An introduction about my case, you can skip if not interested.
As I'm travelling since almost 8 months now, I got progressively interested in what is called digital nomadism.
I also understood in that period what Gurdjieff said about having to become an Obyvatel before being able to start the Work.
As it happens, I took some risks. I had no funds available.
So I took a loan and consciously chose to have the sword of Damocles on top of my head.
My goals were :
To first, give a try having my own Business as a masseur for 3 months, as a seasonal activity to benefit from the vacationers flow.
Second, to be able to travel and get more training in massage. I learned Thai in Thailand for 2 months, Balinese and Hawaiian Lomi-Lomi in Bali.
My plans were originally to learn from different massage techniques all over the world and make a blog about it, which I thought at the time, could have been a possible help to start pay off my loan in 2 years.
I still have the idea of creating a blog and have all the required tools (I paid for a training and it was worth it) to make it something personally, professionally and potentially financially rewarding.
I got stuck in the process when it came to writing, but this is part of the experiment, I guess. A pinch of perfectionism and some narcissism surely helped not starting it. Also I made the mistake to directly think about money instead of thinking about what can I bring that is useful, and lacked self-confidence.
This is the biggest mistake.
11 tips to be succesful ?
1. Dare to go towards people
2. Be supported by your beloved
3. Dare to take risks
4. Master Marketing
5. Work in Team, Network
6. Work Hard
7. Be organized
8. Love what you do
9. Always Be honest
10. Create Value for others
11. Keep learning.
Nothing about Money here. I still have some points to work on, that is for sure.
What changes now is that I plan to do it with my girlfriend now.
I also, of course, would like to advertise your Work here on the forum, as I owe you most of what I've been able to discover, in an out, possibly having some testimonies from french members, and do a lot of translation work to make it more available to French readers. We are working on it.
I finally landed to Australia to join my girlfriend (we were together before but started our travels separated as our goals were different at the time) AND to work as I was getting short on money. We worked, also did some Wwoofing and HelpX (Work/Help in exchange of shelter and food: it is a great experience and I recommend it). Still, life is expensive and I am still looking for that full time really quick.
Things are getting really serious now but I think I had to experiment being on the edge of the Abyss to learn somethings.
And I am learning somethings.
Financial Independence
I don't need a lot to thrive, this is what I learned too. Just some Pork Chops ;)
I have in mind an article Laura wrote about money and how we consider it, can't find it but at the time, it was really eyes opening.
I am from middle-class struggling with money at the end of the month and it seems like I come with a distorted view on money and what it means to be rich. Laura gave me clues, again, to consider money as a neutral value. Just what you do with it.
But this is where the vast majority of the people I know get stuck in their life. It enslaves us in the grid.
When you only have a single income and it is not that big, like most people, there's no surprise. Pay the taxes and all you owe for the way you live, close your eyes and tighten up. It is not that exaggerated, maybe not the case for everyone, but for a sufficient part of the population.
Is it financially safe to have a permanent work contract ?
Definitely not that much. There's enough cases of companies closing branches and leaving their employees with the only option to either being transfered far far away or being left unemployed, after all.
How is that for a security ?
What about retirement ?
You have to work 40 years, and we are talking about regular(declared) work to get an income that will be minimized. But what you owe remains the same. Counting on retirement, when I observe how our elders are treated, struggle and finish their lives, doesn't seems so smart.
What is the solution ?
I am looking for it. It may reside in multiple residual incomes. Multiple so that you never totally depend on one source.
It seems like, nowadays, there's four real Pillars to make residual income. The others might be more disappointing.
1. Real Estate
2. Internet
3. Stock Exchange
4. Having your own business
Of course, each one needs to be mastered. But this is where you can earn money. At that time being, it would be more interesting to me to focus on Internet as it is the only option available and it really offers hips of opportunities.
So let's focus on it. As long as the Grid and Internet still exist ;)
How can we make money with Internet ?
Even though it may not seem that obvious, some people make a whole lot of money through it. Especially some famous blogs.
How so? I yet have to learn all of it, and maybe we can discuss about it if anyone has information to share.
But a simple search lead for example to : _http://techwelkin.com/earn-money-online-20-clean-methods-of-using-your-skills
Basically, nowadays, to run a business online is something that became possible, from wherever you are.
And it's really interesting to discover all the resources and tools available. I'm just getting started but I see a great opportunity there.
So, some useful links on the way, from the free Digital Nomad Playbook, for free on https://www.upwork.com/:
Let me know what's your thoughts about it all. I hope some people find some useful links there and to provide you some ideas too.
Cheers and thanks.
As I'm travelling since almost 8 months now, I got progressively interested in what is called digital nomadism.
I also understood in that period what Gurdjieff said about having to become an Obyvatel before being able to start the Work.
As it happens, I took some risks. I had no funds available.
So I took a loan and consciously chose to have the sword of Damocles on top of my head.
My goals were :
To first, give a try having my own Business as a masseur for 3 months, as a seasonal activity to benefit from the vacationers flow.
Second, to be able to travel and get more training in massage. I learned Thai in Thailand for 2 months, Balinese and Hawaiian Lomi-Lomi in Bali.
My plans were originally to learn from different massage techniques all over the world and make a blog about it, which I thought at the time, could have been a possible help to start pay off my loan in 2 years.
I still have the idea of creating a blog and have all the required tools (I paid for a training and it was worth it) to make it something personally, professionally and potentially financially rewarding.
I got stuck in the process when it came to writing, but this is part of the experiment, I guess. A pinch of perfectionism and some narcissism surely helped not starting it. Also I made the mistake to directly think about money instead of thinking about what can I bring that is useful, and lacked self-confidence.
This is the biggest mistake.
11 tips to be succesful ?
1. Dare to go towards people
2. Be supported by your beloved
3. Dare to take risks
4. Master Marketing
5. Work in Team, Network
6. Work Hard
7. Be organized
8. Love what you do
9. Always Be honest
10. Create Value for others
11. Keep learning.
Nothing about Money here. I still have some points to work on, that is for sure.
What changes now is that I plan to do it with my girlfriend now.
I also, of course, would like to advertise your Work here on the forum, as I owe you most of what I've been able to discover, in an out, possibly having some testimonies from french members, and do a lot of translation work to make it more available to French readers. We are working on it.
I finally landed to Australia to join my girlfriend (we were together before but started our travels separated as our goals were different at the time) AND to work as I was getting short on money. We worked, also did some Wwoofing and HelpX (Work/Help in exchange of shelter and food: it is a great experience and I recommend it). Still, life is expensive and I am still looking for that full time really quick.
Things are getting really serious now but I think I had to experiment being on the edge of the Abyss to learn somethings.
And I am learning somethings.
Financial Independence
I don't need a lot to thrive, this is what I learned too. Just some Pork Chops ;)
I have in mind an article Laura wrote about money and how we consider it, can't find it but at the time, it was really eyes opening.
I am from middle-class struggling with money at the end of the month and it seems like I come with a distorted view on money and what it means to be rich. Laura gave me clues, again, to consider money as a neutral value. Just what you do with it.
But this is where the vast majority of the people I know get stuck in their life. It enslaves us in the grid.
When you only have a single income and it is not that big, like most people, there's no surprise. Pay the taxes and all you owe for the way you live, close your eyes and tighten up. It is not that exaggerated, maybe not the case for everyone, but for a sufficient part of the population.
Is it financially safe to have a permanent work contract ?
Definitely not that much. There's enough cases of companies closing branches and leaving their employees with the only option to either being transfered far far away or being left unemployed, after all.
How is that for a security ?
What about retirement ?
You have to work 40 years, and we are talking about regular(declared) work to get an income that will be minimized. But what you owe remains the same. Counting on retirement, when I observe how our elders are treated, struggle and finish their lives, doesn't seems so smart.
What is the solution ?
I am looking for it. It may reside in multiple residual incomes. Multiple so that you never totally depend on one source.
It seems like, nowadays, there's four real Pillars to make residual income. The others might be more disappointing.
1. Real Estate
2. Internet
3. Stock Exchange
4. Having your own business
Of course, each one needs to be mastered. But this is where you can earn money. At that time being, it would be more interesting to me to focus on Internet as it is the only option available and it really offers hips of opportunities.
So let's focus on it. As long as the Grid and Internet still exist ;)
How can we make money with Internet ?
Even though it may not seem that obvious, some people make a whole lot of money through it. Especially some famous blogs.
How so? I yet have to learn all of it, and maybe we can discuss about it if anyone has information to share.
But a simple search lead for example to : _http://techwelkin.com/earn-money-online-20-clean-methods-of-using-your-skills
Basically, nowadays, to run a business online is something that became possible, from wherever you are.
And it's really interesting to discover all the resources and tools available. I'm just getting started but I see a great opportunity there.
So, some useful links on the way, from the free Digital Nomad Playbook, for free on https://www.upwork.com/:
Let me know what's your thoughts about it all. I hope some people find some useful links there and to provide you some ideas too.
Cheers and thanks.
