Build Clientele And Over-Deliver.

In order to guarantee a minimum income, it’s a good idea to build your clientele before you start living your nomadic lifestyle. Calculate your budget by backing into the income you would need to support yourself while working remotely, and then determine how many clients you need to attain before you can quit your day job or start traveling. For example, if you need to make a net profit of $3000 in order to support yourself, and you earn a net of $1000 from each client, then you need to secure a minimum of three clients before making any drastic changes.

I recently had the chance to speak with Adrien Harrison, Founder & CEO of Echo Studio, a company that provides strategic growth consulting for small businesses. Harrison helps other businesses achieve what he has done for himself, build a business that allows him to travel the globe.

Harrison recently got back from a trip across Asia and shared a tip that really resonated with me, “It's paramount to over-satisfy clients because of the innate precariousness of your working relationship. You only have a small window of overlapping working hours so making sure that you are always impeccably organized, and that the client is always delighted and eager to work with you, is necessary.”

Balance Work And Play.

“As a digital nomad you have to know when to work and when to play. Striking that balance can be really difficult if you don't consciously consider what's right for you. The system I've grown accustomed to for prioritizing work over play is what Ray Dalio would call "loving your pain" in his latest book Principles: Life & Work. Basically his idea is that whenever you feel pain or fear you should listen to that signal and run towards the source in order to fix the root cause of the problem rather than running away from it. The sooner you fix the problem, the less consequences you have to deal with and the faster you grow,” shares Harrison.

It’s important to set yourself up for success so you can spend time exploring the places you have the opportunity of traveling to, otherwise you may not be able to enjoy all the perks of the lifestyle you’ve worked so hard to build.