TRAVEL, REMOTE WORKING AND MAKNG MONEY · I LOVE MONDAYS!!! uAsk yourself -with all your education, experience, skills, determination –if others can, WHY can’t you ? Title: TRAVEL,

TRAVEL, REMOTE WORKING AND MAKNG MONEY

Who am I?

WHY

u Monday bluesu Wanted to travel more, weekends

and vacations weren’t enough u Wanted to create an environment

conducive to work inu Took a moment- if I could have one

dream in life – what would it be?

Wanted to work anywhere in the world

HOW do I make the transition?

Analysis Paralysis

u Everyone else who worked remotely was good at IT

u Scams

u I wanted something tangible, active income, not investments

u Tax? insurance? Medical healthcare? Pension ?

u No time!

u Didn’t know where to start or what to do

Save, Save, Save

u When in doubt … save! u Whatever decision you make, you

are going to need money:u To buy you timeu To upskill yourselfu Saving = increase income OR reduce

costs OR both

Don’t quit your job, start a side hustle!

u The more you research, the more you learn about opportunities

u Google= BFFu Started a side hustle u Discovered editing,

made free samplesu Created an advert,

stuck it in universities u Online teaching

Break even pointu What’s the minimum I need to survive?

u Made a decision, gave myself a timeline

u Had an action plan

Part-time to full time income u Side hustle to full time income

u Read, research and upskilled

u Start treating myself like a business

u Invested in courses

u More free time = more money

u Freelance writing

u Career/Business consulting

u Found a niche and became an authority

u Raised rates

Working and traveling

u Moved to NZ, Ireland, Spain, soon Portugal or Brunei, and maybe after… WHO KNOWS?

u WIFI, a table and earplugs

u Travel slowly , live like a local, stability is key

u Learn the foundations of how to set your base

u Travel costs money and takes up energy

Lessons

u Just start , there is no right time u Finances - learn to make

choices and prepare to feel uncomfortable and make sacrifices

u Its ok to command a lower rate….. at the beginning

u Your skills are more relevant than you think

Self motivation

It can be lonely and scary. Learn how to be your own cheerleader

Make YOU your home

You have to CREATE time

Take advice from people you admire, not from people you don’t want to be

Lessons

u Network , offline and online

u Your clients are your babies

u Work ethic

u Sometimes it’s not for you and that’s ok! J

Last thoughts

u How do I know I made the right choice?

I LOVE MONDAYS!!!

u Ask yourself -with all your education, experience, skills, determination – if others can, WHY can’t you ?