Episode #107: Designing Your 9-5 Transition Plan, Recession-Proofing Yourself, and Traveling While Black with Dels Ogun

Episode Summary

Dels Ogun talks about growing up between Lagos and London, the Afro-Beats music scene in both places, and her Nigerian identity as an international world traveler.   She shares her journey going from a minimum wage worker to becoming an international lawyer, world traveler and, eventually, a location independent entrepreneur.  She explains the steps she took to start living abroad as an ex-pat in some of the world’s most epic cities and, then, making the transition to starting her own business.  She gives her tips on the first steps to changing your life direction, how to recession-proof yourself and your career, and how to land your dream job abroad.  She also talks about how and why to build an personal brand, how to design your 9-5 career transition plan, and the most important mindset shifts for doing it effectively.  Dels then talks about what world travel means to her and how it transformed her life. She shares some of her travel highlights and then gives her tips and reflections on “Traveling While Black”.  She also shares her personal techniques for optimizing productivity and reducing stress as an entrepreneur.  Finally, Dels then recommends her #1 most influential book, her top 3 favorite travel destinations, the bucket list destinations that are highest on her list, and her top 5 Afro-Beat artists of all time. FULL SHOW NOTES AVAILABLE AT: www.TheMaverickShow.com

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Dels Ogun

Dels Ogun is an international career coach, lawyer and location-independent entrepreneur.  She helps high achievers pivot into financially rewarding and fulfilling careers that they love without risking their financial security, reputation or starting from scratch. Dels’ life, career and business all revolve around world travel, which she credits for her transition from a retail employee making minimum wage to a multiple six figure international lawyer turned entrepreneur.  After growing up between Nigeria and London, her decision to travel the world completely transformed her life and tripled her income in less than two years.  Over the last decade Dels has chosen long-term bases in some of the world’s most epic cities ranging from Paris to Dubai to Medellin, Colombia.  In 2019, she left her legal career entirely to become a tech entrepreneur, and built an Minimum Viable Product from scratch in just ten weeks.  Dels also runs the “Career Game Changer” Coaching Program and she has helped hundreds of ambitious people make boss moves to transform their lives and careers using her proprietary “9-5 Transition Plan.”

What You'll Learn
  • How to Recession Proof Yourself and Your Career
  • How to Design your 9-5 Transition Plan and Become a Location Independent Entrepreneur
  • Tips for “Traveling While Black”
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#1 BOOK THAT DELS RECOMMENDS

#1 PERSON WITH WHOM DELS WANTS TO HAVE DINNER

TOP 3 FAVORITE TRAVEL DESTINATIONS

TOP 3 BUCKET DESTINATIONS

TOP 5 FAVORITE AFROBEAT ARTISTS

MEDITATION APP DELS USES

LOCATION WHERE THE INTERVIEW TOOK PLACE

OTHER PLACES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

CONTACT DELS

Time Stamped Show Notes

[3:08] Growing Up Between London and Lagos

[5:33] The Afro Beats Scene in Nigeria and the UK

[8:34] Dels’ Travel and Career Trajectory

[12:29] Dels’  Entrepreneurial Transition

  • Mindset and motivation
  • Taking the first steps to explore business options
  • Making the entrepreneurial leap

[21:23] The First Steps to Changing Your Life Direction

[24:28] How to Recession-Proof Yourself and Your Career

[26:54] How and Why to Build an Effective Personal Brand-Building

[29:04] How to Land Your Dream Job Abroad

[31:59] How to Design Your Career Transition

  • Shifting your mindset
  • Clarifying why you want to transition
  • Designing your transition plan

[35:50] Highlights from Dels’ World-Travels

[39:35] Dels’ Tips for “Traveling While Black”

[44:20] What World Travel Means To Dels

[47:48] How Dels Optimizes her Productivity and Mitigates Stress

[51:11] LIGHTNING ROUND

  • #1 Book Recommendation
  • #1 Person with whom Dels would most like to have dinner
  • Top 3 Favorite Travel Destinations
  • Top 3 Bucket List Destinations
  • Top 5 Favorite Afro-Beat Artists

[1:04:36] Contact Dels