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Augustas was already a digital nomad when Airbnb didn't exist and there was no wifi. I couldn't even imagine how that was possible, before I spoke to him on the podcast. In this part of the interview I did with Augustas, he tells us how he worked on the road. It's very different from how I work remotely, but it worked! Listen to the full interview here: Digital nomad life in 2003 - without ANY technology [Over the past months, I've interviewed a lot of nomads, and I've learned SO much from them. I wanted to highlight some of the key insights I got from all the interviews released so far. I decided to release a 10-15 min Short Story episode every Thursday, in addition to the full interviews which go live every Monday.]

Have you ever thought of traveling the world with your partner? Digital nomad couple Julia & Gidi turned their skills and passion into their dream life and are currently traveling the world as content creators. In this episode, they talk about their journey and the steps to becoming a digital nomad. We also dive deep into living the digital nomad lifestyle as a couple and they share helpful tips about maintaining a healthy relationship while traveling. Get life advice from this inspiring entrepreneurial couple and learn how to start your content creator travel journey. Find more information, the key takeaways and links to our guests in the show notes via www.digitalnomadsdaily.com/podcast 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 💎 View the full article

Have you ever thought of traveling the world with your partner? Digital nomad couple Julia & Gidi turned their skills and passion into their dream life and are currently traveling the world as content creators. In this episode, they talk about their journey and the steps to becoming a digital nomad. We also dive deep into living the digital nomad lifestyle as a couple and they share helpful tips about maintaining a healthy relationship while traveling. Get life advice from this inspiring entrepreneurial couple and learn how to start your content creator travel journey. Find more information, the key takeaways and links to our guests in the show notes via www.digitalnomadsdaily.com/podcast 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 💎 View the full article

Have you ever thought of traveling the world with your partner? Digital nomad couple Julia & Gidi turned their skills and passion into their dream life and are currently traveling the world as content creators. In this episode, they talk about their journey and the steps to becoming a digital nomad. We also dive deep into living the digital nomad lifestyle as a couple and they share helpful tips about maintaining a healthy relationship while traveling. Get life advice from this inspiring entrepreneurial couple and learn how to start your content creator travel journey. Find more information, the key takeaways and links to our guests in the show notes via www.digitalnomadsdaily.com/podcast 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 💎 View the full article

We love the digital nomad lifestyle but with so many distractions around us, it's hard to get yourself into focus mode. Digital nomads aren't on a never-ending holiday so focus is essential for productivity and a successful lifestyle. In this episode, we chat with digital nomad entrepreneur Taylor. He is the Founder & CEO of Focusmate, a virtual coworking that helps you get things done. His own focus and productivity suffered when he started working remotely and he got laid off. Focusmate came on his path as he was solving his own pain point and today thousands of people in 193 countries worldwide sit side-by-side via video to keep each other company and cheer each other on. If you're in for some inspiration and encouragement, make sure to tune in! Check out the show notes via www.digitalnomadsdaily.com/podcast Want to learn more about the digital nomad lifestyle? Get a copy of our book Digital Nomads With Confidence via book.digitalnomadsdaily.com Follow us on Instagram @digitalnomadsdaily 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 💎

We love the digital nomad lifestyle but with so many distractions around us, it's hard to get yourself into focus mode. Digital nomads aren't on a never-ending holiday so focus is essential for productivity and a successful lifestyle. In this episode, we chat with digital nomad entrepreneur Taylor. He is the Founder & CEO of Focusmate, a virtual coworking that helps you get things done. His own focus and productivity suffered when he started working remotely and he got laid off. Focusmate came on his path as he was solving his own pain point and today thousands of people in 193 countries worldwide sit side-by-side via video to keep each other company and cheer each other on. If you're in for some inspiration and encouragement, make sure to tune in! Check out the show notes via www.digitalnomadsdaily.com/podcast Want to learn more about the digital nomad lifestyle? Get a copy of our book Digital Nomads With Confidence via book.digitalnomadsdaily.com Follow us on Instagram @digitalnomadsdaily 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 💎

We love the digital nomad lifestyle but with so many distractions around us, it's hard to get yourself into focus mode. Digital nomads aren't on a never-ending holiday so focus is essential for productivity and a successful lifestyle. In this episode, we chat with digital nomad entrepreneur Taylor. He is the Founder & CEO of Focusmate, a virtual coworking that helps you get things done. His own focus and productivity suffered when he started working remotely and he got laid off. Focusmate came on his path as he was solving his own pain point and today thousands of people in 193 countries worldwide sit side-by-side via video to keep each other company and cheer each other on. If you're in for some inspiration and encouragement, make sure to tune in! Check out the show notes via www.digitalnomadsdaily.com/podcast Want to learn more about the digital nomad lifestyle? Get a copy of our book Digital Nomads With Confidence via book.digitalnomadsdaily.com Follow us on Instagram @digitalnomadsdaily 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 you want to be a digital nomad? For Whitney Buchmann, nomadic Social Impact Consultant, it has been very important to know her 'why'. That made her learn to be patient and stay in a place longer - usually a few months. In the past year of nomading, Whitney learned a lot! In this episode she shares all of her insights with Kendra, like why your 'why' is important, how she chooses her next home base, and what a nomadic lifestyle has done for her business. - This episode is sponsored by AnyDesk. you can access any device from anywhere and work as if you were sitting in front of it: https://rebrand.ly/anydeskdns - Connect with Whitney: Personal Instagram: @whitstagram4Website: www.illustraimpact.comProfessional email: whitney@illustraimpact.comConnect with Kendra: @selflove_journey_ on instagramOn her websiteLeave a review or voice message at digitalnomadstories.co

Are you considering to start your online business? I know a lot of digital nomads consider this, and so did I. I wished someone would have told me what Adam will tell you in this episode though. Listen to the full interview here: Lessons From Selling A Tech Business To Starting A New Remote Venture [Over the past months, I've interviewed a lot of nomads, and I've learned SO much from them. I wanted to highlight some of the key insights I got from all the interviews released so far. I decided to release a 10-15 min Short Story episode every Thursday, in addition to the full interviews which go live every Monday.]

This week we speak with digital nomad Rowena Hennigan. She is considered one of the world's experts on remote work and lives the digital nomad lifestyle part-time with her family. Rowena sees remote work as a lifestyle. She is currently talking from Sintra, Portugal, where she is currently staying with a community for digital nomad families called Boundless Life. In this conversation, we talk about the different ways of defining nomadism, how to achieve work-life balance and spending time with your family. Check out her free LinkedIn Training about the digital nomad lifestyle and make sure to follow Rowena on LinkedIn. Check out the show notes via www.digitalnomadsdaily.com/podcast Want to learn more about the digital nomad lifestyle? Get a copy of our book Digital Nomads With Confidence via book.digitalnomadsdaily.com Follow us on Instagram @digitalnomadsdaily 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 💎

This week we speak with digital nomad Rowena Hennigan. She is considered one of the world's experts on remote work and lives the digital nomad lifestyle part-time with her family. Rowena sees remote work as a lifestyle. She is currently talking from Sintra, Portugal, where she is currently staying with a community for digital nomad families called Boundless Life. In this conversation, we talk about the different ways of defining nomadism, how to achieve work-life balance and spending time with your family. Check out her free LinkedIn Training about the digital nomad lifestyle and make sure to follow Rowena on LinkedIn. Check out the show notes via www.digitalnomadsdaily.com/podcast Want to learn more about the digital nomad lifestyle? Get a copy of our book Digital Nomads With Confidence via book.digitalnomadsdaily.com Follow us on Instagram @digitalnomadsdaily 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 💎

This week we speak with digital nomad Rowena Hennigan. She is considered one of the world's experts on remote work and lives the digital nomad lifestyle part-time with her family. Rowena sees remote work as a lifestyle. She is currently talking from Sintra, Portugal, where she is currently staying with a community for digital nomad families called Boundless Life. In this conversation, we talk about the different ways of defining nomadism, how to achieve work-life balance and spending time with your family. Check out her free LinkedIn Training about the digital nomad lifestyle and make sure to follow Rowena on LinkedIn. Check out the show notes via www.digitalnomadsdaily.com/podcast Want to learn more about the digital nomad lifestyle? Get a copy of our book Digital Nomads With Confidence via book.digitalnomadsdaily.com Follow us on Instagram @digitalnomadsdaily 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 this special episode the founder of Nomads Giving Back, Tarek, interviews Nienke Nina about how you can enrich your digital nomad lifestyle by helping local communities. He is an experienced digital nomad and passionate about sharing knowledge about how to support local communities successfully. The Nomads Giving Back team contributed to Nienke Nina's book Digital Nomads With Confidence by sharing insights on different ways to give back and practical tips you can apply in your digital nomad life. Tune in and enjoy this inspiring conversation. Check out the show notes via www.digitalnomadsdaily.com/podcast Want to learn more about the digital nomad lifestyle? Get a copy of our book Digital Nomads With Confidence via book.digitalnomadsdaily.com Follow us on Instagram @digitalnomadsdaily 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 💎 View the full article

In this special episode the founder of Nomads Giving Back, Tarek, interviews Nienke Nina about how you can enrich your digital nomad lifestyle by helping local communities. He is an experienced digital nomad and passionate about sharing knowledge about how to support local communities successfully. The Nomads Giving Back team contributed to Nienke Nina's book Digital Nomads With Confidence by sharing insights on different ways to give back and practical tips you can apply in your digital nomad life. Tune in and enjoy this inspiring conversation. Check out the show notes via www.digitalnomadsdaily.com/podcast Want to learn more about the digital nomad lifestyle? Get a copy of our book Digital Nomads With Confidence via book.digitalnomadsdaily.com Follow us on Instagram @digitalnomadsdaily 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 💎 View the full article

In this special episode the founder of Nomads Giving Back, Tarek, interviews Nienke Nina about how you can enrich your digital nomad lifestyle by helping local communities. He is an experienced digital nomad and passionate about sharing knowledge about how to support local communities successfully. The Nomads Giving Back team contributed to Nienke Nina's book Digital Nomads With Confidence by sharing insights on different ways to give back and practical tips you can apply in your digital nomad life. Tune in and enjoy this inspiring conversation. Check out the show notes via www.digitalnomadsdaily.com/podcast Want to learn more about the digital nomad lifestyle? Get a copy of our book Digital Nomads With Confidence via book.digitalnomadsdaily.com Follow us on Instagram @digitalnomadsdaily 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 💎 View the full article

When I started my digital nomad journey, it was SUCH a hassle to figure out which insurances I needed and how to get them. Sondre Rasch had the same problem, and he decided to solve it. He started SafetyWing - SafetyWing is on a mission to create a social safety net for digital nomads and remote workers. In this episode, Sondre and I talk a little bit about nomad insurance, but mostly about fun things like travel, start up life, and his favorite part of his work. Ps. In case you're wondering, this episode is not sponsored by SafetyWing. The links below are affiliate links. Find out more about SafetyWing: safetywing.comNomad InsuranceBorderlessBuilding RemotelyConnect with Anne: Leave a review or voice message at digitalnomadstories.coOn instagram @annes_nomadstoryLearn more about my business: The Podcast Babes

How to make digital nomad life 100x as much fun? Be adaptable! In this part of my interview with Matt Bowles, we talk about how to deal with change, when your whole life is built around changing locations alllll the time. Matt also shares his ideal balance between meeting likeminded people and traveling off the beaten path. Listen to the full interview here: Real Estate Investing As The Perfect Passive Income Stream and Matt Bowles' Digital Nomad Story [Over the past months, I've interviewed a lot of nomads, and I've learned SO much from them. I wanted to highlight some of the key insights I got from all the interviews released so far. I decided to release a 10-15 min Short Story episode every Thursday, in addition to the full interviews which go live every Monday.]

Get ready for an episode with digital nomad entrepreneur John. He started his journey with a career in crypto trading but quickly realized that getting a sustainable income would be tough. So instead he focused on copywriting and his career kicked off by accepting low-paying projects. Today he runs a successful global content agency specializing in crypto and fintech. In this episode, he shares success methods for building his business from scratch. We love John’s fresh perspective on becoming a successful entrepreneur and if you’re a digital nomad entrepreneur, freelancer or have a side hustle – make sure to listen to this episode. Check out the show notes via www.digitalnomadsdaily.com/podcast Want to learn more about the digital nomad lifestyle? Get a copy of our book Digital Nomads With Confidence via book.digitalnomadsdaily.com Follow us on Instagram @digitalnomadsdaily 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 💎 View the full article

Get ready for an episode with digital nomad entrepreneur John. He started his journey with a career in crypto trading but quickly realized that getting a sustainable income would be tough. So instead he focused on copywriting and his career kicked off by accepting low-paying projects. Today he runs a successful global content agency specializing in crypto and fintech. In this episode, he shares success methods for building his business from scratch. We love John’s fresh perspective on becoming a successful entrepreneur and if you’re a digital nomad entrepreneur, freelancer or have a side hustle – make sure to listen to this episode. Check out the show notes via www.digitalnomadsdaily.com/podcast Want to learn more about the digital nomad lifestyle? Get a copy of our book Digital Nomads With Confidence via book.digitalnomadsdaily.com Follow us on Instagram @digitalnomadsdaily 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 💎 View the full article

Get ready for an episode with digital nomad entrepreneur John. He started his journey with a career in crypto trading but quickly realized that getting a sustainable income would be tough. So instead he focused on copywriting and his career kicked off by accepting low-paying projects. Today he runs a successful global content agency specializing in crypto and fintech. In this episode, he shares success methods for building his business from scratch. We love John’s fresh perspective on becoming a successful entrepreneur and if you’re a digital nomad entrepreneur, freelancer or have a side hustle – make sure to listen to this episode. Check out the show notes via www.digitalnomadsdaily.com/podcast Want to learn more about the digital nomad lifestyle? Get a copy of our book Digital Nomads With Confidence via book.digitalnomadsdaily.com Follow us on Instagram @digitalnomadsdaily 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 💎 View the full article

by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.”—Leo Tolstoy, Russian novelist, in War and Peace. Late in June 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the results of the previous year’s American Time Use Study (ATUS), as it has annually since 2003. I’ve reported on it each year for more than a decade. The ATUS data for 2020, released in 2021, reflected significant effects from the COVID-19 pandemic that has gripped the nation since March 2020. Fortunately, during 2021, the crisis loosened its stranglehold on the economy, allowing it to bounce back to pre-plague levels. However, the economy has since fallen behind again due to the rise of the worst inflation since the 1980s (sure to be a significant factor in next year’s report). A reminder: the ATUS study covers all individuals over 15 years old, including full-time high school and college students, the disabled, the unemployed, and retirees. It also covers every day of the week, including weekends and holidays. Therefore, the average hour per day worked may, at first glance, seem low. However, these numbers are averages for every day and every person, including those who didn’t work or worked only part time. In the 2021 data, it also includes almost 2 million people holding multiple jobs. Home Work While the 2021 work statistics resemble those of 2019, one difference from pre-COVID stats is a continuation of a phenomenon I’ve long seen as inevitable, but COVID just accelerated its development. The sharp increase in working from home reported last year continued in 2021, especially among professionals, with minor changes. No real surprise there, given the continuing pandemic and the fact that both workers and employers have become accustomed to people working from home. Indeed, a significant percentage of workers have refused to return to the traditional workplace, resulting in what employers have dubbed “the Great Resignation” when they’ve been pressed by employers to return (I’ve blogged about this recently). As the pandemic forced continued use of videoconferencing and telecommuting technology (e.g., Skype and Zoom), 38% of employees did some or all their work from home, as opposed to 68% who did some or all their work from their workplace (these numbers exceed 100% because some workers did both). The 38% of individuals who worked at home in 2021 is down a bit from the 42% who worked from home during the 10 months recorded for 2020. That year, the reporting was late in starting, as the COVID-19 pandemic began in earnest. In 2021, those who worked at their workplaces averaged 7.84 hours on an average day they worked; people who worked at home worked an average of 5.61 days on days they worked. This lower number for those who worked at home may reflect less time spent commuting; however, again, this average includes all days of the week and holidays, which suggests most Americans are working significantly longer than the “standard” 40 hours per week. Thirty-five percent of men worked at home on an average day, down a bit from 36% in 2020, while the number of women working from home dropped sharply from 49% to 41.5%, possibly because many children returned to school in 2021 and no longer needed home schooling and at-home supervision. Overall, workers in management and with higher levels of education tended to work more from home that those with less education. For example, 67% of workers with advanced degrees worked from home on days they worked, while just 19% of those with only a high school diploma did. A bit under 51% of the population 15 years old or older worked in 2021, higher than the pre-COVID 2019 level of 49%, as opposed to an average of 39% in 2020. Clearly, millions of people were back to work as COVID restrictions eased nationwide and their jobs returned. The average number of hours worked on days worked (including weekends) rose to 7.75 as opposed to 7.6 in 2020, springing back above the 2019 level of 7.7. As counted by ATUS, “employed persons” includes full-time workers and part-time workers, which also lowers the average number of hours worked to below the expected eight hours; but interestingly, the sum across seven days adds up to over 50 hours weekly for the average worker. The Takeaway It’s clear that in 2021, the economy had begun to recover from COVID. It continued to stabilize for most of 2021, before inflation hit late in the year and in early 2022. In next year’s ATUS article, I expect to report a downturn in the economy, as we’re officially already in recession, though it’s hard to say how that will affect jobs. Non-salary workers may work longer, while both salary and wage workers may get part-time hourly-wage jobs on top of their main jobs to offset the increased costs of necessities like food and energy. We’ll see.So: how did the pandemic affect your work in 2021? Let us know in the Comments section. © 2022 Laura Stack. Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on employee and team productivity. She is the president of The Productivity Pro, Inc., a company dedicated to helping leaders increase workplace performance in high-stress environments. Stack has authored eight books, including FASTER TOGETHER: Accelerating Your Team’s Productivity (Berrett-Koehler 2018). She is a past president of the National Speakers Association, and a member of its exclusive Speaker Hall of Fame (with fewer than 175 members worldwide). Stack’s clients include Cisco Systems, Wal-Mart, and Bank of America, and she has been featured on the CBS Early Show and CNN, and in the New York Times. To have Laura Stack speak at an upcoming meeting or event, call 303-471-7401 or contact us online. View the full article

by Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.”—Leo Tolstoy, Russian novelist, in War and Peace. Late in June 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the results of the previous year’s American Time Use Study (ATUS), as it has annually since 2003. I’ve reported on it each year for more than a decade. The ATUS data for 2020, released in 2021, reflected significant effects from the COVID-19 pandemic that has gripped the nation since March 2020. Fortunately, during 2021, the crisis loosened its stranglehold on the economy, allowing it to bounce back to pre-plague levels. However, the economy has since fallen behind again due to the rise of the worst inflation since the 1980s (sure to be a significant factor in next year’s report). A reminder: the ATUS study covers all individuals over 15 years old, including full-time high school and college students, the disabled, the unemployed, and retirees. It also covers every day of the week, including weekends and holidays. Therefore, the average hour per day worked may, at first glance, seem low. However, these numbers are averages for every day and every person, including those who didn’t work or worked only part time. In the 2021 data, it also includes almost 2 million people holding multiple jobs. Home Work While the 2021 work statistics resemble those of 2019, one difference from pre-COVID stats is a continuation of a phenomenon I’ve long seen as inevitable, but COVID just accelerated its development. The sharp increase in working from home reported last year continued in 2021, especially among professionals, with minor changes. No real surprise there, given the continuing pandemic and the fact that both workers and employers have become accustomed to people working from home. Indeed, a significant percentage of workers have refused to return to the traditional workplace, resulting in what employers have dubbed “the Great Resignation” when they’ve been pressed by employers to return (I’ve blogged about this recently). As the pandemic forced continued use of videoconferencing and telecommuting technology (e.g., Skype and Zoom), 38% of employees did some or all their work from home, as opposed to 68% who did some or all their work from their workplace (these numbers exceed 100% because some workers did both). The 38% of individuals who worked at home in 2021 is down a bit from the 42% who worked from home during the 10 months recorded for 2020. That year, the reporting was late in starting, as the COVID-19 pandemic began in earnest. In 2021, those who worked at their workplaces averaged 7.84 hours on an average day they worked; people who worked at home worked an average of 5.61 days on days they worked. This lower number for those who worked at home may reflect less time spent commuting; however, again, this average includes all days of the week and holidays, which suggests most Americans are working significantly longer than the “standard” 40 hours per week. Thirty-five percent of men worked at home on an average day, down a bit from 36% in 2020, while the number of women working from home dropped sharply from 49% to 41.5%, possibly because many children returned to school in 2021 and no longer needed home schooling and at-home supervision. Overall, workers in management and with higher levels of education tended to work more from home that those with less education. For example, 67% of workers with advanced degrees worked from home on days they worked, while just 19% of those with only a high school diploma did. A bit under 51% of the population 15 years old or older worked in 2021, higher than the pre-COVID 2019 level of 49%, as opposed to an average of 39% in 2020. Clearly, millions of people were back to work as COVID restrictions eased nationwide and their jobs returned. The average number of hours worked on days worked (including weekends) rose to 7.75 as opposed to 7.6 in 2020, springing back above the 2019 level of 7.7. As counted by ATUS, “employed persons” includes full-time workers and part-time workers, which also lowers the average number of hours worked to below the expected eight hours; but interestingly, the sum across seven days adds up to over 50 hours weekly for the average worker. The Takeaway It’s clear that in 2021, the economy had begun to recover from COVID. It continued to stabilize for most of 2021, before inflation hit late in the year and in early 2022. In next year’s ATUS article, I expect to report a downturn in the economy, as we’re officially already in recession, though it’s hard to say how that will affect jobs. Non-salary workers may work longer, while both salary and wage workers may get part-time hourly-wage jobs on top of their main jobs to offset the increased costs of necessities like food and energy. We’ll see.So: how did the pandemic affect your work in 2021? Let us know in the Comments section. © 2022 Laura Stack. Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on employee and team productivity. She is the president of The Productivity Pro, Inc., a company dedicated to helping leaders increase workplace performance in high-stress environments. Stack has authored eight books, including FASTER TOGETHER: Accelerating Your Team’s Productivity (Berrett-Koehler 2018). She is a past president of the National Speakers Association, and a member of its exclusive Speaker Hall of Fame (with fewer than 175 members worldwide). Stack’s clients include Cisco Systems, Wal-Mart, and Bank of America, and she has been featured on the CBS Early Show and CNN, and in the New York Times. To have Laura Stack speak at an upcoming meeting or event, call 303-471-7401 or contact us online. View the full article

Stacyann Forrester started her digital nomad journey just 5 months before our interview. In this episode, she goes into how she spent a year preparing for her big leap into the digital nomad lifestyle, what she did to prepare, and what surprised her now that she's finally doing it. We also talked about astrology, personal development, and how a location can change how you show up. Connect with Stacyann: On Youtube: https://bit.ly/StacyannYouTubeOn her website: https://stacyannforrester.comOn Twitter: https://twitter.com/StacyannFOn Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacyann-forrester-20112b12/Connect with Anne: Leave a review or voice message at digitalnomadstories.coOn instagram @annes_nomadstoryLearn more about my business: The Podcast Babes

To become a digital nomad, you probably have to make some major changes in life. But also when you already are a nomad, you'll have to deal with big changes in lifestyle, environment and your career often. In this part of the interview I had with Danielle Sunberg, she talks about the big pivots she made in her life; going from a successful career as a litigator, to traveling full time and building a coaching business. She also gives a lot of tips on how to do all this, while staying sane in the process. Listen to the full interview here: Settling Down After Nomad Life; Anchor Or Prison? With Danielle Sunberg [Over the past months, I've interviewed a lot of nomads, and I've learned SO much from them. I wanted to highlight some of the key insights I got from all the interviews released so far. I decided to release a 10-15 min Short Story episode every Thursday, in addition to the full interviews which go live every Monday.]

Building a business from scratch is challenging, especially if your relationship with money doesn’t speak confidently. Digital nomad entrepreneur Laura takes us on her journey from making money as an online English teacher to running a 5-figure business. In this episode, we dive deep into what she did to shift her mindset so she could build a business she loves and hit her financial goals and beyond. Get ready for digital nomad insider tips and an exploding of high energy and motivation. Check out the show notes via www.digitalnomadsdaily.com/podcast Want to learn more about the digital nomad lifestyle? Get a copy of our book Digital Nomads With Confidence via book.digitalnomadsdaily.com Follow us on Instagram @digitalnomadsdaily 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 💎