59. Who Can Become a Digital Nomad?

Now we're going to talk about who it's for .

There's a huge variety of people , and I mean , you've got to want it right . You've got to want to live this lifestyle . What it looks like , though , is going to be very different for everyone , based on the things Monica just said . Right out the bat , we're going to say it's not a good fit for everybody .

In my personal opinion , everybody has the potential to be a digital Nomad , but not everyone is going to want to .

Not everyone's going to have the same opportunity , which we're going to get into in a minute , but I think the most important thing is , it has to be something that you really want to do , and you have to be aware of what that lifestyle is going to entail and prepare yourself for the challenges that you're going to face when you live as a digital Nomad .

I mean , that's one of my favorite things about my job is I get to work with so many different , diverse people coming from diverse backgrounds , who want to become digital nomads , and I get to sit down with them and figure out a good personalized plan for them in order to create a business , create an income stream and create a lifestyle that suits them as an

individual .

The challenges are going to be different for everyone . For some people , they get really lonely when they're living as a digital nomad . For some people , it's , you know , trying to figure out how to stay productive and how to balance work and play . For some people , it's about family challenges and maintaining friend groups and things like that .

Maybe for you , the challenge is going to be figuring out how to make enough money so that you can continue to travel . That is definitely one of the favorite things about what we do is helping people overcome those challenges , and we provide very individualized approaches and guidance based on what you are facing in your digital nomad journey .

Can we just like , back up , say that again Everyone has the potential to become a digital nomad , but not everyone will have the opportunity and not everyone will have the drive that it takes to become a digital nomad .

We recognize that we are incredibly blessed and fortunate to live in the United States , where most of the places that we travel to , our money is going to go a lot farther , and we recognize that that's not the case for everybody . So if that's you , if you're living outside of the US , maybe your destinations are a little bit limited .

Based on your budget , based on your finances , there are definitely ways to overcome those financial barriers with budgeting and different strategies for growing your business and different , you know finding different income streams that work for you . So there's definitely ways to hurdle this challenge , but we recognize that that's a big challenge for several people .

The next barrier to entry that we kind of want to talk about is passport strength , so this one was really interesting to me . It's not something that I was really fully aware of until maybe a year or so ago and , as I've been talking to other people , a lot of people haven't been aware of it .

So each country that you are from , the passport you get from your home country will have a different strength , and what we mean by strength is the amount of countries that say yes , we will let in people from your country .

Actually , the US passport is like number eight on the passport strength list , like there are several countries that have a stronger passport than the US , but there are several countries that have a weaker passport than the US .

So it is important for you to be taking advantage of the opportunities that you do have in order to start your digital nomad journey , but it can be very limiting if you have a passport with a weaker strength .

Even if you come from a country that has a weaker passport , meaning you have more limitations than where you can travel , you can still travel to dozens of countries . Maybe it's not as many as someone who comes from Singapore or Japan , but you can definitely travel to so many incredible , amazing places throughout the world .

We just want you to take advantage of these opportunities when they present themselves

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It is kind of the accepted international language , and the ability to speak English can kind of get you into some different markets , so you can maybe market your services to people from the United States , where the dollar has a little bit more purchasing power , and so they might be able to afford your services a little bit better than other places , as well as

most of Europe .

I just want you to hear this right now , Like if you're listening to this podcast and you want so badly to become a digital nomad and you feel like there are things in your life that are really impeding your ability to become a digital nomad . I have seen people overcome them . I have seen people overcome their social economic statuses .

I have seen them overcome their passport strength and their ability to travel , and I have seen people overcome their inability to speak English .

So it's definitely something that , if you want bad enough , I think a lot of it comes down to a matter of priority . If you want to live as a digital nomad , you absolutely can . If you want it bad enough , you can make it work .

There is going to be struggle , and it's going to be struggle to break free from kind of the mold that you've been given , but the end results are always worth it and a lot of times all it takes is just the ability to get started , to find a way to come together to afford your first plane ticket , your first bus ticket , whatever it may be , and to be able

to sustain yourself in a country with a cheaper cost of living for you so you can grow your savings and your skills and to continue on from there . There is no barrier that cannot be overcome .

Another barrier to entry that can be really hard for people is health problems and access to health care and other accessibility issues , and this could be just a hard thing for people . It might limit the places that you are able to travel to . It is important to take care of your health and to kind of prioritize that .

This definitely could limit where you travel , could limit how long you travel for or how long you are abroad , but again , there are still ways to work around this and there are still opportunities available for you , no matter what situation you're in . Maybe you need to make sure that whatever country you want to travel to has the medications that you need .

Maybe you can't even leave your country , but maybe you can find opportunities to take weekend trips even , and maybe go to a different state or a different region and find ways to travel with the limitations that you do have .

We suggest that , before you travel , if you have any health concerns , definitely go talk to your doctor before you leave , share your plans with them , share your goals with them , and you can work with your health care provider to find a way to make whatever goals of yours work with whatever health condition that you might have .