Realities of LIP Life
Planning For Crises: What To Do When Your Dream Lifestyle Becomes A Nightmare, Part 1
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Being location independent = living the dream lifestyle of a nomadic web worker, gadding from beach to beach and setting up office wherever the mood takes you. Unfortunately the reality isn’t always as good as the dream.
And whilst our own nomadic lifestyle hasn’t yet turned on us after 18 months of lifestyle design [...]
Photo by c@rljones
Being location independent = living the dream lifestyle of a nomadic web worker, gadding from beach to beach and setting up office wherever the mood takes you. Unfortunately the reality isn’t always as good as the dream.
And whilst our own nomadic lifestyle hasn’t yet turned on us after 18 months of lifestyle design at its finest, I’m currently stuck in the middle of my own mini nightmare…wings clipped and committed to a consulting job for 6 months in one city (even if it is the beautiful Cape Town).
But for those of you still in the planning stages to take your show on the road and become a nomadic web worker, one of the big challenges is overcoming the fear of the “What Ifs”. If you’re anything like us, you’ve already made a list of the pros & cons of your ideal lifestyle…maybe focusing in on all the things that could go wrong which would scupper your plans.
If this “what if…” list scares the living daylights out of you, possibly even preventing you from taking the plunge in the first place, let’s take a step back and look at those “what ifs…”
Break it down, and you’ll find that there are only really 3 main reasons why your dream could turn into a nightmare…
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The Return Back Home: What To Expect
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I’m writing I wrote this in the UK on our 3rd return ‘home’ since we began our location independent lifestyle.
Each and every time we return, we experience similar things which leave us feeling a range of emotions from frustration and relief to disappointment and joy.
I’m pretty sure we’re not the only ones [...]
Photo by Thomas Hawk
I’m writing I wrote this in the UK on our 3rd return ‘home’ since we began our location independent lifestyle.
Each and every time we return, we experience similar things which leave us feeling a range of emotions from frustration and relief to disappointment and joy.
I’m pretty sure we’re not the only ones who feel like this, so this post is for anyone who has just returned or is about to return ‘home’ from being on the road and to let you know that, yes, we know how you feel…
The Impracticalities Of Working From Anywhere
I bet that isn’t a title you expected to read on a blog where we mostly talk about how *possible* it is to work from anywhere, is it?
When it comes to the “live anywhere, work anywhere” lifestyle of a modern nomad, the usual images of tanned entrepreneurs tapping away at their laptops on the beach [...]
I bet that isn’t a title you expected to read on a blog where we mostly talk about how *possible* it is to work from anywhere, is it?
When it comes to the “live anywhere, work anywhere” lifestyle of a modern nomad, the usual images of tanned entrepreneurs tapping away at their laptops on the beach under a palm tree spring to mind.
The reality however is quite different.
Have you ever really tried working from a beach with your laptop? - where it’s so damn hot that the rivers of sweat pouring down your face make it impossible to see your screen, if that is, the sun weren’t causing such a glare that it’s practically invisible anyway.
The Myths & Traps Of A Location Independent Life
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Wandering barefoot across golden beaches in Thailand and eating authentic, delicious Pad Thai (that costs just over 80p a dish) one month…Swanking it up surrounded by super-yachts in the Marina and eating Michelin-starred meals in Dubai the next…Diving with great whites and sampling world class wines in South Africa the month after that…
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Wandering barefoot across golden beaches in Thailand and eating authentic, delicious Pad Thai (that costs just over 80p a dish) one month…Swanking it up surrounded by super-yachts in the Marina and eating Michelin-starred meals in Dubai the next…Diving with great whites and sampling world class wines in South Africa the month after that…
