Everything You Need to Know About Being A Digital Nomad

On todays episode of The Empower Sounds podcast we are joined by Aspen Bollinger who shares everything you need to know about being a digital nomad.

Aspen starts by sharing why she decided to move abroad and how she made that possible, highlighting how she was able to negotiate working remotely and living abroad with her company .

She also shares how she made friends in a new city despite not knowing anyone, providing advice for others looking to branch out and create new friendships, referencing the tools and mindsets she used to meet new people. 

Alongside talking about the benefits of flexibility aspen discusses the difficulties of working and living abroad. This including work related issues but combatting feelings of homesickness and the discomfort of everything being unfamiliar. She also discusses possible ways to overcome these difficulties and avoid burnout.

Aspen also talks about her side hustle as a freelance graphic designer, she shares the story of starting her own company and how she up-skilled herself whilst finding and nurturing her passion. She delves into this theme further by outlining how she grew a client base and managed to scale her business going from earning $8 to $55 hours on average.

Some of the key themes and takeaways of todays conversation include:

• Stepping out of your comfort zone and making things you want come to fruition 
• How to negotiate the terms you want with your employer
• Making friends in a new city
• How to overcome homesickness and feeling lonely 
• How to start and grow your side hustle 

Follow Aspen: @aspen_bollinger @aspen_jade_designs