pretty sure that I was the only person on the plane actually paying attention when the - flight attendant was talking about floatation devices and oxygen masks. - I remember. - Do you one of these looking up looking get was reading is magazine by not paying any - attention to me. - But I was like, - You want me to put what? - On this? - You want me to do what? - So day one had made it to Spain, - couldn't understand what the taxi driver was saying But I finally made it. - And in the very next day, - I had no idea what it was. - Carnival. - I didn't even know what Carnival Waas and my host mom and her friends. - They brought me into the room. - They were laughing, - giggling and they dressed me up. - They wrapped me in purple and yellow fabric and put it over my head, - couldn't see anything but my eyes and basically threw me on the streets with my host, - my friend, - and we're walking around. - I was lost. - I didn't know the language. - I was confused and I was dressed in purple and yellow from head to toe. - Day two, - I was hanging out with my host mom friends again, - and one of them asked me about her skin color and whether or not she looked dark and I said - , - I think he was a compliment. - I said, - Yeah, - gorgeous olive colored skin And she picked him banana off the football table. - She said, - I throw this out. - You and I was terrified. - I jumped back. - I didn't realize that I had offended her. - I couldn't quite understand still what was going on. - And I was making a mess the first day, - feeling lost and confused, - scared and almost had a banana thrown at me. - Day three, - my host brother Jorge, - was sold to walk me to the school, - the language school where I was gonna be learning whereas we learning Spanish. - So all I could see was the back of his head as he as he gestured for me to follow him and - we walked through all the winding streets. - This wasn't a grid system. - It was all wrapped around the cathedral and old old streets. - And about 45 minutes later, - as I'm trying to keep pace with Jorge, - he turns around and he said by and that was it. - I had no idea how to get home. - I forgot to leave. - I guess I should have left a trail of breadcrumbs because I had no idea where Iwas nor how - to get back. - So again I felt lost, - confused, - scared. - And here was my third day in Spain. - I heard that when you dream another language or thinking another language, - it's the moment that you start really picking up that language. - And I remember one night I woke up and I was in my bed bedroom in Spain and I was talking - to my lamp shade. - It didn't talk back to me, - but I was talking. - My lamp stayed in Spanish. - At that moment, - I started realizing that I was becoming more familiar with the language. - I was growing into the culture beforehand. - I became great friends. - He was a single kid and I was a foreign kid. - The big Ah ha moment came when I was crossing the field on my way to the university, - not the language school, - but a university where I was taking classes for my major and it's crosses big, - wide open field, - and I was leading a cavalry. - Tokyo bar was my favorite candy bar, - and I remember I was in the candy bar and I was I was thinking, - and I just stopped dead in my tracks. - I realized that I wasn't just thinking in Spanish, - but I was actually processing subconsciously in Spanish. - And at that point I completely changed. - I transformed from being arriving in Spain to not knowing a single ward, - understanding anything, - actually processing in Spanish. - I realized that my entire life had changed. - Was one with significant turning points in my life. - I had transformed in the moments of some of our deepest challenges is where we find our - biggest strength. - This muster had ended and it was time to go back to Wisconsin. - I returned home, - transformed. - I went back to school and everything. - The world in front of it was different. - I was looking at with different eyes. - I left my sorority and all I could do from that moment on was trying to figure out how to - get back to Spain. - And I used to sit there, - and I used to research on the Internet for hours and hours and hours pretty much dial up. - I would research ways to find ways to get back. - I would restrict visas, - please, - to live jobs, - and I promised myself that I would do anything to get back even if it meant scrubbing - toilets with a toothbrush, - I was gonna get back. - So then life struck. - I came home from school, - I graduated school and I had $30,000 in student loans. - I had to get a job so I could pay off my student loans when I would also save up my money - and I would go in our travel and try and go back. - But then my money would run out. - I have to keep coming back. - And I had to keep every time I travel money run out, - come back. - And I realized that the only way that I was gonna be able continue to travel is if I found - a way to live and work from anywhere so that my funds never ran out so that I could - continue to travel and continue to live that dream of having unforgettable experiences - daily right where I was challenged and I'm overcoming these challenges and where I was - living among different cultures and having different experiences. - That was my true passion. - And I realized at that moment that I needed to find a way to live and work from anywhere. - As I got further into my my job. - I ended up meeting someone. - I got stuck in a long term relationship, - had a house, - I had a cat, - had car things and I moved to Seattle and my life had started taking a different direction - . - But I realized that I never let go, - that passion not feeling inside of me and that I always wanted to live and work from - anywhere. - And I wanted to continue to travel. - I wanted to continue to get back to that feeling. - And I remember someone had said to me Look at the mentors, - people that we're following, - And if those people are who you want to be and where you want to end up, - then keep on going. - But if they're not, - it's time to do something about it. - Time to make a change. - And I realized that where I was going, - where was gonna end up wasn't where I wanted to be. - I wanted to get back to where I had been, - and it it took me some time to realize that I need Teoh draw a line in the sand. - I need to make a decision that I wasn't going to end up where I was headed and I needed to - simplify my life. - I needed to get rid of things and start basically start over, - start fresh. - So I drew a line in the sand and I decided that I was gonna figure out, - no matter what, - how it was gonna be able to live and work from anywhere and continue building income - building revenue without having to come back and out having stuff. - So now I want to take you on your journey and we want to walk through your steps, - you drawing on the sand and how you can start living and working. 2. Introduction to LiveWorkAnywhere: - live work anywhere is about being free to live anywhere in the world. - Still bring any not about going on vacation about making money. - It's about rearranging your life, - about creating a new lifestyle, - a lifestyle that's less material, - and that's connecting you with your purpose. - This is about re shifting your priorities to manifest your vocation from Argentina. - Still work several hours a day, - but the difference? - I would be out at night eating steak. - And why listening to tango and having experience in a lifetime speaking Spanish, - learning new culture, - having unforgettable experiences that I couldn't have if I were to stay in one place. - This isn't intercourse to help you get started and to get you motivated. - But continue stick with you on your journey and give you war advice and practical tips from - my personal experience from living and working from anywhere. - So welcome to class. - Welcome to live work anywhere 3. First step - your destination: - I asked you if I give you ticket to go anywhere in the world right now, - Where would you go? - Keep that thought. - Keep that place in your mind. - As we walk through this class, - Every journey begins with a single step. 4. Begin with End in Mind: - one of my favorite authors, - Steven Covey, - says. - Begin with the end in mind. - Imagine yourself at your funeral. - There you are, - lying your casket and you're there as an observer, - like a flying ball. - And as you buzz around the room, - there are other people there and they're talking. - Listen to them toe what they're saying. - They're talking about you. - What did they say? - Now the question is, - What do you want them to say? - Vocation is where your dick desire and the world's deep hunger meet. - What's your purpose? - What's your journey? - Pretend you're on a beach right now and you have a book in your hand. - What are you reading? - What you choosing to read? - Look around you question why things exist. - What would you do if money wonder necessity? - What are things that have bugged you about the world? - What are the things that you'd like to change? - Begin with the end in mind 5. Using triggers to manipulate motivation: - B. - J. - Fogg talks about behavior and motivation and how we can set up triggers to trick ourselves - into taking action. - Let's take the gym, - for example. - Tell me if this has ever happened to you. - You say you're gonna go to the gym and you start going for a few days, - a few weeks and then you stop going to the gym. - What if you were to take, - let's say, - your gym bag, - fill it with your clothes the night before gym shoes and leave it by the door in the - morning When you get up and get ready to go, - you removed the barriers that were causing you, - perhaps not to go to the gym before where you have to do laundry. - You had to get your shoes together. - And he lost motivation, - right? - So what if he would put the gym bag next to the door? - And in the morning I agree with grab your bag and go right to the gym? - What are some things that are stopping you that you could trip that you could trigger - yourself to overcome barriers that could motivate you and take action? - I had accumulated all Tana stuff when I have gone on to Seattle and I'm narrow down and - minimized my lifetime to four boxes. - I took the stuff that was getting in my way and remove the barrier so that I could was able - to take action. - What are some of the barriers that are stopping? - You look at them one by one and see what you can dio and put in place to overcome each of - those obstacles. 6. Productivity & Routine: - time has an inverse relationship to productivity. - The more hours that you actually worked less productive that you really are, - we start to hit. - It's a point critical point where we can't be any more productive. - We start to spin our wheels, - so it's really important to focus those productive hours in the first part of your day and - during a finite period of time during the day, - you might have 20 items on your to do this. - In fact, - you probably have at least 20 items under to do this. - But are you realistically get those old down that day and if you do, - you get that them done well. - One of the things, - the best things that you could dio is start by narrowing down that list. - You have a list of 20. - Narrow it down to the 45 items you call will call milestones. - What are the milestones that you're gonna be able to achieve that day? - The milestones that create for yourself that day need to be just that they need to be - achievable and then you need to be able to accomplish Is that day. - If a project is taking longer than two hours to accomplish. - That's probably too big. - So if you have something that's a huge project, - what can you do to break that down into a two hour time period? - Also, - what are the things that are bugging you or that are on your mind that you really need to - accomplish? - But maybe you're putting off. - Put those on the list. - It might be something as simple as a dentist appointment, - but it's interrupting your normal workflow. - The point is to get something on paper, - get something that's achievable so that you don't interrupt your work. - You continue to get things done. - Those fortified milestones once you write those down and be able to achieve those and - success begets more success. - I used to take a sheet of 8.5 by 11 paper on my door with everything I needed to do that - day, - including Fee Jack, - my Cat, - 35 minute exercise, - meditation shower work from nine AM to two PM, - right from 23 p. - M. - Work for your five break for dinner, - etcetera. - That may sound silly, - but what I found is that when I came that discipline more flexible, - that I could be and the more actually opened myself up for creativity and productivity. - The most important part of the day is the morning. - Taking a walk or going to the gym while focusing on the day that lies ahead opened you up - to creation of focus before going to bed. - It's important to put the right thoughts into your head. - Read five minutes of a book. - Focus on what success means to you and be sure to end the day right as well. - Be sure to end the day right as well. - Begin the day with focus, - Inspiration to lead that will lead to create a productivity. - Success is found in your daily routine and your daily action habits in the morning as part - of your routine as you're putting together your creative time for the day, - as you have 35 minutes that your using in meditation and exercise and you're thinking about - or affirmations and you're thinking about as how the day is gonna come and you're creating - your day block off productivity time after about 445 hours of doing work, - that's when our body starts to you. - That's when we start to shut down. - So make that time your sacred time respect that time that you have those 4 to 5 hours. - And now that your working let's say you're working from home, - your friends are gonna come over and they're gonna say they're gonna ask you to take him to - the airport because they think that you're free. - Well, - one of things you could do is you can tell them that you're in a meeting, - and so you schedule off your 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. And that's your productivity time, - and you set your 45 milestones that you need to hit during that time period and someone - comes over and asks you to take him to the airport. - You can say no, - I'm in a meeting. - Well, - technically, - you're not meeting, - but that's your time that you dedicated you set aside, - carved out for yourself to hit. - Achieve those milestones. - It's very important that you achieve those and they hit those in that time is your time - respect your time? - Have you ever noticed that when you're taking a bike ride or when you're out on your - morning walk, - or when you're doing the dishes that your mind starts to think about the things that are - important to you Inspired thought. - I call that a noodle time. - A former boss said to me when he hired me on He said, - I want your shallot thyme. - I want your noodle time. - I want the time when you're thinking about what you're going to do to help the business - forward. - Those times that are inspired thought again Somebody comes knocking on your door and says, - Hey, - can I take you to the airport during that? - Time is when you need to respect your time because you never know when that thought's gonna - come or whether it's in the morning meditation or whether in the shower your bike that - noodle time is important for you to be able to move forward, - take action in your business. - So I want you to create your daily routine. - Write down what you're milestones are gonna be for the day. - You can start with writing. - Amount slows down for tomorrow, - right down your milestones. - Write down what you're gonna do, - Teoh force yourself to have that break time that noodle time. - What, - you're gonna dio Teoh exercise to do some sort of meditation to get creative, - to get part to get started for the day right down the 4 to 5 hours productivity time. - Actually, - put it, - Write it down, - put it in your schedule. - And also you need a de stressing time. - So whether it was 23 PM in the afternoon, - you're taking a walk. - Or maybe it's dinner time at night. - Whatever it is, - you also need to take a D structure time because remember that productivity graph well - effect. - So you need to take that time and create de stress time in your routine. 7. Make your business, or life, more mobile: - I've learned that order. - Take your business or your life on the road. - There certain requirements that need to be met. - I call these the mobility criteria. - We talked about daily routine and milestones. - I cannot stress that enough when you need to be operating seamlessly. - The most important thing is that have a disciplined taste, - that you're most productive and that can have a schedule that allows you. - This type of freedom is the most important piece, - so I just want to stress that you need access to strong Internet. - This may seem really obvious, - but I was in Costa Rica and they said we have WiFi. - So was using WiFi operated from WiFi with WiFi they didn't tell me is that I was shared by - about eight or 12 other different lines. - So it's pretty much like being on dialogue. - So access to strong Internet is very important so that you're able to be productive, - consistent power again. - This may seem obvious, - but power isn't always available, - and even when it ISS, - it may not always that something something could happen. - For example, - I was in my apartment in window size and I was on a conference call using WiFi to make to - be on the conference call when, - all of a sudden, - out of nowhere, - someone starts jackhammering through the building through the brick wall of the building - and then proof. - A few minutes later, - the power goes out completely unexpectedly and my conference call has dropped. - So it's not always the case where you have strong power or something can go. - Something does happen. - So that leads me to one of my next point, - which is no your own strengths and weaknesses and also be willing to be flexible. - Things are gonna happen along your path, - knowing some of your weaknesses and strengths, - but also being flexible. - You in another country, - another culture, - and things aren't always gonna be the way that they operate that you're used to. - So be flexible, - uh, - managing your finances. - I was in Nicaragua when I tried to use my debit card to go and get money out of TM, - and it didn't work, - said Contact your bank. - So I was able to contact Bank of America, - and they said that there had been an attack of fraud. - The bank and they shut everybody's cards down. - So and they were sending out new ones, - but they were sent him to my Seattle address when I was in Nicaragua. - So fortunately, - fortunately, - I had a backup debit card, - but otherwise they would have sent it. - Teoh, - I don't know if you know, - but in Nicaragua, - the way that they talk about the way that they send a postal mail is, - they say, - two blocks down from San Miguel store and one block up the street near the post office and - by the the beach. - So that's basically the way they would give you directions. - So long story short, - I would never have got a new debit card. - So fortunately, - I had a back up with me. - We'll go into talking about finances, - among other topics, - in more courses. - But definitely having access to finance is my backup. - You will find yourself out of lots of sticky situations, - potential situations. - Even if you tell your bank that you are going at overseas or out of town and you have that - are prepared, - you just never know what's gonna happen. - So have a backup plan running, - running, - a virtual team having seamless operations? - Those were sections that we go into in different classes, - so just hiring workforce, - managing remote employees, - etcetera. - But it's very important to make sure that operations are completely seamless. - I found that having noise canceling headphones with microphone are very important also to - have, - because you might be in a a noisy restaurant or someone could be jackhammer wall. - You never know. - But having most canceling headphones very important again. - This missing obvious but having it access to a safe place, - a quiet place and having your own key so that you're not left out in the middle of the - night are also very important. - So you want to make sure that you have a space that you're able to be productive in your - teeth. - So your action items for this section studying the mobility criteria, - identify at least two of the mobility criteria and write down how you can make a change - that will affect your business or your life. - Second, - research your number one location where you have your ticket and how can fit in the - mobility criteria you won't remember. - It won't always be perfect right down your top three places that met that fit against - mobility criteria 8. Commit to 30 day action plan : - write down your 30 day actually commitment and share it with class. - You conclude one of the following examples. - First, - I commit to making the following changes to my routine. - These could be one of one to the things that you wrote down in the previous section to one - way in which I can make my business for future business or my life. - More mole is by doing what, - and I commit to making this change within 30 days. - Take a least one point from the mobility criteria list and fill in the blank third, - my top destination to begin my path as a global entrepreneur is tell us what ticket you had - in your hand and what destination you chose to go to to start your journey. 9. Final thoughts: - Joseph Campbell said. - The cave that you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek. - Challenge yourself to step out of your comfort zone, - where you find your deepest challenges. - You also find your greatest strikes. - Good luck on your journey. - It's beginning to live work from anywhere, - and I look forward to hearing about your progress and your 30 day action plan.