Proof That Working And Traveling Do Mix
Fast Company Reports On Digital Nomading As A Career. Find Out How These Professionals Make A Comfortable Living While Traveling The World.
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A digital nomad by definition, after studying the profession, is a person not willing to be confined to a desk, or even a general location for that matter, who chooses to work remotely in places across the world. They can't stay still! Considering more than 35% of the U.S. workforce is freelance, working for yourself while traveling the world might not be as far-fetched of a dream as it once seemed. For many digital nomads, seeing the world has become less of a pipe dream and more of the means for their lifestyle. In fact, many bring home an income, teetering above–and even doubling or tripling–six figures.
Lindsay Tigar, writer for Fast Company, relates in her article: Nicole Faith was happily working at Squarespace helping small business owners ideate and build their websites. It became mentally taxing since she took on additional work as a freelancer, so Faith took a two-week trip to calm her nerves. "It ended up changing everything: She discovered an appetite for solo travel and made it her mission to never work set hours again." Nicole Faith is just one of the digital nomads traveling the world she spoke with. She interviewed several traveling professionals who have figured out how to be successful on the road and they shared their awesome stories and advice. Take former first-grade teacher and single mom, Jenaya Robinson, who used to love the reward of the classroom and the summers off. However, she had a passion she never forgot. She was intrigued with wanderlust. Robinson tapped into her graphic design skills to create teaching materials for overworked teachers on her site, Lesson Plan Diva. This showed showed her the true global reach of her online business and how people from everywhere were interested in her services. She took a leap of faith and left her teaching job to put all of her energy into her online business.
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