Kate Smith, the remote career coach, founder of Wifly Nomads and The Remote Nomad, is the person who inspired me to start as a digital nomad.
She has been one of the first known digital nomads and in this episode, she tells the story of how she went from a participant at Remote Year to a business leader in the Nomad space.
Kate knows a LOT about how to get remote jobs and start your life as a digital nomad, and she shares everything with us in this episode.
Please enjoy this interview with the Queen of Digital Nomadism, Kate Smith!
Show Notes:
01:06 – Welcome Kate Smith
01:46 – How and when did Kate hear about remote work or digital nomadism for the first time?
06:53 – What is there about that specific community that helps us 10 x our growth? Why do you think this happens in these environments?
09:51 – Who do you think should not become a digital nomad?
12:43 – Where would you go next outside Bali? Which place do you really want to visit that is almost as perfect as Bali?
15:16 – Finding clients through networking
15:39 – If you had to start now looking for a job, where would you look for that job?
18:48 – It is important to say that there are really cool jobs that allow travelling at the same time
19:37 – When did Kate’s business started
22:51 – Feeling afraid about going remote
25:35 – Inspiration that Kate’s gives to people for them to follow the remote path
29:34 – Opinion about people making money from other people, selling a dream that they cannot fulfil
36:21 – How did Kate earn her first dollar with her blog and what were her feelings?
37:01 – What were the biggest mistakes, in business, during the first year?
38:32 – What is the secret behind doing a lot of things at the same time and not get distracted by the mind?
40:12 – What was the secret to be mentioned in all the biggest media in the world?
44:01 – What was the change Kate was looking to see in the people that attended her program? What was the goal of the program?
45:09 – What was the most satisfying thing about that event as an organizer?
48:37 – What is the importance of processes on Kate’s life? What’s the process to build a process?
52:20 – What are the main differences between getting a job in an office or getting a remote job?
57:25 – Why going into one-to-one and not building another online course?
59:21 – Where will Kate be five years from now?
01:00:07 – Is there a dream project?
01:07:29 – Final message from Kate
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