How To Set Boundaries and Why You Want to Go Slomad with Kristin

“The coconuts do not hydrate enough for a soul-sucking job”

Meet digital nomad slomad Kristin

Every digital nomad has a unique way of designing their lifestyle. Kristin’s digital nomad journey started 4 years ago in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was already living abroad and loved immersing herself in new cultures and experiences. So her travel journey continues and with that, she became a digital nomad.

Kristen is passionate about helping people find answers to tough questions and challenges. She does this through coaching and she started her career as a lifestyle coach. Many coaches are working for themselves but Kristen was a remote worker at the time and part of a company.

A big life transformation many people face is career-related and she also underwent a huge change. She left her job, focused on remote careers and the digital nomad lifestyle and started working for herself. So today Kristin is an entrepreneur and she shares that this comes with its own challenges.

Remote work and the digital nomad lifestyle

The way you earn a living is a huge part of your awakening time. This means for the majority of the Gen Z generation, liking your job and getting fulfillment from your work is one of the many non-negotiable. Digital nomads are no different in this and the same goes for remote work.

The concept of the perfect job is pretty glamorized these days. Again, the same goes for remote work. What is important though, is that you like your work and its environment. This process can be pretty overwhelming but Kristin shares two important steps.

First, you want to connect with your core values and transform these into your non-negotiables. Once you have clarity around your unique core values, you can look at things you are passionate about. With this information, you can start looking for a (remote) job or even start a business connected to what matters most to you.

“We have jobs for phases in our lives and for versions of ourselves that best serve us and we grow and evolve in our careers.”

Other things to look at are your skills and external factors. Kirstin shares that the coaching piece could be life-changing in this process because of its powerful questioning, which could easily create clarity for you.

What is the difference between a slomad vs digital nomad?

Many digital nomad entrepreneurs who joined The Digital Nomad Daily podcast already stressed the challenge of combing building a business and travel. Kristin is also experiencing this now but something thas that helped her feel more grounded and connected with her goals is to slomad.

A trending word that we see more these days is the term “slomad” or the self-made verb “slomadding”. So the difference is basically the pace of which you are traveling or switching locations.

Slomads prefer to stay longer in one place for various reasons but for Kristin it’s about feeling more grounded, making deeper connections and feeling more productive because she can focus on work without the pressure of travel and adventure. She has time to do everything she desires because she stays a few months in each location.

Other digital nomads like Tim Martin and Marcel enjoy slomadding. Your host Nienke Nina is also on team slomad for similar reasons.

Tips for setting boundaries for digital nomads and nomadic entrepreneurs

Everyone needs boundaries but unfortunately, it has a strong or even negative connotation. We love Kirstin’s approach towards setting boundaries. She says it’s about creating guidelines to help you and others navigate life.

This goes back to your core values and how they come to life in your personal and work life. Think about what the non-negotiables are for you and what makes you feel comfortable, happy and loved. Kindly sharing these guidelines with your close environment and constantly checking in with yourself is what will help you navigate through life.

Suppose you want to learn more about setting boundaries at work. In that case, you definitely want to listen to our episode with Anna Maria. She shares how to set boundaries in a remote work environment in a kind way which is incredibly helpful for freelancers, entrepreneurs and remote workers.

Connect with our Nienke Nina and our guests

Your host Nienke Nina

More digital nomad tips and life advice via instagram @digitalnomadsdaily

Connect with Nienke Nina on LinkedIn @Nienke Nina Keizer

Find Nienke Nina on Instagram @nienkeninatravels

Meet digital nomad Kristin

Follow her on Instagram via @kristincvierra

Follow her journey on LinkedIn via @kristinvierra

Join the slowmad Facebook Group digitalnomads.slomads.traveldeeper

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How To Maximize Your Remote Lifestyle and Business Abroad

“You have to understand that life is first and business is second. You cannot build your life around your business because business is a tool to help you live the life that you want. ”

Meet digital nomad entrepreneur Denys

Living in different locations, building a business abroad, and creating a lifestyle where you maximize your freedom – that’s Denys’s passion. Over the past years, he has been hopping locations while running his video animation company. His company has been remote since day one, allowing him to work from anywhere, including popular digital nomad hubs like Bali.

Today he is still operating his business and Denys is the founder of the Freedom Business Summit. It’s a network of people interested in how they can continue to live remotely and benefit from different systems and infrastructures. Think about getting a second residency, building assets in various countries, banking and so much more.

Business advice for digital nomads

Denys shares in this episode valuable business advice for anyone who is interested in creating a freedom lifestyle. He shares that there are two ways to build a business.

You can sell your time so that is mostly how remote employees, freelancers, and consultants work.

You can create a system so your business can operate without you wasting time.

The second way sounds more exciting and definitely gives you more freedom. There are only 24 hours in the day and only around six hours you can dedicate to work. So the first idea is a great way to start but it has a limit so it’s not total freedom for some people. On the other hand, Denys shares that entrepreneurship is not for everyone, so being part of a company can give you the comfort and freedom you seek. Keep in mind that every business takes time and it requires dedication.

Focus on your core values instead of your mind

How you design your life and make money depends on your core values. So before you start any business or find a remote job, you must look inside yourself and be clear on what you value.

Digital nomad Denys’s best advice is not to run a business just to run a business but to find something that has meaning. It could be connected to your purpose or how you want to impact people’s lives. Creating something close to your core values is how you can bring real value to your own life and others.

The key ingredient to living a long-lasting remote lifestyle

Life comes with ups and downs and while you can have a vision of what you want in life is not always going to be how you designed it. That’sThat’s why you must set yourself up for success as much as possible and this starts with your “structure”.

Remote and location-independent could sound like you just hop around and don’t have to take care of anything but the reality is different. If you want to keep living this lifestyle, you must understand that the world is changing rapidly. So you want to make sure you do your due diligence regarding where your base will be, what country you can incorporate your company and where you create other assets. So the key ingredient is to find those locations where you feel comfortable.

This is a complex process and there are different concepts. Denys has been going through this himself and created a network of people in the same boat. This is how the Freedom Business Summit was created as more digital nomads and location-indepentent folks join the community it’s a common topic.

So if you are interested in this and want to learn more about how to maximize your remote lifestyle and build a business abroad make sure to join the summit.

It’s a free event happening on November 9-10 with experts and speakers from all over the world. Some experts you have already seen on our podcast like Tim Martin from Citizen Remote and Tarek.

Connect with our Nienke Nina and our guests

Your host Nienke Nina

More digital nomad tips and life advice via instagram @digitalnomadsdaily

Connect with Nienke Nina on LinkedIn @Nienke Nina Keizer

Find Nienke Nina on Instagram @nienkeninatravels

Meet digital nomad Denys

Find him on Instagram @denisdovgal

On his website Freedomsummit.net

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The 5 Best Ways To Find Friends For Digital Nomads With Marina

“The best way to build a community is to find out what you like to do and find communities that do exactly that. ”

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Your host Nienke Nina

More digital nomad tips and life advice via instagram @digitalnomadsdaily

Connect with Nienke Nina on LinkedIn @Nienke Nina Keizer

Find Nienke Nina on Instagram @nienkeninatravels

Meet digital nomad Marina

Find her on Instagram @nomadic_marina

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The 7 Effective Sales Tips That Everyone Should Master With Desmond

“You gotta start studying things that affect sales because the more holistic you are as a person or a business person, the deeper the understanding, the better you are at sales.”

Meet digital nomad and sales expert Desmond

Digital nomad Desmond is an expert in sales and started his traveling journey. Building his career wasn’t easy and it took him years of studying and practicing and even today, he considers himself a student. Desmond studied engineering but shifted to a career in sales. He got my doors slammed in his face but worked his way up and today he is successful in building and leading sales teams.

So how did he get there? Desmond shares that at the beginning of his career, he lacked a lot of skills. He got fired from his first sales job but it didn’t stop him from becoming really good at it. Instead, he started studying sales and figured out that sales wasn’t about him at all. He also realized that becoming better at sales is about putting yourself out there and constantly chatting with people so you can practice.

All digital nomads are sales people

Many digital nomads are in some way entrepreneurs and are interested in creating their unique freedom lifestyle. Some people focus on building their businesses, while others are excited about creating passive income streams. So believe it or not, knowing how to sell is a pretty effective skill to master for digital nomads. Sales is not only about selling something like your services or products but also comes in handy during a job interview or making connections. So the most important thing you need to know is that the skill of selling comes with experience. He believes that with 6 months of consistency and hard work, you can be good in that thing you put your mind to.

5 effective ways how you can improve your sales skills

What we love about the podcast is that our guests don’t shy away from giving practical tips that worked for them. Desmond shares 5 ways how you can improve your sales skills today so you can keep working on building freedom.

Sales tip #01 Put yourself out there

You need to be willing to practice and master your skills. So stepping into the world and approaching people is the first step. You can take courses, read books and consume content but you need to apply it to improve.

Sales tip #02 Become obsessed with trying to understand the other person.

The more curious you are about that person, the better experience that person will have with you. Sales is a lot about relationship building and during your first discovery call, you only want to focus on them and their problem.

Sales tip #03 Master how to listen because sales isn’t about you

According to Desmond, most people struggle with how to listen, but this is one of the key success ingredients in sales. So become a more empathetic listener and ensure you always listen with the intention of repeating exactly what you heard.

Sales tip #04 Get permission to send an offer

This sounds funny, but if your prospect (a potential customer) is giving your permission to send the offer, it usually means they are open to receiving it. In that case, your prospect is more likely to say yes. A simple way of doing this is asking on a discovery call, “Is there anything else you think I should know?” so your prospect can think of the next steps and receiving an offer is part of that step.

Sales tip #05 Set boundaries to make your offer timely

After you send an offer, you wait but for how long? Desmond recommends that any offer should have some type of logistical boundaries. This could be 7 or 10 day business days your offer doesn’t just sit there. The easiest way to do this is to specify it on the proposal until it’s valid.

Sales tip #06 All parties need to sign an agreement.

When offering a service, certain things are always included but you also want to specify what isn’t excluded. A simple example is a website design. You want to agree on small things like the number of revisions, the payments and if you provide any aftercare services or not. So make sure your prospect knows what the work entails and both sign the agreement before starting the work.

Sales tip #07 Nurture your relationship and stay in touch

Desmond is a fan of following up via email and he does this after the call. During the sales process, you must keep making an authentic human connection to stay in touch with your prospect. Even if they don’t buy right now they might be ready later if you want to continue to build that relationship.

The best books to read to master your sales skills

The book The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino is great for beginners and teaches you the basics of sales. It’s a short book and a good read for digital nomad entrepreneurs and freelancers. Desmond shares that the next stage is to learn about things that affect sales which are more psychological things. Thirdly he joined a Natural language processing (NLP) training, a psychological approach involving analyzing thoughts, language, and behavior patterns and applying them to reach a personal goal. Lastly, Desmon is excited about studying people, biographies, and watching poker tournaments. Of course, this is a profound dive but getting familiar with sales and making this a priority is an essential first step for all digital nomads.

The sales challenge with Desmond

Desmond love sharing what he knows and he designed a 21-day dales challenge called “no dollar left behind”. He gives 21 days of content, about 20-30 min videos, and gives training on specific topics such as making more money online, getting more clients, and arranging contracts. It’s free and go to
saleschallenge.xyz/nodollarleftbehind to join the challenge

Connect with our Nienke Nina and our guests

Your host Nienke Nina

More digital nomad tips and life advice via instagram @digitalnomadsdaily

Connect with Nienke Nina on LinkedIn @Nienke Nina Keizer

Find Nienke Nina on Instagram @nienkeninatravels

Meet digital nomad Desmond

Find him on:

Instagram: @iamdesmonddixon

Linkedin: Desmond Dixon

Twitter: @iamdesmonddixon

Website: www.thecsuite.xyz

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Can Digital Nomad Women Freeze Their Eggs Abroad with Daniela

“Information is power and it’s better to know and to plan ahead, rather than just wait and be caught off guard with very little options in front of you.”

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‘‘Egg freezing act like a safety net. It’s not a guarantee but it does give you a bit of peace of mind basically because you have genetically healthy eggs from a younger version of you.’’

‘‘Information is power and it’s better to know and to plan ahead rather than just wait and be caught off guard with very little options in front of you.’’

Connect with our Nienke Nina and our guests

Your host Nienke Nina

More digital nomad tips and life advice via instagram @digitalnomadsdaily

Connect with Nienke Nina on LinkedIn @Nienke Nina Keizer

Find Nienke Nina on Instagram @nienkeninatravels

Meet digital nomad Daniela

Find her on 

Website: https://www.dandelion.training/

Instagram (personal): @danee.wanders

Instagram (Dandelion):@dandelion.fertility

LinkedIn: Daniela Nataletu

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Remote Work Isn’t Just For Digital Nomads With Lorraine

“What’s the point of education if you can’t earn money to sustain your life. So I wanted to understand what the situation was for refugees in this context.”

Lorraine and her journey to remote work

Lorraine started working remotely way back in 2011 and at the time, she didn’t realize it because she was just doing her thing. Since her co-worker was based in Venezuela, they collaborated virtually via video calls and using shared documents in dropbox.

She continued her remote journey and works in many different things nowadays. She is a Digital Solutions Specialist for Finn Church Aid focused on refugees, doing research at Cambridge University and consulting.

During her research about refugees, she saw a massive gap and with that an opportunity to help refugees. Lorraine is a real go-getter and co-founded Na’amal, which is an initiative supporting refugees to work remotely.

In this episode, we learned that their a strong misconception about who refugees are. In fact, Lorraine shares that everyone could become a refugee. For example, due to the impact of climate change where people have been forced to flee their homes.

So it’s really hard to stereotype refugees. Interestingly, many refugees in today’s world have a degree and speak a second language like English. Digital media on platforms like YouTube and Netflix also contribute to the English language levels.

Na’mal prepared refugees for remote work by offering training and guidance in the remote job process. They also support their students with practicalities like documents and bank accounts so they can actually be hired once a job opportunity lands on their path.

The training is focused on soft skills in remote work environments and advanced digital skills like coding and UX/UI design. The training process typically takes around six months so they can enter the job market with confidence.

We are really excited about the future of Namal and its students. If you are a business owner or are looking for talent, we highly recommend getting in touch with Lorraine and her team. It’s initiatives like these that make a difference and at Digital Nomads Daily we love this way of giving back to other communities.

Connect with our Nienke Nina and our guests

Your host Nienke Nina

More digital nomad tips and life advice via instagram @digitalnomadsdaily

Connect with Nienke Nina on LinkedIn @Nienke Nina Keizer

Find Nienke Nina on Instagram @nienkeninatravels

Meet digital nomad Lorraine

Find her on

LinkedIn: Lorraine Charles

Twitter: @na’amal

Instagram: @naamal 

www.naamal.org

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