Kristin Wilson shares her latest travel adventures, and her upcoming plans to attend Rolf Potts’ travel writing course in Paris. She then gives a sneak preview her forthcoming book, “Digital Nomad 101: The Path to Location Independence” and shares her writing process. She also talks about how and why her “Long Term Digital Nomad Success” group on Facebook has grown to thousands of members and why she refers to it as a ‘family’. She also explains why she is focused not only on helping people transition into the digital nomad lifestyle, but doing it in a way that is sustainable over the long run. She then discusses why she created her new course, who it’s for, and how it provides a defined 30-day framework to help people jump start their digital nomad journeys. She then explains why she launched the Bad Ass Digital Nomads podcast, and talks about her interview with Matt and others who have been on the show. She also talks about her experience being the Keynote at the Nomad Summit in Las Vegas 2018, and then discusses her primary business “Orbis” which helps relocate people all over the world. She also shares some historical travel adventures and business snafus from her 15 years living and working in over 60 countries. She then gives tips on personal brand building and explains her morning and evening routines as well as the changes in her productivity techniques that have enabled her to level up her output over the past year.
Episode #35: Bad-Ass Digital Nomads, Personal Brand Building and Designing Your Path to Location Independence in 30 Days with Kristin Wilson
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About the Guest
Kristin Wilson
Kristin Wilson is a location independent entrepreneur, writer, public speaker, content creator and full time Digital Nomad. She has lived and worked in over 60 countries in the last 15 years and has helped over 1,000 remote workers relocate worldwide. Kristin helps people become digital nomads through her courses, programs, workshops, and speaking engagements. She also consults with companies and individuals on how to prepare for remote work assignments and relocate internationally. She is the founder of Digital Nomad TV on YouTube, the Badass Digital Nomads Podcast, and she documents her own location-independent lifestyle on her travel blog and personal channel, Traveling with Kristin, which is syndicated on streaming services like Hulu. She is also the creator of the The 30 Day Digital Nomad Challenge and the Author of the Forthcoming book: Digital Nomad 101 – The Ultimate Guide to Location Independence Kristin is a Top Writer on Quora and Medium on the topics of travel, digital nomadism, and location independence. She has been featured in Bloomberg Businessweek, ESPN, The New York Times, Huffpost, and HGTV’s House Hunters International.
What You'll Learn
- How to Develop Your Plan to Become Location Independence in 30 Days
- How and Why to Build a Successful Personal Brand
- The Biggest Lessons from Living and Working in 60 Countries over 15 Years
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Time Stamped Show Notes
[3:32] Kristin’s Interview of Matt for the Bad Ass Digital Nomads Podcast
[4:35] Kristin’s 2019 Travel Adventures
- Kristin’s Trip to Argentina
- The Rolf Potts Travel Writing Course in Paris
- Matt’s Trip through the French Wine Country
- Kristin’s Snowboarding and Writing Trip to Bulgaria
- Kristin’s Trip to The French Alps to Attend Tomorrowland Winter
- The Arctic Co-Working Lodge in Norway
[15:15] Kristin’s New Book: “Digital Nomad 101”
- What inspired her to write the book
- The 5 different sections of the book
- A “how to” practical guide that also includes real life stories
- How to order Kristin’s book
[20:49] Kristin’s Long Term Digital Nomad Success Group
- The shift away from the industrial model of living and working
- Kristin’s passion for helping people become location independent
- Creating a free community and support group for aspiring long term digital nomads
[29:26] Kristin’s “30 Day Digital Nomad Challenge” Course
- Jumpstarting your journey to becoming a digital nomad
- Acquiring all the tools from mindset to finances to destinations to logistics in 30 days
[35:11] Kristin’s “Bad Ass Digital Nomads” Podcast
- Why she started the podcast
- Who she is interviewing on the show
[39:40] Kristin’s Keynote Address at the Nomad Summit in Las Vegas
- How she met Nomad Summit founder, Johnny FD, and got invited to speak
- Developing your digital nomad relocation plan
- Sustaining the digital nomad lifestyle
- Why Matt and Kristin recommend attending the Nomad Summit
[44:45] Kristin’s Relocation Business “Orbis”
- Expanding her business from her original niche of professional poker players
- Relocating personal trainers, software developers, couples, retirees
[48:15] Kristin’s Experience Living Abroad and Early Travel Snafus
- Getting ripped off for the first time
- Escaping shady business practices
- Getting cut out of a business by her partners
- Getting stuck in a riot in Managua, Nicaragua
- Kristin’s lessons on safety, travel and entrepreneurship
[57:00] Kristin’s Advice on Personal Brand Building
- Why everyone should build a personal brand
- How to build a successful personal brand
[1:01:32] Kristin’s Routines and Productivity Techniques
- The #1 Key for being productive
- Breaking things into small steps
- Goal setting and tracking
- Kristin’s morning routine and night routine
- Creating accountability for yourself
[1:09:18] The Lightning Round
- Kristin’s top travel hack
- Two items Kristin never travels without
- Kristin’s Top Tip to Stay Fit while Traveling
- The #1 piece of advice Kristin would give to her 18 year old self
[1:12:58] Contact and Follow Kristin
- Follow Kristin on YouTube
- Visit Kristin’s Website
- Listen to the Badass Digital Nomads podcast
- Join the Long Term Digital Nomad Success Family
