Making a living and a life while traveling the world
Heard a great piece of advice today in regards to worrying about competition. In short, DON"T. "It's not like Harry Potter was the first book written about magic." Which made me think of this comic series I had in the early/mid 90s. Notice any similarities?
Dealing with uncertainty is never easy. In the latest retrospective, I deal with social distancing, changing travel plans and coping with uncertainty.
I’ve been having trouble letting go of my thoughts and feelings about a relationship that ended. After what I thought was a reasonable amount to time to process and move on, they were still occupying space in my heart and mind. It got to the point that my most recent dreams were about them. As … Continue reading A Ritual for Letting Go
In the movie, Avengers: Infinity War, the Guardians of The Galaxy are introduced at the beginning of a new adventure. Rocket, the “real captain” of the group asks why they’ve chosen to take on this particular mission. Gamora states that they heard a distress signal and that someone could be in real danger. In true … Continue reading But Why Are We DOING It?
Over the course of your travels, you will need to pay for goods and services. You will also need to receive payment, whether it’s from clients or friends when going out to dinner. Why Use So Many Apps? Not all payment systems are available everywhere so you’ll need flexibility if you want to pay/receive funds … Continue reading What Mobile Payment Apps Do Digital Nomads Use?
My friends and I decided to spend a day in Cozumel, as none of us had visited the island. We were looking to close out the weekend with a fun day that would leave us refreshed and prepared for returning to work and getting the new year off to a great start. For the ferry, there … Continue reading Cozumel Excursion Recap
Note: This post was originally written in 2017, when I ended my Remote Year journey. “Bag lady, you gon’ hurt your back, draggin’ all them bags like that. I guess nobody ever told you all must hold on to is you.”Erykah Badu Remote Year ended for me in mid-March. Though the program was officially over … Continue reading What’s In Your Bag?
In the latest retrospective, I share some advice on dealing with praise and criticism, explore how poor communication can ruin good relationships and take on a new challenge (that’s really an old challenge).
In this week’s episode, I explore the topic of mindshare, the things that get our time and attention. I share the ways that I’ve tried to help manage what gets my mindshare to balance my happiness and productivity. Show Notes: Episode #28: Make Time Episode #34: Workflow Mastery Episode #24: Arbitrage Episode #11: Making Constraints … Continue reading CNPodcast #58: Mindshare – Managing Time and Attention
In this week’s episode, I share how I allowed fear to dominate much of my life choices. I break down the biggest fears that affected my life, what those fears cost me and what it finally took to start making different decisions. I also explore vulnerability and how facing it can make or cost you the heavyweight championship.
In the latest retrospective, I explain what's been happening during the break, share my inherent distrust of airlines and detail how I’m handling the quarantine and what’s changed about my future plans.
The Cocoa Nomad 