I close the laptop and start packing my luggage.ġ1 am – Done packing! I take a short hike, soak in hot springs and dry off in a sauna. #Truthġ0:30 am – Wahoo! Massive progress on the speech. I open Powerpoint to work on a speech I need to deliver in a few weeks. It’s time to switch to another task before I start obsessing over sentence structure and lose half a day. Success.Ĩ:30 am – I’m up to 450 words and my brain is flittering into ‘editing’ mode. I find the cloud in every silver lining.Ĩ:15 am – I’ve chugged water and coffee, consumed half an avocado, enjoyed a short walk, and written 400 words. It’s Day 4 of a four-day visit to this state, and after the wedding and family time, I’m feeling guilty about my three-day weekend. I’m staying at a cabin in southern Colorado. I manage everything other than getting out of bed.ħ:30 am – I get out of bed, which at this point is an official accomplishment. I draft several blog posts in my mind I wonder if this weeks’ podcast has been edited yet I mentally rehearse a speech I’m supposed to give at a conference in a few weeks. Location: Valley View Hot Springs, Colorado.ħ am – I lay awake, my mind churning through emails, conversations, and upcoming events. In a future article, I’ll show you how I maximize productivity from my home office, where I’m more grounded, focused and efficient. Today, I’ll walk you through an example of a day as a digital nomad, working from my laptop while on the road. So to illustrate a “day in the life,” I’ll need to show you two days: My attention is also occupied by the trip’s purpose (speaking, weddings, etc.), and this time must get sacrificed from elsewhere. I’m jet-lagged I’m in a different time zone I don’t have my printer/scanner/podcast microphone the Wi-Fi is slower, and often I’m not exercising or eating as well.
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I’m working while I travel, just as I would back at home, but with less convenience. October: Kathmandu, Nepal San Diego (third trip this year)ĭespite notions to the contrary, I don’t spend every trip sipping champagne from a Swarovski goblet while former Olympian weightlifters massage my feet. September: Crested Butte, Colorado San Diego (second trip this year) This year, I’m making 14 trips – five overseas and seven domestic - in 12 months. I’ve traded a morning commute for airport delays. I’m not saying this to brag, but to share a realistic picture of the laptop lifestyle. Last year I accidentally got American Airlines “Gold” frequent flyer status without trying. I’ve made 15 international trips from 2014-16 alone. When I’m traveling, though, everything falls into disarray.Īnd I travel an insane amount. I practice simple habits that create big results. When I’m at home, I make huge strides on my blog, podcast and Your First Rental Property. Here’s the problem: there’s no typical day. She asked me to describe a typical day of a lifestyle entrepreneur. “You gave me a realistic view of what life might be like when I become an entrepreneur -– I could potentially face some of the same challenges that I do now working in corporate America, even though I thought they’d disappear:ġ) Wake up to an alarm (and hit the snooze button)Ģ) Get distracted and have time disappear into the “vortex” Last month, I tracked my time in 15-minute increments for a week and published the humiliating results.Īfterwards, I opened this email from a reader: