Truly, Nomadly, Deeply

Talk given at WordCamp Santander at Palacio de la Magdalena https://2016.santander.wordcamp.org/speakers/#wcorg-speaker-kat-christofer
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Transcript

1. TRULY, NOMADLY, DEEPLY HOW WORDPRESS AND WORKING REMOTELY HELPED ME SEE THE WORLD
3. TEXT AGENDA ‣ BEING NOMADIC: THEN AND NOW ‣ HOW I DECIDED TO BE REMOTE & NOMADIC ‣ HOW I MAINTAIN PRODUCTIVITY ‣ PROS & CONS OF BEING NOMADIC ‣ INSIDER TIPS ‣ WHERE I’VE BEEN ‣ Q & A
4. 4 MONTHS 19 COUNTRIES GUIDEBOOK HOSTELS BUDGET THEN
5. 16 MONTHS 16 COUNTRIES 50+ CITIES TECH-DRIVEN HOTELS/FLATS NOW NOW
6. ROAD TO WORKING REMOTELY
9. ROAD TO BEING NOMADIC
10. REMOTE WORK: TRUTH VS. REALITY ▸ DON’T WORK/WORK CONTINUOUSLY ▸ NO ACCOUNTABILITY ▸ LONELY ▸ COMMUNICATION ISSUES ▸ FUN ▸ CAN WORK FROM ANYWHERE
11. PHOTO: JOB THOMAS
13. PRODUCTIVITY ▸ KNOW YOURSELF ▸ MANAGE YOURSELF ▸ SPRINTS ▸ GOALS ▸ WORK-LIFE DIVISION ▸ TOOLS
14. ‣ FREEDOM ‣ BE WITH PEOPLE I LOVE ‣ GROWTH ‣ EXPOSURE TO WORLD ‣ EXPAND PERSPECTIVE ‣ PUSH BOUNDARIES ‣ ALREADY PACKED PROS
15. ‣ DATING AND RELATIONSHIPS ‣ FRAGMENTED CHAPTERS ‣ DETAINED FOR TRUTH ‣ RESIDENCY REQUIRED FOR CONTRACTS, INSURANCE, ETC. ‣ FORGET WHERE YOU ARE ‣ DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN ‣ GOODBYES CONS
16. TEXT IS IT RIGHT FOR YOU? ▸ Unknown and unexpected ▸ Tolerance vs. acceptance ▸ Same clothes for months or a year ▸ Challenges ▸ Stop and start ▸ Emergency ▸ Creative problem-solving ▸ Ready to test yourself and relationships ▸ Organization and details
17. DO YOU WANT TO GO ANYWAY? NO
18. TEXT TIPS AND ADVICE ‣ FLIGHT CONNECTIONS ‣ WEATHER ‣ ADVANCE BOOKINGS ‣ SENSIBLE BUT NOT PARANOID ‣ SMALL TALK ‣ PACK LIGHT BUT COMPLETE > SIMPLIFY
19. PEOPLE ARE HAPPIER SPENDING MONEY ON EXPERIENCES, NOT THINGS research published in Forbes TEXT
25. PHOTO: ELIO RIVERO
36. PHOTO: ELIO RIVERO
39. PHOTO: ELIO RIVERO
42. TRULY enriching
43. NOMADLY in love
44. DEEPLY grateful
45. THANK YOU! :)
46. ‣ KAT CHRISTOFER