Nomadic Career Planning

My journey to full-time travel started the day I got laid off. But long before I made the leap to a nomadic lifestyle, I was imagining it. In my early 20s, I was obsessed with the idea of working anytime, anywhere: Taking client calls from a sunny café in Barcelona. Writing from a quiet flat in Edinburgh. Planning my days around markets, not meetings. But I was still working a traditional career, and quietly wondering what it would take to break free. Then, COVID hit. I lost my job, and I had a choice: rebuild the life I had… or build the one I’d always imagined. So I went all in on freelance writing. One client turned into two. Then four. Once I could support myself, I sold everything I owned and booked a one-way ticket. My original plan was to move fast, country to country, chasing the high. But it turns out... speed is lonely. Slowing down meant becoming a familiar face — at the market, the café, the corner bakery — and building friendships that didn’t end with “where are you headed next?” That change made the lifestyle sustainable. It kept my work consistent and my energy balanced. It also opened the door to meeting my partner and creating a home in France. So, if you want to start traveling full (or part) time, here’s my advice: → If you don't have an established business, get a remote job that pays reliably and gives you structure so you can focus on enjoying where you are instead of stressing over your next invoice. → Stay long enough to know the rhythm of a place — to find your café, your market, and your people. → Leave room for plans to shift, because the unexpected is often where the best parts of nomadic life happen. Follow this rhythm, and one day you’ll wake up to discover the life you dreamed about has become your own.

It’s 10AM on a Tuesday. You haven’t even started work yet, but already drained after being stuck in traffic. You’re sitting in your cube, thinking about all the moments with your kids you’re missing. There is a different option, where you can have a little more freedom (picture is not a flex, it is an invite)! I’ve picked up some tips after years in the remote game. Sharing them with anyone who wants to start paving their own path to working from anywhere. And no, you don’t need to be in the US or Europe to land remote jobs: 1. Optimise your LinkedIn to make it remote-friendly; these 5-minute fixes can make an immediate difference. You might get a message from a remote recruiter the day after 👉 https://lnkd.in/gGHSUNYV 2. Follow remote job boards (Working Nomads, Remote, RemoteOK, We Work Remotely, Wellfound,...) and remote work influencers who post real, quality jobs. I found these accounts super helpful: Rowena (Ro) Hennigan Michelle Coulson Jeff Baker 3. Understand your rights as a remote worker: EOR, AOR, contractors, contingent, CXC has a great glossary. You need to know your terms (and how remote companies function) before working with a company across borders. https://lnkd.in/gdp5-7Cr 4. If you’re a digital nomad, prep for the global lifestyle: international insurance, time zones, and remote routines. We used SafetyWing for insurance, and it was a breeze. World Time Buddy stopped our brains from melting over time zones. 5. Your background is your brand. You need to look hirable and ready to start the next day. Bad lighting and a blurry camera are red flags. I use Razer Inc. and HyperX, and they have not been failing me ever since. 6. Thinking of going independent? Great! Remote companies love working with fractional consultants and contractors who get things done without the administrative mess. Portfolio Careers in Asia is a great place to look into. 7. Other than that, take care of your remote wellbeing, our friends at The Able Mind FITTR, and The Confidance are just great resources in different areas. Am I missing something? Please share your resource too!

On the road again I’ve been working remotely since before COVID and certainly spent most of my professional life traveling extensively for work, something I really enjoyed as it was an opportunity to meet new people, sample new cultures, and get work done in new places. That energy is still with me today, so I guess there is a bit of a wandering soul in me. What’s different now is that I don’t have a fixed abode—so when people ask me where home is—I struggle, as there are many places where I spend a few months, a year, but my stuff is still in storage, so I guess the defining moment on “home” will be where the stored stuff is. Not quite the 20-something backpacker, I have learned to move with ease and extreme packing between airports, trains, and cars and a few tips for living the nomadic remote work life: 1. Get organized on banks, cards, health care, insurance, passports, and admin wherever you are. Getting this wrong can have dramatic repercussions. 2. Count your days, be aware of visa requirements and local registrations. 3. Make sure your tech serves you well, especially in places where the Wi-Fi drops and you enter an enforced digital detox when you do not need it. 4. Planning is key, and clients get used to you not being physically around, but do make sure that you check in regularly so everyone knows that you are fully on the job (even if that’s from another location—they need to know you are not on a permanent holiday and feel that you serve them equally well remotely). 5. Running a fully remote team has its challenges, so make sure that you find time for live meetings and use that time together well. 6. Use tools like Slack or Notion to manage workflow in remote teams. 7. Try to establish some routines in each location—the local gym, yoga mornings, whatever, just to keep some sense of yourself on the road. 8. Meet new people, invest time in local languages and culture—it’s a fabulously diverse world out there! #DigitalNomad #NomadTips #RemoteWorker #WorkingRemotely #StartupFounder

You don’t need to make a massive career change to become a nomadic entrepreneur (Do this instead👇) Many people believe that to a) work for yourself  b) work from anywhere you need to make a big career change. Quit your current occupation.  Learn a new skill. Build a tech product. Come up with the next big idea. This isn’t the case. You can achieve location freedom and become an entrepreneur WITHOUT having to change everything. Here’s how: 1) Take what you are already good at (financial advice, law, culture, wellbeing - whatever it may be) 2) Decide on the main PROBLEM in that space and why YOU are best placed to solve it (your competitive edge) 3) Build a service that answers that problem and will deliver value to others ONLINE 4) Test on one client. Validate, validate, validate (can’t stress this enough) 5) Refine it. 6) Market yourself as if your life depended on it That’s how you initially get started. In other words, it’s about using your *existing* area of expertise/knowledge/specialism and commercialising it through an online professional service. And letting people know! My first experience of this was in public speaking coaching. The number of people who want to get better at this is wild. And I was good at it. I saw I could help people online. I commercialised it. And I could do that anywhere in the world. - You don't need to change everything to become a nomadic entrepreneur.  - You don't need a massive career change. Take what you're good at and start there. ImagineThat 📸 Koh Samui, Thailand ** 👋 Hi I'm Niluka. I help ambitious (but bored) professionals start an online professional service and work from anywhere 🎓 Next Academy Cohort starts September - message me if you want to apply #workfromanywhere #professionalservices #onlineservices #entrepreneurship

"You can't travel full-time if you want to build a life - or a serious career." 🤔 Bullshit I've been traveling full-time for the past 18 months, building my business, and living my life. Along the way, I've met countless people who have done the same, and more. I've seen people date, get married, have babies, find co-founders, and build successful businesses - all while traveling the world. Sure, it's not easy. But neither is building a life or a career, no matter where you are. Yes, travel can be distracting and take you away from building a traditional career. But what if we reframe it? What if we see travel as a way to: 1️⃣ Create more opportunities 2️⃣ Foster creativity and new perspectives 3️⃣ Build a remote business and work remotely 4️⃣ Meet new people and establish international connections 5️⃣ Develop new skills and learn about different cultures Traveling full-time doesn't mean escaping from your career; it's more about creating a life where you can pursue your career in a way that suits you. Nomad founders, remote workers, and creative professionals are now leveraging technology and transforming traditional career models Now, life can be wherever you want it to be The key is to have a purpose and a plan Set your goals, create a schedule, and work hard toward them Don't let anyone tell you that you can't build a life and a career on the road It's possible, and it's beautiful #linkedin #entrepreneurship