So many red flags here, so Iโll have to mention them because nobody else will:
- You think itโs the ultimate life style, itโs not. Itโs just traveling with a laptop. If you approach it like something ultimate and idealized, youโll probably burn out like everybody else that did. The reality of remote workers (and DNs) is that they slow down and settle somewhere or settle multiple places, usually outside their home country.
- You say youโve been buying lots of books etc. so I think youโre idealizing it because other people are idealizing it to sell you stuff. Nothing ideal about it. โItโ is not even a thing. Itโs just people working remotely living in different places. The only difference with a traditional life is that youโre living in a place thatโs not necessarily your home country.
- Becoming a digital nomad shouldnโt be a goal. It wasnโt for most people. The people on here were mostly working a normal job, then worked from home, then could work remotely and then traveled and now live in different places. And some had a business running that they could work on from their laptop.
- The people selling the idealized ultimate digital nomad dream are promising they can teach you how to start a business and live off passive income. But itโs false. You canโt teach or learn that in a few weeks. It takes years of actual practice. And even then itโs high risk.
P.S. I donโt mean to sound harsh and I definitely donโt blame you, this is the problem with most info about digital nomads and remote work on the internet. Itโs a lot of idealized b.s.
How I think you should approach this is (and your career) by focusing on your skillset. Whatโs your current skills and are they sellable? What do you do for work now? Can you do that remotely? Can you ask your employer to consider allowing working remotely?
Thatโs way more approachable than starting a business. Building a business thatโs sustainable and pays enough to live off can take years, sometimes a decade. And even then most businesses donโt even survive. Entrepreneurship is high risk.
Thatโs why Iโd say approach it from your skillset and make them sellable and marketable. Figure out what people pay for in remote work. I know thatโs mostly software development. If thatโs your thing, figure out whatโs the skillset you can learn to do that.
So to close off with something actionable:
- Whatโs your skillset now?