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How can you bring remote work to life in your personal and work life? And what can companies do to attract more digital nomads and build healthier remote-first work environments? Digital nomad and remote work expert Iwo shares his thoughts about making remote work not just a sexy slogan but the new way of working in 2023 and beyond. He is the founder of Remote How, the leading marketplace for remote experts to help companies with remote & hybrid work challenges. In this episode, Iwo shares the skillsets and mindsets both companies and individuals need to master to become successful in the remote world. Get ready for an episode with good vibes and future thinking thoughts! Listen to our interview with digital nomad Iwo: 🔥 The must-have skillsets in a remote-first work environment 🔥 What the most important mindsets are for digital nomads and organizations 🔥 Why organizations should not shy away from hiring digital nomads 🔥 The biggest challenge why organizations fail to go fully remote 🔥🔥🔥 And so much more must-know digital nomad lifestyle tips for (aspiring) digital nomads! Support the show Does your marketing feel messy? Fix it in one week together with nomadic entrepreneur and marketing expert Nienke Nina during the Marketing Power Week! 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎 Aside from the podcast, Nienke Nina runs a marketing agency and helps online entrepreneurs attract better leads and convert audiences much easier and faster into paying clients. If you feel like you're always behind and spread too thin – this might be the opportunity you have been waiting for. 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎

Technology is a fast-paced industry and the list of apps which exist to help you improve your productivity is ever-growing. That’s why we’ve put together a list of some of our tired & tested, favourite apps. Is your favourite on the list? Let us know in the comments! Task management apps Todoist – Think Productive HQ’s favourite second brain tool! We’re not supposed to have favourite second brains, but Todoist is very popular at TPHQ with the majority of our team choosing it for their second brain. Todoist can help you plan your projects, create to-do lists and set up recurring reminders. You can also send emails from your inbox straight to Todoist, to save you time capturing an action! On the free plan, you are limited to 5 projects and you lose features such as reminders & filters. If you’d like to give Todoist a try but not sure where to start, check out our video series ‘Getting Started with Todoist’ here. Trello is another very popular tool you can use as a second brain, and is especially useful when managing projects. In Trello, you can set up boards (your projects) and create cards (your actions) to visualise your project from start to finish. Our favourite thing about Trello is that you can easily move cards around, and you can put the stuff that you want to focus on at the front. I think that really helps keep the impactful things at the front and centre of your mind. In the free version, you can have up to 10 boards and unlimited cards. Trello offers quite a bit in their free plan! If you’d like to give Trello a try, check out our Introduction to Trello video series here. Toodledo is a productivity app at its core, helping you stay on top of your tasks and tick off tasks as you go along. If you are someone who likes to work in spreadsheets, this could be the app for you. What we like about Toodledo is you can add stars to tasks, this would be a great way of picking out which 3-6 tasks you’d like to focus on for the day. We also like that you can add attachments and photos to your tasks in their free plan, as this is usually a premium feature! If you want to give Toodledo a go, check out our video series on how to get set up here. Nozbe is another tool which is excellent in helping you manage your projects. You can share your projects with colleagues, delegate tasks, and communicate in the comments and it can be used on any device! It’s our Founder, Graham Allcotts, chosen second brain! To find out how Graham has set up his Nozbe (and to steal his tips) check out this video on our YouTube. Focus & Habit Apps Forest is one of our favourite focus and habit apps, and we recommend it in all of our workshops! If your phone distracts you, this is the app for you. You choose the length of time you want to concentrate for and during that time your tree grows. If you leave the app, your tree dies. So essentially it ‘locks’ your phone for a pre-defined period of time and gives you an incentive to keep it locked. There are different types of trees for different lengths of time. You can see your forest of trees (or dead trees!) for each day/week/month, and also chart your progress across a period of time. For every tree you grow, the founders of the app will also plant a real-life tree! Streaks is a todo list which helps you form and track new habits and break habits you want to get rid of. Each habit is represented by a circle in the app. You can track up to 24 habits and telling Streaks you have completed one is as easy as long pressing on the circle. You can also customise the days you’d like to complete a habit (e.g. walking to work, you can set this to Mon-Fri so you don’t lose your streak over the weekend). The only downside is that Streaks is only available on iOS. Pomodoro Technique – although not technically an app, we wouldn’t be able to share this post without mentioning it. The Pomodoro Technique was developed in the late 1980s by then-university student Francesco Cirillo. Cirillo was struggling to focus on his studies and complete assignments. Feeling overwhelmed, he asked himself to commit to just 10 minutes of focused study time. Encouraged by the challenge, he found a tomato (pomodoro in Italian) shaped kitchen timer, and the Pomodoro technique was born. You set the timer for 25 minutes and focus on your task at hand, then once the timer dings, you take a 5 minute break away from your screen. Repeat as often as you need to! Mindfulness Apps Calm is a popular meditation app with a wide range of options to help you achieve some Zen-like Calm in your life! You can choose one of 29 natural scenes with accompanying sounds (sunset beach, summer meadow, birdsong, waves and so on) as a background to your meditation. If you have the iPhone version, you can also meditate to music by composer Kip Mazuy. In addition, there are five guided meditations lasting from 3 to 300 minutes, plus the option to have a session of just sounds/music without the guide. We’d recommend Calm for anyone who is interested in an introduction to meditation and mindfulness or looking for an aid to help their daily practice for any number of reasons – which might be to improve focus or happiness, or for trouble sleeping or getting through a stressful commute. Brain.fm is an app using focus music to help you work better. Whether you’re trying to work more efficiently, take some time out to de-stress or are in need of a tool to help ease your sleep, Brain.fm has music that can aid you in all areas. The soundtracks are completely original, so don’t expect to hear songs you know, but they do work effectively. What are your favourite productivity apps? This list isn’t exhaustive, so we’d love to hear your favourite apps in the comments so we can give them a go! The post Productivity Apps Gallery appeared first on Think Productive UK. View the full article

Are you still a digital nomad if you keep a home base? And why do many digital nomads consider keeping a home base? We interviewed digital nomad entrepreneur Nicole to talk about how she designed her digital nomad lifestyle so she could work from anywhere while keeping a home base. We talk about the benefits of coming home to a place and how she feels at home when she does travel. Nicole is a copywriter passionate about words and languages and speaks 5 languages. She shares helpful tips on how to learn a new language, including more foreign languages like Arabic. Tune in for a fun episode and real-life tips with digital nomad entrepreneur Nicole. Listen to our interview with digital nomad Nicole: 🔥Tips for picking a home base where you feel at home 🔥Benefits for digital nomads to keep a home base 🔥Tips on how to feel at home in your next destination 🔥Tips to learn a new language 🔥🔥🔥 And so much more must-know digital nomad lifestyle tips for (aspiring) digital nomads! Support the show Does your marketing feel messy? Fix it in one week together with nomadic entrepreneur and marketing expert Nienke Nina during the Marketing Power Week! 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎 Aside from the podcast, Nienke Nina runs a marketing agency and helps online entrepreneurs attract better leads and convert audiences much easier and faster into paying clients. If you feel like you're always behind and spread too thin – this might be the opportunity you have been waiting for. 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎

Are you still a digital nomad if you keep a home base? And why do many digital nomads consider keeping a home base? We interviewed digital nomad entrepreneur Nicole to talk about how she designed her digital nomad lifestyle so she could work from anywhere while keeping a home base. We talk about the benefits of coming home to a place and how she feels at home when she does travel. Nicole is a copywriter passionate about words and languages and speaks 5 languages. She shares helpful tips on how to learn a new language, including more foreign languages like Arabic. Tune in for a fun episode and real-life tips with digital nomad entrepreneur Nicole. Listen to our interview with digital nomad Nicole: 🔥Tips for picking a home base where you feel at home 🔥Benefits for digital nomads to keep a home base 🔥Tips on how to feel at home in your next destination 🔥Tips to learn a new language 🔥🔥🔥 And so much more must-know digital nomad lifestyle tips for (aspiring) digital nomads! Support the show Does your marketing feel messy? Fix it in one week together with nomadic entrepreneur and marketing expert Nienke Nina during the Marketing Power Week! 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎 Aside from the podcast, Nienke Nina runs a marketing agency and helps online entrepreneurs attract better leads and convert audiences much easier and faster into paying clients. If you feel like you're always behind and spread too thin – this might be the opportunity you have been waiting for. 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎

Are you still a digital nomad if you keep a home base? And why do many digital nomads consider keeping a home base? We interviewed digital nomad entrepreneur Nicole to talk about how she designed her digital nomad lifestyle so she could work from anywhere while keeping a home base. We talk about the benefits of coming home to a place and how she feels at home when she does travel. Nicole is a copywriter passionate about words and languages and speaks 5 languages. She shares helpful tips on how to learn a new language, including more foreign languages like Arabic. Tune in for a fun episode and real-life tips with digital nomad entrepreneur Nicole. Listen to our interview with digital nomad Nicole: 🔥Tips for picking a home base where you feel at home 🔥Benefits for digital nomads to keep a home base 🔥Tips on how to feel at home in your next destination 🔥Tips to learn a new language 🔥🔥🔥 And so much more must-know digital nomad lifestyle tips for (aspiring) digital nomads! Support the show Does your marketing feel messy? Fix it in one week together with nomadic entrepreneur and marketing expert Nienke Nina during the Marketing Power Week! 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎 Aside from the podcast, Nienke Nina runs a marketing agency and helps online entrepreneurs attract better leads and convert audiences much easier and faster into paying clients. If you feel like you're always behind and spread too thin – this might be the opportunity you have been waiting for. 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎

Why do we travel? How can we find balance between work and travel as a digital nomad? These are some of the questions Kristin Vierra and I discuss in this episode. Kristin went from her corporate life in the USA, to being an expat in Buenos Aires, to now being a slow traveling digital nomad. She shares her experience going through all these transitions, so tune in! Connect with Kristin: WebsiteOn instagram @kristincvierraLinkedinSlomad community on FacebookConnect with Anne: Leave a review or voice message at digitalnomadstories.coOn instagram @annes_nomadstoryLearn more about my business: The Podcast Babes

Casey Chung had a successful career as an accountant, until he realized that he didn't really enjoy what he did every day. He decided to switch his corporate lifestyle for a life filled with freedom, travel and curiosity. After working on his coaching business for several months, Casey left his home country three months ago to become fully nomadic. In this episode, he shares about his inner and literal journey. Connect with Casey: On his website caseychung.com On LinkedInConnect with Kendra: @selflove_journey_ on instagramOn her websiteLeave a review or voice message at digitalnomadstories.co

How can digital nomads feel grounded while living and working from anywhere? And how can you become more open-minded and embrace cultural challenges? Multi-cultural digital nomad. Growing up, she was already exposed to cultures worlds apart, and her German, Balinese, and Arabic backgrounds gave her many life lessons early on. In this episode, she shares tips about embracing cultural challenges while living and working abroad and connecting with all kinds of people. She also shares helpful practices to make meaningful connections and feel more grounded for digital nomads. Listen to our interview with digital nomad Mirjam 🔥Learnings from growing up as a 3rd culture kid 🔥Common cultural digital nomad challenges 🔥Practises on you can do to become more open-minded 🔥Tips to feel more grounded in any location 🔥🔥🔥 And so much more must-know digital nomad lifestyle tips for (aspiring) digital nomads! Support the show Does your marketing feel messy? Fix it in one week together with nomadic entrepreneur and marketing expert Nienke Nina during the Marketing Power Week! 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎 Aside from the podcast, Nienke Nina runs a marketing agency and helps online entrepreneurs attract better leads and convert audiences much easier and faster into paying clients. If you feel like you're always behind and spread too thin – this might be the opportunity you have been waiting for. 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎

How can digital nomads feel grounded while living and working from anywhere? And how can you become more open-minded and embrace cultural challenges? Multi-cultural digital nomad. Growing up, she was already exposed to cultures worlds apart, and her German, Balinese, and Arabic backgrounds gave her many life lessons early on. In this episode, she shares tips about embracing cultural challenges while living and working abroad and connecting with all kinds of people. She also shares helpful practices to make meaningful connections and feel more grounded for digital nomads. Listen to our interview with digital nomad Mirjam 🔥Learnings from growing up as a 3rd culture kid 🔥Common cultural digital nomad challenges 🔥Practises on you can do to become more open-minded 🔥Tips to feel more grounded in any location 🔥🔥🔥 And so much more must-know digital nomad lifestyle tips for (aspiring) digital nomads! Support the show Does your marketing feel messy? Fix it in one week together with nomadic entrepreneur and marketing expert Nienke Nina during the Marketing Power Week! 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎 Aside from the podcast, Nienke Nina runs a marketing agency and helps online entrepreneurs attract better leads and convert audiences much easier and faster into paying clients. If you feel like you're always behind and spread too thin – this might be the opportunity you have been waiting for. 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎

How can digital nomads feel grounded while living and working from anywhere? And how can you become more open-minded and embrace cultural challenges? Multi-cultural digital nomad. Growing up, she was already exposed to cultures worlds apart, and her German, Balinese, and Arabic backgrounds gave her many life lessons early on. In this episode, she shares tips about embracing cultural challenges while living and working abroad and connecting with all kinds of people. She also shares helpful practices to make meaningful connections and feel more grounded for digital nomads. Listen to our interview with digital nomad Mirjam 🔥Learnings from growing up as a 3rd culture kid 🔥Common cultural digital nomad challenges 🔥Practises on you can do to become more open-minded 🔥Tips to feel more grounded in any location 🔥🔥🔥 And so much more must-know digital nomad lifestyle tips for (aspiring) digital nomads! Support the show Does your marketing feel messy? Fix it in one week together with nomadic entrepreneur and marketing expert Nienke Nina during the Marketing Power Week! 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎 Aside from the podcast, Nienke Nina runs a marketing agency and helps online entrepreneurs attract better leads and convert audiences much easier and faster into paying clients. If you feel like you're always behind and spread too thin – this might be the opportunity you have been waiting for. 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎

How do you find your dream remote job? And how can you build a network and personal brand on LinkedIn? We interviewed remote work advocate Kenneth to talk about his unique process of finding his dream job. After a rough breakup shortly after relocation to Spain, Kenneth felt unsure about his future. One of his ways to find clarity and more fulfillment in life is the Japanese practice, Ikigai. Kenneth shares his journey and unique and innovative approaches to becoming an expert in remote work and finding his dream job. LinkedIn has been an important platform in his redefined future. Kenneth shares how he built his personal brand and used the platform to find a remote job. Make sure to tune in AND for those who want to go to Malaga, we have a sweet digital nomad discount at the end of the episode!! Listen to our interview with remote advocate Kenneth: 🔥Unique ways how to find a remote job 🔥How to get more clarity on your life with Ikigai 🔥How to use LinkedIn to grow your network 🔥Tips to build your personal brand on LinkedIn 🔥🔥🔥 And so much more must-know digital nomad lifestyle tips for (aspiring) digital nomads! Support the show Does your marketing feel messy? Fix it in one week together with nomadic entrepreneur and marketing expert Nienke Nina during the Marketing Power Week! 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎 Aside from the podcast, Nienke Nina runs a marketing agency and helps online entrepreneurs attract better leads and convert audiences much easier and faster into paying clients. If you feel like you're always behind and spread too thin – this might be the opportunity you have been waiting for. 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎

How do you find your dream remote job? And how can you build a network and personal brand on LinkedIn? We interviewed remote work advocate Kenneth to talk about his unique process of finding his dream job. After a rough breakup shortly after relocation to Spain, Kenneth felt unsure about his future. One of his ways to find clarity and more fulfillment in life is the Japanese practice, Ikigai. Kenneth shares his journey and unique and innovative approaches to becoming an expert in remote work and finding his dream job. LinkedIn has been an important platform in his redefined future. Kenneth shares how he built his personal brand and used the platform to find a remote job. Make sure to tune in AND for those who want to go to Malaga, we have a sweet digital nomad discount at the end of the episode!! Listen to our interview with remote advocate Kenneth: 🔥Unique ways how to find a remote job 🔥How to get more clarity on your life with Ikigai 🔥How to use LinkedIn to grow your network 🔥Tips to build your personal brand on LinkedIn 🔥🔥🔥 And so much more must-know digital nomad lifestyle tips for (aspiring) digital nomads! Support the show Does your marketing feel messy? Fix it in one week together with nomadic entrepreneur and marketing expert Nienke Nina during the Marketing Power Week! 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎 Aside from the podcast, Nienke Nina runs a marketing agency and helps online entrepreneurs attract better leads and convert audiences much easier and faster into paying clients. If you feel like you're always behind and spread too thin – this might be the opportunity you have been waiting for. 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎

How do you find your dream remote job? And how can you build a network and personal brand on LinkedIn? We interviewed remote work advocate Kenneth to talk about his unique process of finding his dream job. After a rough breakup shortly after relocation to Spain, Kenneth felt unsure about his future. One of his ways to find clarity and more fulfillment in life is the Japanese practice, Ikigai. Kenneth shares his journey and unique and innovative approaches to becoming an expert in remote work and finding his dream job. LinkedIn has been an important platform in his redefined future. Kenneth shares how he built his personal brand and used the platform to find a remote job. Make sure to tune in AND for those who want to go to Malaga, we have a sweet digital nomad discount at the end of the episode!! Listen to our interview with remote advocate Kenneth: 🔥Unique ways how to find a remote job 🔥How to get more clarity on your life with Ikigai 🔥How to use LinkedIn to grow your network 🔥Tips to build your personal brand on LinkedIn 🔥🔥🔥 And so much more must-know digital nomad lifestyle tips for (aspiring) digital nomads! Support the show Does your marketing feel messy? Fix it in one week together with nomadic entrepreneur and marketing expert Nienke Nina during the Marketing Power Week! 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎 Aside from the podcast, Nienke Nina runs a marketing agency and helps online entrepreneurs attract better leads and convert audiences much easier and faster into paying clients. If you feel like you're always behind and spread too thin – this might be the opportunity you have been waiting for. 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎

When the pandemic started, Desmond Dixon had to close down his business in the United States. He started working remotely in sales, and eventually decided to start his new business fully remote. He now travels the world for a fraction of the cost of his downtown apartment in California. In this episode, Desmond shares how he started his digital nomad journey, how he manages to build a brand new business while enjoying his travels, and finding & firing your first client. Connect with Desmond: On instagram @iamdesmonddixonOn LinkedInremotesalesmanager.io Connect with Anne: Leave a review or voice message at digitalnomadstories.coOn instagram @annes_nomadstoryLearn more about my business: The Podcast Babes

Do you feel adventurous? Would you call yourself outdoorsy? If your answer is no, listen to this episode with Maja Mazur. Maja (co-founder of Revity) and I talk about: Her digital nomad story, leaving London in the pandemic and traveling the Canary IslandsA big productivity tip for digital nomads and remote workersHow starting a new sport can give you a huge confidence boostWhat to do when you're not adventurous at allConnect with Maja: revityactive.comOn instagram @nomadsoutside Connect with Anne: Leave a review or voice message at digitalnomadstories.coOn instagram @annes_nomadstoryLearn more about my business: The Podcast Babes

by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE “…A new generation is on the rise, and the first step to communicating with them is understanding they aren’t just another Millennial.” ― Pamela La Gioia, American business author. The post-Millennial generation of workers, born from about 1995 -2010, has now entered the American workplace in earnest. Some 74 million strong, this diverse cohort comprises about one-quarter of our population, and almost 40% of the workforce. They’re more plugged into the digital world than any generation before them and have never known any other lifestyle. Although Generation Z’s oldest members have worked steadily for a decade, some business pundits still don’t know what to think of them or how to handle them. And as with Millennials, many of the experts’ expectations regarding Gen Z have proven mostly wrong. The Entitlement Refrain It’s amusing, sometimes, to look at early opinions of changing business paradigms. As Millennials were still getting firmly established, older business generations often misconstrued their independence and lackluster corporate loyalty — fueled by the ways businesses treated their parents during the dotcom bust and Great Recession — as lack of focus and laziness. Some observers initially assumed the newest generation of workers would wind up acting even more entitled, self-indulgent, and self-centered than they thought the Millennials were. Fast forward ten years or so, and there’s still little consensus about what to expect of Gen Z overall. However, there are a few things that most observers agree on. It turns out Generation Z is more conservative than Millennials, moving back toward the Baby Boomer/Generation X idea of business, though they still have an entrepreneurial mindset. Some experts are disturbed by the perception that Gen Z’s devices seem grafted to their hands and think this will certainly diminish productivity, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Here’s what you can expect of Generation Z workers in terms of productivity: They’re not just a bunch of geeky kids. They’re just more tech-savvy than older generations, since they grew up with the technology. Some view their reliance on social media as distracting and isolating, though Gen Z members themselves see it as a way to connect with people all over the world. To them, it’s a form of global networking — which can become productive indeed as they make connections with potential business partners, the worldwide audience, and the global workforce. They often see their devices as extensions of themselves. All they need to do is harness and channel these interconnective tendencies to leverage them productively. Furthermore, they’re comfortable with digital data and analytics and tend to be creative and design oriented. In most ways, their digital competence serves as a strength; and smart managers, no matter their generation, will take this into account. They’re motivated to make contributions to the world, and by extension, to their organizations. If they get the feedback they crave, they’ll give freely of their time and energy. They enjoy volunteering and participating in community work the company gets behind. They’re more conservative than Millennials. Gen Z workers are more likely to follow older generation’s’ ideals of structured work and hierarchies than Millennials. Despite their digital orientation, they value the human connection with their teams and prefer facetime with their leaders, with frequent feedback. As a group, they’re less prone to expect validation, and view failure as a chance to learn — the old “fail forward” concept older work generations will find familiar. They’re also very competitive and driven by financial and career goals. They prefer personalized work experiences. In this, Gen Z workers do resemble Millennials. More than a third of them (fewer so far than Millennials) see work/life balance as a priority and take this into account when choosing jobs. While more are loyal to their employers, they still want to have things their way — and in many cases they can get that, with remote working and by leveraging the gig economy. They’re also quite entrepreneurial and like their “side hustles,” though perhaps less so than Millennials. They value independence, though prefer job security more than Millennials. Engage, Engage, Engage! For the foreseeable future, Generation Z will comprise a significant portion of the workforce, and within a decade, may well dominate it. If you can engage their drive to achieve and contribute, you’ll enjoy fantastic productivity from them… but isn’t this true for every generation? Business insiders suggest mentoring and managing them with Millennials, letting them try and fail if necessary, and encouraging them to think on their feet. Let them use their devices for research and connection and take advantage of their familiarity with technology in any other way than benefits your business. © 2023 Laura Stack. Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is known as The Productivity Pro®. She is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on personal productivity. For 30 years, she has given keynote speeches and workshops on increasing workplace productivity in high-stress environments. Stack has authored eight books, including the bestselling What to Do When There’s Too Much to Do. She is a past president of the National Speakers Association and a member of the exclusive Speaker Hall of Fame. To book Laura speak at an upcoming meeting or event, contact her at www.TheProductivityPro.com. View the full article

by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE “…A new generation is on the rise, and the first step to communicating with them is understanding they aren’t just another Millennial.” ― Pamela La Gioia, American business author. The post-Millennial generation of workers, born from about 1995 -2010, has now entered the American workplace in earnest. Some 74 million strong, this diverse cohort comprises about one-quarter of our population, and almost 40% of the workforce. They’re more plugged into the digital world than any generation before them and have never known any other lifestyle. Although Generation Z’s oldest members have worked steadily for a decade, some business pundits still don’t know what to think of them or how to handle them. And as with Millennials, many of the experts’ expectations regarding Gen Z have proven mostly wrong. The Entitlement Refrain It’s amusing, sometimes, to look at early opinions of changing business paradigms. As Millennials were still getting firmly established, older business generations often misconstrued their independence and lackluster corporate loyalty — fueled by the ways businesses treated their parents during the dotcom bust and Great Recession — as lack of focus and laziness. Some observers initially assumed the newest generation of workers would wind up acting even more entitled, self-indulgent, and self-centered than they thought the Millennials were. Fast forward ten years or so, and there’s still little consensus about what to expect of Gen Z overall. However, there are a few things that most observers agree on. It turns out Generation Z is more conservative than Millennials, moving back toward the Baby Boomer/Generation X idea of business, though they still have an entrepreneurial mindset. Some experts are disturbed by the perception that Gen Z’s devices seem grafted to their hands and think this will certainly diminish productivity, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Here’s what you can expect of Generation Z workers in terms of productivity: They’re not just a bunch of geeky kids. They’re just more tech-savvy than older generations, since they grew up with the technology. Some view their reliance on social media as distracting and isolating, though Gen Z members themselves see it as a way to connect with people all over the world. To them, it’s a form of global networking — which can become productive indeed as they make connections with potential business partners, the worldwide audience, and the global workforce. They often see their devices as extensions of themselves. All they need to do is harness and channel these interconnective tendencies to leverage them productively. Furthermore, they’re comfortable with digital data and analytics and tend to be creative and design oriented. In most ways, their digital competence serves as a strength; and smart managers, no matter their generation, will take this into account. They’re motivated to make contributions to the world, and by extension, to their organizations. If they get the feedback they crave, they’ll give freely of their time and energy. They enjoy volunteering and participating in community work the company gets behind. They’re more conservative than Millennials. Gen Z workers are more likely to follow older generation’s’ ideals of structured work and hierarchies than Millennials. Despite their digital orientation, they value the human connection with their teams and prefer facetime with their leaders, with frequent feedback. As a group, they’re less prone to expect validation, and view failure as a chance to learn — the old “fail forward” concept older work generations will find familiar. They’re also very competitive and driven by financial and career goals. They prefer personalized work experiences. In this, Gen Z workers do resemble Millennials. More than a third of them (fewer so far than Millennials) see work/life balance as a priority and take this into account when choosing jobs. While more are loyal to their employers, they still want to have things their way — and in many cases they can get that, with remote working and by leveraging the gig economy. They’re also quite entrepreneurial and like their “side hustles,” though perhaps less so than Millennials. They value independence, though prefer job security more than Millennials. Engage, Engage, Engage! For the foreseeable future, Generation Z will comprise a significant portion of the workforce, and within a decade, may well dominate it. If you can engage their drive to achieve and contribute, you’ll enjoy fantastic productivity from them… but isn’t this true for every generation? Business insiders suggest mentoring and managing them with Millennials, letting them try and fail if necessary, and encouraging them to think on their feet. Let them use their devices for research and connection and take advantage of their familiarity with technology in any other way than benefits your business. © 2023 Laura Stack. Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is known as The Productivity Pro®. She is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on personal productivity. For 30 years, she has given keynote speeches and workshops on increasing workplace productivity in high-stress environments. Stack has authored eight books, including the bestselling What to Do When There’s Too Much to Do. She is a past president of the National Speakers Association and a member of the exclusive Speaker Hall of Fame. To book Laura speak at an upcoming meeting or event, contact her at www.TheProductivityPro.com. View the full article

How do you balance work and travel life as a digital nomad couple? And what can you do to keep your relationship exciting? We interviewed digital nomad couple Dom and Jo. They have been traveling for 7 years and also run an online business. Dom and Jo share tips on how to keep the spark up in the digital nomad lifestyle and how to stay focused on the business all at the same time. Spending 24/7 together and working on the same business is challenging, but the couple found ways to make it work, and we are excited to share these behind-the-scenes digital nomad couples tips with you! Listen to our interview with digital nomads Dom & Jo 🔥How to turn your passion into an income stream 🔥Tips on to become a digital nomad and work from anywhere 🔥How to deal with daily digital nomad questions as a couple 🔥How to keep the spark up in your nomadic relationship 🔥How to maintain a healthy work/life/couple balance 🔥🔥🔥 And so much more must-know digital nomad lifestyle tips for (aspiring) digital nomads! Support the show Does your marketing feel messy? Fix it in one week together with nomadic entrepreneur and marketing expert Nienke Nina during the Marketing Power Week! 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎 Aside from the podcast, Nienke Nina runs a marketing agency and helps online entrepreneurs attract better leads and convert audiences much easier and faster into paying clients. If you feel like you're always behind and spread too thin – this might be the opportunity you have been waiting for. 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎

How do you balance work and travel life as a digital nomad couple? And what can you do to keep your relationship exciting? We interviewed digital nomad couple Dom and Jo. They have been traveling for 7 years and also run an online business. Dom and Jo share tips on how to keep the spark up in the digital nomad lifestyle and how to stay focused on the business all at the same time. Spending 24/7 together and working on the same business is challenging, but the couple found ways to make it work, and we are excited to share these behind-the-scenes digital nomad couples tips with you! Listen to our interview with digital nomads Dom & Jo 🔥How to turn your passion into an income stream 🔥Tips on to become a digital nomad and work from anywhere 🔥How to deal with daily digital nomad questions as a couple 🔥How to keep the spark up in your nomadic relationship 🔥How to maintain a healthy work/life/couple balance 🔥🔥🔥 And so much more must-know digital nomad lifestyle tips for (aspiring) digital nomads! Support the show Does your marketing feel messy? Fix it in one week together with nomadic entrepreneur and marketing expert Nienke Nina during the Marketing Power Week! 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎 Aside from the podcast, Nienke Nina runs a marketing agency and helps online entrepreneurs attract better leads and convert audiences much easier and faster into paying clients. If you feel like you're always behind and spread too thin – this might be the opportunity you have been waiting for. 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎

How do you balance work and travel life as a digital nomad couple? And what can you do to keep your relationship exciting? We interviewed digital nomad couple Dom and Jo. They have been traveling for 7 years and also run an online business. Dom and Jo share tips on how to keep the spark up in the digital nomad lifestyle and how to stay focused on the business all at the same time. Spending 24/7 together and working on the same business is challenging, but the couple found ways to make it work, and we are excited to share these behind-the-scenes digital nomad couples tips with you! Listen to our interview with digital nomads Dom & Jo 🔥How to turn your passion into an income stream 🔥Tips on to become a digital nomad and work from anywhere 🔥How to deal with daily digital nomad questions as a couple 🔥How to keep the spark up in your nomadic relationship 🔥How to maintain a healthy work/life/couple balance 🔥🔥🔥 And so much more must-know digital nomad lifestyle tips for (aspiring) digital nomads! Support the show Does your marketing feel messy? Fix it in one week together with nomadic entrepreneur and marketing expert Nienke Nina during the Marketing Power Week! 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎 Aside from the podcast, Nienke Nina runs a marketing agency and helps online entrepreneurs attract better leads and convert audiences much easier and faster into paying clients. If you feel like you're always behind and spread too thin – this might be the opportunity you have been waiting for. 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎

Remote jewelry designer Reut truly made travel part of her work. In this episode, she shares how she finds inspiration in her journey and everyday adventures, how she found the perfect remote job while building her own business, and dating as a digital nomad. Listen in and get inspired by Reut and her great advice for all nomads. Connect with Reut: On instagram @reutringelOn instagram @reutnewyorkreutnewyork.comConnect with Kendra: @selflove_journey_ on instagramOn her websiteLeave a review or voice message at digitalnomadstories.co

How do you know the best way to start your day? And can you stay focused and productive during the day and maintain healthy well-being? Digital nomad and efficiency consultant Eddie is passionate about routines and has designed his career around his passion. Eddie often travels for work and creating habits to increase focus and productivity is essential to building a successful digital nomad life. It sounds easy but maintaining good routines is challenging. In this episode, we get a sneak peek into Eddie’s digital nomad daily life and some of his favorite tech tools he uses to manage his work and travel life. Get ready for an episode full of digital nomad daily life tips. Support the show Does your marketing feel messy? Fix it in one week together with nomadic entrepreneur and marketing expert Nienke Nina during the Marketing Power Week! 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎 Aside from the podcast, Nienke Nina runs a marketing agency and helps online entrepreneurs attract better leads and convert audiences much easier and faster into paying clients. If you feel like you're always behind and spread too thin – this might be the opportunity you have been waiting for. 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎

How do you know the best way to start your day? And can you stay focused and productive during the day and maintain healthy well-being? Digital nomad and efficiency consultant Eddie is passionate about routines and has designed his career around his passion. Eddie often travels for work and creating habits to increase focus and productivity is essential to building a successful digital nomad life. It sounds easy but maintaining good routines is challenging. In this episode, we get a sneak peek into Eddie’s digital nomad daily life and some of his favorite tech tools he uses to manage his work and travel life. Get ready for an episode full of digital nomad daily life tips. Support the show Does your marketing feel messy? Fix it in one week together with nomadic entrepreneur and marketing expert Nienke Nina during the Marketing Power Week! 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎 Aside from the podcast, Nienke Nina runs a marketing agency and helps online entrepreneurs attract better leads and convert audiences much easier and faster into paying clients. If you feel like you're always behind and spread too thin – this might be the opportunity you have been waiting for. 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎

How do you know the best way to start your day? And can you stay focused and productive during the day and maintain healthy well-being? Digital nomad and efficiency consultant Eddie is passionate about routines and has designed his career around his passion. Eddie often travels for work and creating habits to increase focus and productivity is essential to building a successful digital nomad life. It sounds easy but maintaining good routines is challenging. In this episode, we get a sneak peek into Eddie’s digital nomad daily life and some of his favorite tech tools he uses to manage his work and travel life. Get ready for an episode full of digital nomad daily life tips. Support the show Does your marketing feel messy? Fix it in one week together with nomadic entrepreneur and marketing expert Nienke Nina during the Marketing Power Week! 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎 Aside from the podcast, Nienke Nina runs a marketing agency and helps online entrepreneurs attract better leads and convert audiences much easier and faster into paying clients. If you feel like you're always behind and spread too thin – this might be the opportunity you have been waiting for. 💎 CLICK HERE TO APPLY 💎

In our society, being employed is generally seen as the safe option, while freelancing can be uncertain. But is that really the case? In this episode, Anthony Uzarowski and I talk about being open to opportunities, random income streams, and how to take your new and existing skills with you on the road. And Antony also shares his digital nomad story of course! Connect with Anthony: On instagram @anthonyuzarowskiuanthonyuzarowski.com Connect with Anne: Leave a review or voice message at digitalnomadstories.coOn instagram @annes_nomadstoryLearn more about my business: The Podcast Babes