In this episode, I'm going to be sharing with you what it has been like living as a digital nomad in Mexico for a month.
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Welcome to the Breakthrough Mastermind Show. I'm your host, Jen Argue and I facilitate masterminds for women entrepreneurs who want to grow their businesses to help others and create financial independence.
I'm so excited to share with you what it's been like to be a digital nomad in Mexico for a month. You might be asking why did you live in Mexico for a month? [laugh] Well, let me give you the backstory. My husband is a professor and it was his first sabbatical that he was given was the spring of 2020. Yes! We had a three month trip to Italy planned in the spring of 2020. And one week before we were about to leave or world shut down, instead of going away and trips to Europe for three months, we were not only stuck at home, but like in our home. [laugh] As I'm sure everyone listening can relate.
Well, he gets a sabbatical regularly every few years. And so this year he got it again and we decided this time to split it up. So we are in Mexico this month and then next month, the finally get to go back to Italy. So, this actually was a great way to do it because it felt like being a little bit closer to home, LA is our home that it felt like a trial run because it was shorter too. So being a little bit closer meant the travel wasn't going to be quite as long to get here. And it also meant that we didn't have to pack quite as much because it's only a month.
So things that I have learned while doing this, the first thing I've learned is that... it is wonderful being able to take your business anywhere, having a digital business that you can run from your phone. Basically, even though I do have my laptop with me, it's a really exciting way to have freedom in your life. And so we've been able to... you know, do our responsibilities and the things that we love serve our clients.
For me, I have more clients, um, my husband is a professor, but he does have some consulting clients, but it's been great, and we did some research. We found a condominium that has a co-working space, which has been really helpful. So we've been able to... continue on with things as if we were at home. And of course we are really maximizing our free time here that normally we would probably just be reading or watching TV or, you know, shopping or whatever, doing things like that at home.
But here we're able to explore and get to experience a lot of the culture and see some sites that we don't normally get to see. So that has been really fun. The second thing, this isn't something that I've learned per se, but was really able to take advantage of is I planned my retreat for my mastermind in Mexico while I'm here. I tell you what, that was such a great thing to do, because number one, I was already acclimated to the culture and number two, I didn't have to fly back home and, you know, have this big transition on both sides of the retreat. It was just a very easy transition for me. So I felt like I went into the retreat knowledgeable about the culture that we were going to have it in, but also I was pretty rested going into the retreat and after leaving the retreat. I didn't feel like that was stressful at all either. So it was a really nice transition on both ends to run, run a retreats somewhere where I'm already living. And because it wasn't Mexico, it's just extra fun.
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Okay! The third thing that I learned a....[laugh] being a digital nomad it's that... it doesn't take much to run your business and other places, just having your laptop. This is really all you really need, but I like to bring a few extra things. I've got my webcam just because it gives a better visual and I have headphones. I guess that's probably about it. [laugh]
If you carry more things around with you, or if you have creature comforts that are business oriented that you like, I would love to hear, please let me know. What kinds of things you like. Fourth, I say the fourth thing that I have learned is that being in a new environment has really brought a new energy to my business that I didn't have before.
So... being in places that are sparking my creativity that are giving me inspiration. And generally just an overall sense of relaxation. It has been really exciting for what it's done for my business. It's given me space to think in a new way that has helped me to see my business with new eyes. And I'd say the fifth saying that I have learned is that... I think my clients feel just as served with being abroad and maybe more I'd have to ask them.
I actually want to do a feedback survey and ask them because that's really important to me, but I really paid close attention to... really being there for my clients in a way that made it feel like I was missing a beat with them. So that has been something else that I've learned that's important to pay attention to.
And the bonus thing that I've learned... actually two bonus things. One bonus thing is that being abroad really has removed a lot of my distractions that I have during the day. And I'm realizing that without those distractions, I really have been able to see my business more clearly. So before it's like those other elements of living somewhere else gives a lot of creativity and inspiration, but also being away, uh, takes away a lot of it's, uh, distractions to be able to really see my business more clearly. And what's really important and what I need to look more at and also spend less time doing. So that's one element, and then the last bonus thing [laugh] that I've learned is that... it is just fun to be a digital nomad. I don't think I could do it all the time.
I think the sabbatical timeframe is just right, because I do miss my friends. I miss my... the creature comforts of my home. But once in a while, it really is fun. And I think I know also that it is a luxury and that not everyone can do this, but if you ever do have the opportunity, I would encourage you to give it a try, even if it's just for a week or two. Giving it a try might breathed some new life, not only into your business but into your soul.
So let me know if you've done this before, or if you're interested in doing it, but I have just loved it and I've learned a lot and I hope it's helped you think about ways that you might be able to incorporate different aspects of being a digital nomad, even if it's just for a day and going to work in a different city, ways that it might breathe new life into your business too.
And if you're looking for more support, challenge and inspiration in running your online business. I would love to have you apply to my mastermind.
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