“It’s the work on your desk. Do well with what you already have and more will come in”

Imagine sitting by a lake, surrounded by beautiful trees, and the sound of birds chirping as you work on your favorite project, away from the office noise. Imagine being able to work from anywhere in the world, your traveling plans enhancing, rather than hindering, your creativity and performance. This is what digital nomads dream of.Drawbacks exist, but there is also beauty in being your own boss and working on your terms. Let me share the secrets to achieving this freedom, without starting a YouTube channel or becoming a creator.

The Playbook of a Digital Nomad

<ol><li>Location-bound employee - doctor</li><li>Location-independent employee - software engineer (remote job)</li><li>Location-bound entrepreneur - plumber</li></ol>Location-independent entrepreneur - freelance web designer/writer/coderIt's easy to find a job that lets you work from home. More and more office jobs are allowing remote work, so you can look for one and become a worker who is not tied to one location.But many of us embrace the opportunity to work on our own terms, giving us control over our time. Therefore, our goal is to become an unstoppable, location-independent entrepreneur.

Examples of different work settings: 

Remember, it takes time and effort to build a skill and find people to market it to. Becoming an expert in something and then building your own business is a long-term process.Don't quit your day job, until you know you can fund yourself through your side hustle.Manage your time and energy wisely; use evenings and weekends to figure out how to land your first client.Don't be discouraged if things don't go as planned. Failure is part of the journey.With dedication and new strategies, you can make money and have control over your time.

How to do this with a full-time job?

Creator path: Create free content on internet, build an audience over time, and begin generating revenue through sponsors, products, and courses. • Problem: Long-term process, tough competition, returns come much later• Benefit of media: Make products with one-time effort and make money while you sleepEntrepreneur path: Build a business or startup, and form a team of individuals with skills to make your idea come to life. • Problem: Hard being a startup founder, issues of fundraising and making it profitable.• Benefit of code: Put in the effort to create a product, allow customers to sign up.

How to become a location-independent entrepreneur 👩🏻‍💻

Working flexible hours and doing what you love requires one key ingredient: money. You either need to have it already or find a way to make it.You can earn money through various types of work, such as being an employee or entrepreneur (self-employed). Work can be either location-bound, meaning you must be in a certain area to do it, or location-independent, which allows you to work from anywhere.

How are we currently making money VS how we should 🧐

Have a skill you can do remotely, and find people to pay you for that skill. • Problem: Trading time for money. • Benefits: Gain profits more quickly than Creator and Entrepreneur path.To live a flexible life on your terms, Freelance Path > Entrepreneur Path & Creator Path

Freelance path 🤩

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<ul><li>Identify the skills you already have or build a skill that people are willing to pay for. Offer value to those people through these skills. Money is an exchange of value.</li><li>You can find clients in two ways: reach out to creators who can benefit from your skills, or by targeting businesses who need help with social media presence or other services.</li><li>Make yourself visible and present yourself professionally. Have a decent presence on social platforms depending on your niche. Create a personal website to sell goods and services worldwide and accept payments. All you need is a single-paying client.</li></ul>

Becoming a Remote Freelancer 

Thanks to Shopify for sponsoring this video. Get a free trial on the platform with this link - https://shopify.com/alicreator Imagine having the freedom and flexibility to work on your own terms...this is what a lot of us aspire to and even if you don't want to travel the world, in this video I want to give you a step by step framework to get to that point. Enjoy x If you want to download the list of remote jobs, you can access it here - https://aliabdaal.com/remote-jobs-2022-pdf/ ⏱ Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:49 The key ingredient for the Digital Nomad lifestyle 01:33 How to actually make money 04:00 How to become a location-independent entrepreneur 08:15 The remote freelancer path 13:24 How to do all this with a fulltime job 💌 Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://go.aliabdaal.com/subscribe-sundaysnippets MY FREE ONLINE COURSES: 🚀 Productivity Masterclass - Principles and Tools to Boost Your Productivity - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/productivity 🎓 How to Study for Exams - An Evidence-Based Masterclass - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/studying 🎬 YouTube for Beginners - Everything You Need To Know To Start - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/YouTube-for-Beginners MY CREATOR COURSES 🎬 Part-Time YouTuber Academy - My 6-week live online course on becoming a part-time YouTuber → https://go.aliabdaal.com/parttimeyoutuberacademy 🏆 Creatorpreneur - My flagship course for scaling up your creative side-hustle → https://creatorpreneur.academy/course 🗣 Camera Confidence - My self-paced course on how to improve your creativity, career, or communication skills → https://cameraconfidence.aliabdaal.com/ MY FAVOURITE GEAR 🎥 My YouTube Camera Gear - https://kit.co/AliAbdaal ⌨️ My Keyboard - Wireless Coral mechanical keyboard (Cherry Blue) -https://go.aliabdaal.com/keyboard 📝 My favourite iPad Screen Protector - Paperlike - https://go.aliabdaal.com/paperlike 🎒 My Desk Accessories + Todo List - Ugmonk - https://go.aliabdaal.com/ugmonk MY FAVOURITE TOOLS 🚀 VidIQ - How I optimise my YouTube videos - https://go.aliabdaal.com/vidiq ✍️ Shortform - The BEST summaries of books - https://go.aliabdaal.com/shortform 📚 Readwise - How I remember what I read - https://go.aliabdaal.com/readwise 🎵 Epidemic Sound - Where I get my music (amazing for YouTubers) - https://go.aliabdaal.com/epidemicsound MY KEY LINKS 🌍 My website / blog - https://www.aliabdaal.com/ 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/aliabdaal 📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/aliabdaal WHO AM I: I’m Ali, a YouTuber, podcaster, soon-to-be author and ex-Doctor working in London, UK. I make videos that explore the strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives. I also have a weekly podcast called Deep Dive (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChfo46ZNOV-vtehDc25A1Ug), and I write a weekly email newsletter that contains some quick thoughts + links to interesting things (https://go.aliabdaal.com/subscribe-sundaysnippets). PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from 😜

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Thanks to Shopify for sponsoring this video. Get a free trial on the platform with this link - https://shopify.com/alicreator

Imagine having the freedom and flexibility to work on your own terms...this is what a lot of us aspire to and even if you don't want to travel the world, in this video I want to give you a step by step framework to get to that point. Enjoy x

If you want to download the list of remote jobs, you can access it here -  https://aliabdaal.com/remote-jobs-2022-pdf/

⏱ Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:49 The key ingredient for the Digital Nomad lifestyle
01:33 How to actually make money
04:00 How to become a location-independent entrepreneur
08:15 The remote freelancer path
13:24 How to do all this with a fulltime job

💌  Sign up to my weekly email newsletter - https://go.aliabdaal.com/subscribe-sundaysnippets

MY FREE ONLINE COURSES:
🚀  Productivity Masterclass - Principles and Tools to Boost Your Productivity - 
 https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/productivity
🎓  How to Study for Exams - An Evidence-Based Masterclass - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/studying

🎬 YouTube for Beginners - Everything You Need To Know To Start  - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/YouTube-for-Beginners

MY CREATOR COURSES
🎬 Part-Time YouTuber Academy - My 6-week live online course on becoming a part-time YouTuber → https://go.aliabdaal.com/parttimeyoutuberacademy
🏆 Creatorpreneur - My flagship course for scaling up your creative side-hustle → https://creatorpreneur.academy/course
🗣 Camera Confidence - My self-paced course on how to improve your creativity, career, or communication skills → https://cameraconfidence.aliabdaal.com/

MY FAVOURITE GEAR
🎥  My YouTube Camera Gear - https://kit.co/AliAbdaal
⌨️  My Keyboard - Wireless Coral mechanical keyboard (Cherry Blue) -https://go.aliabdaal.com/keyboard
📝  My favourite iPad Screen Protector - Paperlike - https://go.aliabdaal.com/paperlike
🎒 My Desk Accessories + Todo List - Ugmonk - https://go.aliabdaal.com/ugmonk

MY FAVOURITE TOOLS
🚀 VidIQ - How I optimise my YouTube videos - https://go.aliabdaal.com/vidiq

✍️ Shortform - The BEST summaries of books - https://go.aliabdaal.com/shortform

📚  Readwise - How I remember what I read - https://go.aliabdaal.com/readwise

🎵  Epidemic Sound - Where I get my music (amazing for YouTubers) - https://go.aliabdaal.com/epidemicsound

MY KEY LINKS
🌍  My website / blog - https://www.aliabdaal.com/
🐦  Twitter - https://twitter.com/aliabdaal
📸  Instagram - https://instagram.com/aliabdaal

WHO AM I:
I’m Ali, a YouTuber, podcaster, soon-to-be author and ex-Doctor working in London, UK. I make videos that explore the strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives. I also have a weekly podcast called Deep Dive (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChfo46ZNOV-vtehDc25A1Ug), and I write a weekly email newsletter that contains some quick thoughts + links to interesting things (https://go.aliabdaal.com/subscribe-sundaysnippets).

PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from 😜

📚 Check out my first book Feel-Good Productivity here: https://www.feelgoodproductivity.com/

Hey, I'm Ali, a doctor turned entrepreneur, and the world’s most followed productivity expert 😜 

On this channel, we explore evidence-based strategies and tools that can help us be more productive, and build a life that we love. 

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