The Digital Nomad Family Life As A Gay Couple

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55: The Digital Nomad Family Life As A Gay Couple

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🔥 Finding balance in their day-to-day life

🔥 Parenting tips with a toddler for digital nomads

🔥 How to find your community abroad

🔥 How to manage your budget

🔥 Behind the scenes black gay digital nomad couple

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“We never want to force people to accept our lifestyle because it is our lifestyle.”

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Meet digital nomads Corrita & Mia

The digital nomad lifestyle comes with its own challenges and traveling with a toddler does make it more fun but not always easy. Corrita and Mia are a digital nomad gay family who considers Mexico as their second home. They have been nomadding for 3 years and absolutely love this lifestyle.

Corritta works full time in her remote job as a consultant helping companies with their technology needs. Mia is the caretaker in the family the couple also has a family travel blog which helps supplement their income.

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Finding balance in their day-to-day life

In general digital nomads have to make many decisions about where to go next, finding accommodation, building community, budgeting and so much more. The dynamics of the lifestyle and dealing with various cost of living doesn’t make this easier. As a traveling family with a toddler, there are a couple more practicalities to consider. We listed the tips discussed in the episode with practical and helpful takeaways.

 

Organize your stay

Corritta and Mia love traveling but they are bound to certain needs when it comes to choosing a new location. The most important requirement is that they find destinations where they feel safe and it’s comfortable for their son. It’s Mia who is usually organizing everything while Corritta is the breadwinner so they found a good balance to organize their day-to-day life.

 

Parenting

The couple shares that the energy of the kid is really high so they have to work together to make it work. One of the challenges is to get him into a school or some sort of preschool. It’s very important to them because he can release their energy and develop their social skills.

 

Finding your community

We learned on the podcast from Marcos Carvallo and Rowena that digital nomad families have different ways of building community compared to younger digital nomads. Families often build community through their kids, making it easier for parents. So Corritta and Mia try to get daycare, prepare play dates, join groups or simply talk to other moms. Mia is usually the one driving this and she also does all the prework so when they get there, they have some things already figured out.

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Managing your budget

This is a struggle every digital nomad experiences and the biggest reason is that the cost of living varies for each location. The couple considers themselves semi-minimalists- apart from the toys of their son. Their budget is around 1500$ a month and they mostly use cash to keep track of what they spend and, more importantly, not anciently overspend.

 

A great tip other digital nomads also shared and we talk about in our book Digital Nomads With Confidence is doing free stuff like skating, walking around, getting ice cream, or spending a day at the beach. If you want more budgeting tips, make sure to get a copy of our book. Click here to start nomadding with a ton of practical tips and confidence.

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Behind the scenes black gay digital nomad couple

As a gay couple of color, they always have to think about safety because sadly the world still isn’t open-minded towards people in the LGBT+ community. Corritta and Mia are strong-minded though and continue to live their dream lifestyle with their toddler. The couple shares some things they actively think about in their digital nomad lifestyle.

Nomad life advice #01: Choosing a safe location where they can be themselves without putting their family in danger.

Nomad life advice #02: The couple doesn’t share their last name so it’s not obvious they are gay. Their son has the last name of only one parent.

Nomad life advice #03: When they enter countries where LQBT communities aren’t respected they will separate in immigration lines.

Nomad life advice #04: Respecting the local culture is a priority. This also applies to the way they dress and show affection in public.

Nomad life advice #05: They don’t force anyone to accept their lifestyle and their main priority is keeping their family safe so they can live a comfortable life and all feel at home.

Traveling with a kid isn’t always easy but also Corritta and Mia share, just like Andrew and Rowena did, that their kid adapts to everything very quickly. Living a digital nomad lifestyle with your family has its own set of challenges but it’s definitely worth trying!

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What Makes a Remote-First Company Culture with Chase

What Makes a Remote-First Company Culture with Chase

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What Makes a Remote-First Company Culture with digital nomad Chase

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🔥 How to make a living fully remote
🔥 How to create remote work pillars
🔥 How to increase your employment connectivity
🔥 What Asynchronous communication is and how it works
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“Really good functioning remote teams generally have a lot of trust baked into the way that they work”

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Meet Chase Warrington, the Head of Remote at Doist

His first nomad adventure was in 2014 and since then he has been enjoying different locations. His digital nomad journey started by just trying it out and pushing boundaries geographically. He currently lives in Spain with his wife and Husky Koda and loves to explore different European places.

Today we see many digital nomads leaving their stuff behind and living the digital nomad lifestyle. Of course, it looks great on Instagram but what you don’t see is if that many digital nomads actually slowly transitioned into the lifestyle.

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How does digital nomad Chase make a living?

Chase has a remote job but is very entrepreneurial as well. Next to his full-time job as head of remote at a software company Doist, Chase has his own podcast ‘‘About Abroad’’ and is an advocate for remote work. Many digital nomads are multi-passionate and have a side project or other income streams outside of their remote job. So if you are thinking about becoming a digital nomad but aren’t excited about starting your own business or becoming a freelance, please don’t hold back! There are many remote roles on offer, and we see this number growing daily!

 

The head of remote at Doist

A new role that we see popping up in companies is Head of Remote. Typically these are remote-first companies and remote work and asynchronous communication is normal. Chase’s responsibility is to ensure everything works well and that the company delivers an awesome experience to its team. His focus also represents that to the public so Doist actively attracts new talent.

Listening to Chase, assigning someone responsible for how work is done remotely and how the company communicates remotely is a smart way to build a thriving remote-first work environment.

We asked Chase what pillars are necessary to create a remote-first company culture. His job is basically to look at everything they are doing through the lens of doing it remotely. He also focuses on how they can level up and improve as a company. He shares that there are a handful of pillars and let’s look at a few important ones at Doist.

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Remote work pilar #01 Employment connectivity

After the pandemic, the connectivity in the workplace was disappearing so that was his main focus back then. A big question was ‘‘How do we build employment connectivity and culture and bring people back together in real life?’’

Even though Doist is a remote-first company and the companies work from wherever two weeks a year, they bring everyone together for in-person time.

 

Remote work pilar #02 Trust

As a company, you want your employees to do their work and trust that it will get done without tracking them intensely. For example, time-tracking software or having a million zoom calls to stay in control doesn’t demonstrate trust. Instead, focus on outputs rather than inputs.

‘‘A really good functioning remote teams generally have a lot of trust baked into the way that they work.’’

Remote work pilar #03 Transparency

As a software company, Doist is an expert in building remote-friendly tools for teams to collaborate and communicate, promoting transparency of information that most people can access. So creating an online platform where all information is accessible for everyone at any time.

 

Remote work pilar #03 Asynchronous communication

Embracing working whenever works for you and your team and becoming a master in Asynchronous communication. So examples are to respect time zones and hours by setting guidelines on how to communicate with your people a 24-hour window to reply to messages. 

The future of remote work environments

So Chase’s core focus is solving challenges around culture and meeting goals. Even though these goals can be aggressive, it’s never about how many hours someone worked but Doist looks at if goals are achieved and if not, how they could improve. Finally, Chase shares that in his experience, a highly functioning remote team should focus on trust, transparency and asynchronous communication.

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Must-Know Resume Tips To Land A Remote Job with Michelle

Must-Know Resume Tips To Land A Remote Job with Michelle

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“One of the main things I always say is to not leave anything up to assumptions.’”

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Meet digital nomad and remote job specialist Michelle

Michelle has been nomadding since 2018 and is currently talking from the beautiful island of Bali. She has 8 years of experience as a recruiter and knows very well what companies are looking for in candidates and how they select them. Originally Michelle was supposed to get back to the office, but when she found out she got Miss C, she couldn’t take her flight and the decision to stay in Bali and work remotely was easy. Michelle is the second recruiter joining the podcast, Juliana joined us in episode 37 How To Find A Remote Job And Take Ownership Of Your Career With Juliana.

After Michelle quit her job, she developed a program The Remote Job Academy which is part of her Remote Rebellion Community. Michelle is utilizing her experience as a recruiter and helps people to create strong resumes and improve their online appearance. She also shares how to get the most out of your LinkedIn profile and offers support to master job interviews.

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4 tips for creating a strong resume to find a remote job

Creating a resume or updating your resume to find your dream remote job can be pretty daunting. It makes sense that you are unsure what to add or take out and what your resume should look like. Michelle shares 4 must-know tips for remote job seekers

🌟 Don’t leave your resume up to assumptions. So make sure the other person can quickly understand who you are and your top skills.

🌟 Avoid lengthy resumes with pages of text. Michelle shares that on average, recruiters spend only 6 seconds per resume. If the most important information is on the last page, they will not see it and you won’t be seen as an exciting candidate.

🌟 Choose content over design. These days it’s easy to create a beautifully designed resume using tools like Canva BUT Michelle shares it’s better to make it look plain with good content and copy. Of course, you can still use colors but don’t hang too many bells and whistles on your resume.

🌟 Emphasize what you are good at and prove or demonstrate with metrics/passed experiences. For example, the skill adaptability can be explained by showing that you have spoken and interacted with other cultures, collaborated with different departments, or worked across multiple time zones.

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What skills do you need to work remotely?

Doing your work remotely isn’t easy for everyone and even today, companies seem to struggle. Michelle shares some important skills remote job seekers need to possess to make themselves more attractive: remote communications skills, managing your own time and technical capacity specifically focused on remote work. If you are new to this then familiarize yourself with commonly used tools like Slack, Zoom and project management tools like ClickUp of Asana and Loom.

Like we mentioned before, finding a remote job can be pretty hard and sometimes even overwhelming. However, with the right support and tools, the process can feel less overwhelming, and you can even land a remote position faster.

Michelle’s process for Remote Rebelion covers it from start to finish with 10 modules. It’s a self-paced online program, and she also offers to connect calls so you can implement what you learned, ask for feedback and become a strong candidate to land your dream remote job. She also had a LinkedIn Group with tailored job offers that are 100% remote. Michelle shares though that there is so much groundwork to do before revamping your resume or looking for jobs. Many people skip this part and therefore need help finding a remote job. Questions you can ask yourself are:

What do you like?
What do you enjoy doing?
What are you passionate about?
Are there any brands that you like? And why do you like them?
What is important for you? Flexibility? Money?
What are your non-negotiables?

Lastly, an often overlooked but an essential tool is LinkedIn. The professional social platform is a source of information and a great network to connect with the right people. This is one of the places you really want to spend more time on when you are searching for a remote job.

 

Michelle gives a 10% discount on her program so if you are interested and want to look for a remote job with her use the code RR-DND.

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Connections Stronger than Wifi With The Bucket List Queen Nini

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🔥 Tips for how to start your entrepreneurship journey.
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“I figured out that as much as I like being free and working from any place in the world, it can actually feel very lonely at times.”

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Meet digital nomad entrepreneur Nini

Nini started her travel journey by ticking off her bucket list. It was her dream to live in Australia and while she was there, Nini joined a coaching company called The Bucketlist Company. One of the reasons for joining this company was her interest in a special bucket list coaching license. At the time, Nini couldn’t afford it as she was using her savings. Instead, she joined the company and got the license in exchange for her work. She also landed a remote marketing manager job at The Bucketlist Company and enjoyed her life abroad.

She really loved Australia and had no intention of leaving but during her visa run to Bali, Nina couldn’t return to Australia. This was at the beginning of the pandemic and since the Australian borders closed, Nini was basically stranded in Bali. The marketing role didn’t feel like her true calling and she focused on remote team building through interactive virtual workshops using her bucket list coaching license and this is how Theworklifehappinessproject.com started.

Like many digital nomads, Nini fell in love with the Bali lifestyle. Her ideal way of living is enjoying the summers in Europe with family and friends and heading to Bali when winter kicks in.

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How digital nomads can design better balanced days

Tips on how to turn your life’s mission into a thriving business
Nini’s mission is connecting people and this is what she has been focusing on. Of course, this has been challenging and finding the right balance is challenging. We interviewed digital nomad Ali in the previous episode about finding balance and if you want to learn more about that, make sure to check it out. Click here to listen to episode 51: How To Live A Balanced And Joyful Remote Life With Ali

Nini describes her entrepreneurial journey as a rollercoaster. There were moments when she felt super creative and passionate and did not feel any spark of magic. It’s common to feel this way, and we hear that creative and passionate digital noma entrepreneurs deal with the ups and downs. Nini shares some mindset tips that have been helpful for her.

🌟 Accept that there are always roadblocks that you cannot control.

🌟 Know that whatever happens, it always makes you stronger even though it doesn’t feel like it and helps you grow.

🌟 Entrepreneurship and starting something new always involve trial and error. So be patient and see what works and doesn’t before jumping to conclusions.

🌟 (We love this one) Be grateful for all the baby steps

🌟 Focus on maintaining your connection and surrounding yourself with like-minded people.

🌟 Create routines, including daily movement, meditation and use affirmations.

🌟 Be in alignment with what you say you will do and what you are actually doing.

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Creating deeper connections with the EyeConnect Game

Looking at the tips we just shared, appreciating the baby steps is really important because there is so much to learn from your own entrepreneurship journey. Nini developed her game eyeConnect during her workshops and this was a stepping stone to how it looks today. It wasn’t an overnight process and we love your humble honesty about this.

So eyeConnect – Connections stronger than Wi-fi is the conversation-sparking game she just launched. It’s an offline social networking game to help you disconnect from your phone and reconnect with the people around you. You can play it with your family, friends and your co-workers. By playing this game, you will get to know your environment differently and learn unexpected things about the environment. So this game is perfect for anyone who prefers real smiles over likes and true emotions over emojis.

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How To Live A Balanced And Joyful Remote Life With Ali

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What did you like doing as a child? And how do you sprinkle joy into your day-to-day life? Digital Nomads and entrepreneurs tend to be high achievers and taking a break from work can be challenging. In this episode, we talk about finding balance in your day-to-day with digital nomad Ali. Going through burnout herself, Ali had to learn how to clear her life from stress and redesign her life. She shares that the key to success is finding balance and this is different for everyone. She gives us a walkthrough of her daily practices and what it truly means to live your life in alignment with your core values. Get ready for an episode with simple but life-changing tips you can apply in your life today.

‘‘‘What are the things that simply bring me joy?’’

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Meet digital nomad Ali

She kicked off her digital nomad lifestyle with a remote job and one of the first countries she visited was digital nomad hub Bali in Indonesia. She has been nomadding for 5 years and is currently talking from a small town near the biggest lake in Mexico, Lake Texcoco. Even though she loves traveling, Ali decided to take a small break and ground herself more. It’s something many digital nomads desire after years of packing and unpacking.

Ali was a remote employee when she started her journey but is today a self-employed remote work productivity consultant. Ali helps teams and individuals boost productivity while finding a healthy balance between work, adventure and me-time. She often works with high-achievers and entrepreneurs, who are the type of people we see in the digital nomad community.

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How digital nomads can design better balanced days

Many of our guests discussed the importance of connecting with your ‘why’ and your core values. Ali also follows this approach when she guides her clients to create more balance in their day-to-day life. Creating awareness around your core values will help you understand what you spend your energy on and if this is aligned with your values. But it’s not just one simple question or single answer that leads to a more balanced life. Increasing self-knowledge and self-awareness requires a ton of digging and self-reflection. As you can imagine, it can be pretty confronting and overwhelming at times. Ali guides her clients in the process and guides them to take action and change for the better.

How can digital nomads and entrepreneurs unplug from work?

Doing nothing and not thinking about work sounds easy but in reality, it’s way harder than you think. Ali shares that unplugging from work is one of the biggest problems in the remote work and digital nomad community. It’s not only challenging for passionate entrepreneurs and freelancers but also for remote employees as they often face the struggle to really unplug.

You might think that digital nomads don’t struggle because when you live in paradise and your dream lifestyle this is easy. In today’s world though, you can work remotely from anywhere at any time and we are more connected than ever. This means that some people read their emails before going to bed or checking the latest task or project updates in Asana. Other people flick their co-workers a quick WhatsApp message from their phone or scroll through social media late at night. All these actions mean that you are still plugged and not unplugged. So it doesn’t matter if you are at home in bed or on a white sandy island in Costa Rica sipping a coconut – your brain is still at work.

Approaching life and work like this can cause anxiety because you’re simply not allowing your body and brain to rest and recover. Continuing to live life can cause stress and burnout, which is something you definitely want to avoid.

So when are digital nomads fully unplugged?

Ali describes the difference between doing and being. When you are doing something, you think about the past and the future so thoughts like ‘how can improve’ are part of the doing process. When you are being, you are still doing something but there is no desired performance or outcome. You are simply enjoying, playing, and being present at the moment without thinking about the past or future.

There are many ways to unplug; one technique Ali works with is connecting with your inner child. Kids can easily unplug and be present at the moment without thinking about other things. So Ali suggests thinking about some of the things you enjoyed doing as a kid and allowing yourself to play.

Another great piece of advice is to make playtime and me-time part of your day. Plan what your day will look like and what moments you will dedicate to recharge. In this way, you can sprinkle joy into your day-to-day life.

Ali learned how to connect with her body and identify when she can push or needs to pull back. It took her years to master it but one of the questions she asks herself is ‘‘how is she really feeling?’’. There are days she feels exhausted and when this happens, she will take a moment to connect with herself and reflect on her past days. If you monitor how you are feeling and take note of this you can learn a lot about your own well-being.

Lastly, sleep is extremely important and it’s how your brain recovers. So make sure you get enough sleep and if you are a heavy traveler, make sleep a priority! It’s not just about the hours but also about the quality of sleep and digital nomads cannot think lightly about this.

Listen to the full conversation with Ali to get more tips! We would love to connect with you and if you want to learn more about finding balance in your day-to-day life also check out episode 04: How to Combine Entrepreneurship and Travel With Kristina

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Meet digital nomad content creator Natasha

Natasha saw many places growing up and traveling around the world wasn’t a new concept for her. In fact, she was a 3rd culture kid and kind of a nomad growing up. Traveling with family is very different from exploring the world on your own and Natasha also had to design her digital nomad life.

At the beginning of her solo journey, she chose to teach English online. She was a teacher in the USA and doing it online made the most sense at the time. While teaching English, she also worked on her passion for becoming a full-time content creator. Many digital nomads approach the lifestyle this way because a online job is safe and secure so you have time, money and energy to build out your next big thing.

Before her dream kicked off Natasha wasn’t feeling fulfilled in her teaching job was just enough to pay the bills and live comfortably. Remote work was popular (and we all know why) and she got a remote full-time corporate job. This was a huge shift and very different from her life as an online teacher. A big lesson for her was that the job and demanding work culture wasn’t her thing and completely burned her out. So she quit her job, took time for herself, and rethought her strategy.

Hard work and willpower paid off; today, she is a full-time digital nomad content creator. She talks about travel, self-care and balance, and you can find her on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.

The life of a full-time content creator

Many people, including digital nomads, dream of becoming a full-time content creator. We already learned on the podcast that this job is not for lazy folks and an uncertain path. Digital nomad Isabel talks about this in episode #32 How To Become A Travel Blogger And Make Money Online. We love Natasha’s tips in this episode and here are 4 things she shares with us:

Since she quit her job cold turkey, she did not have a plan. Natasha had some savings but felt the pressure of performing and really making it happen.

Charging for brand deals and collaborations was a new way of making money. So in the beginning, she needed to figure out how much to charge and set her rates. Doing research, asking around and slowly bumping her rates up is how she did it.

Knowing your worth is a big confidence booster. So this is something that happened after her first bigger deal. From then, she started asking for more with confidence.

Natasha describes her content creator career as an iceberg. What people see of her and her confidence didn’t happen overnight and it’s almost 10 years of hard work and a rollercoaster ride. What people see is just the tip of the iceberg.

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Tips on how to prioritize work-life balance

One of the most important things we need as a human is self-care. In the digital nomad community, many people talk about this and topics like mental health, physical health, and well-being are openly discussed.

At Digital Nomads Daily, we love asking our guests what is important for them and how they do it. Natasha shares what works for her:

🌱 Prioritizing her health and sleep is essential to be productive and feeling good.

🌱 The digital nomad lifestyle often allows you to set your own schedule and she includes things to nurture and respect her body’s needs.

🌱 Always do more self-care than you think you need. So make sure to move your body and mental nurturing like meditating or journaling.

🌱 If you don’t have a schedule set in stone, try to do what tasks feel most natural to you at that time.

🌱  Lastly, if you are a digital nomad girl, experiment to work with your cycles. So approach your cycles as seasons and use your natural energy in your everyday work and personal life.

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