Last night I was out for dinner with friends who are in the middle of renovating a house in Morocco where they intend to spend at least half their time working remotely.
Every week, I read another friend’s Substack newsletter telling of her adventures living out of one suitcase as she travels the world, writing.
What all of these friends have in common is that they are all in midlife…and it’s a rising trend.
So if you’ve ever felt it’s too late to change your life, work remotely, set up that online business or freelance from anywhere then read on…
And start with this great overview of why people are going remote in droves with and without families, pets etc:
Then read these interviews with Gen Xers and Baby Boomers who are living the digital nomad life of their dreams:
Still talking yourself down or telling yourself you’re too old?
Dispel that right now with this and the story of the 82-year-old German lady who’d just flown into Chiang Mai to work on her book:
Convinced?
Here are some great tips on how to become a digital nomad:
With more good stuff here:
https://www.flexjobs.com/blog/post/how-to-become-a-digital-nomad-v2/
And here:
https://www.shopify.com/uk/blog/how-to-become-a-digital-nomad
Need some great ideas to help you set up that nomadic business?
Here are seven:
Along with twenty-three more ideas here:
https://www.flatio.com/blog/23-business-ideas-for-digital-nomad-for-2023
Something digital nomads and anyone who works for themselves has to learn to deal with at times is loneliness and being able to make friends out of strangers…
Your TED talk this week offers a beautiful solution to that: