Digital Nomads: How to Not Become a Digital Hermit

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How to milk your digital nomad experience for all it’s worth Digital Nomading Café Numérique NYC Lauren Mobertz @moMobertz GenerationLimbo.com

Transcript of Digital Nomads: How to Not Become a Digital Hermit

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How to milk your digital nomad

experience for all it’s worth

Digital Nomading

Café Numérique NYC

Lauren Mobertz

@moMobertz

GenerationLimbo.com

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Digital nomading can

sometimes look like this

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…But sometimes, it can look

like this

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The freedoms we associate

with digital nomads…

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The freedoms we associate

with digital nomads…

• Work for an existing company from wherever the

sun is shining.

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The freedoms we associate

with digital nomads…

• Work for an existing company from wherever the

sun is shining.

• Found a company wherever you want, and take it

where you find funding.

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The freedoms we associate

with digital nomads…

• Work for an existing company from wherever the

sun is shining.

• Found a company wherever you want, and take it

where you find funding.

• Work for yourself, on your own terms and your

own schedule.

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…Are not without

growing pains.

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…Are not without

growing pains.

• Your internet speeds might suck.

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…Are not without

growing pains.

• Your internet speeds might suck.

• You work…

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…Are not without

growing pains.

• Your internet speeds might suck.

• You work… And stare at your computer thinking

you should work…

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…Are not without

growing pains.

• Your internet speeds might suck.

• You work… And stare at your computer thinking

you should work… And nothing else.

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…Are not without

growing pains.

• Your internet speeds might suck.

• You work… And stare at your computer thinking

you should work… And nothing else.

• You don’t know where to meet new people.

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…Are not without

growing pains.

• Your internet speeds might suck.

• You work… And stare at your computer thinking

you should work… And nothing else.

• You don’t know where to meet new people.

• Basically, you start to feel like a hermit.

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Side note: about those

internet speeds…

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As nice as it is to work digitally

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Digital nomads need real-life

connections, too.

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Don’t become a Kermit.

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Donate your skills.

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Find events.

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• Co-working spaces

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• Co-working spaces

• Couchsurfing.com

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• Co-working spaces

• Couchsurfing.com

• Meetup.com

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• Co-working spaces

• Couchsurfing.com

• Meetup.com

• Eventbrite

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• Co-working spaces

• Couchsurfing.com

• Meetup.com

• Eventbrite

• Local event sites/venues

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• Co-working spaces

• Couchsurfing.com

• Meetup.com

• Eventbrite

• Local event sites/venues

• Sports

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• Co-working spaces

• Couchsurfing.com

• Meetup.com

• Eventbrite

• Local event sites/venues

• Sports

• Tinder

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• Co-working spaces

• Couchsurfing.com

• Meetup.com

• Eventbrite

• Local event sites/venues

• Sports

• Tinder. You read that right.

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Host your own events.

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Additional resources

• nomaddestination.com

• nomadlist.com

• digitialnomadcommunity.net

• nomadspirit.net

• nomadicnotes.com

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Art Jonak / Flickr

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What does “milking it”

mean to you?

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Thanks for listening!

GenerationLimbo.com

linkedin.com/in/laurenmobertz

@moMobertz