How WordPress and Working Remotely Helped Me See the World

Personal story on how working with WordPress gave me the opportunity to work remotely and be 24/7/365 nomadic, plus pros and cons, travel tips and how to stay productive, based on 2+ years experience in 25 countries.

Talk given at WordCamp Varna in Bulgaria https://2017.varna.wordcamp.org/speaker/kat-christofer/
Watch the video on WordPress.tv https://wordpress.tv/2017/09/30/kat-christopher-how-wordpress-and-working-remotely-helped-me-see-the-world/

Transcript

1. TRULY, NOMADLY, DEEPLY HOW WORDPRESS AND WORKING REMOTELY HELPED ME SEE THE WORLD
2. TEXT AGENDA ‣ BIO ‣ HOW I GOT TO BE REMOTE & NOMADIC ‣ HOW I MAINTAIN PRODUCTIVITY ‣ PROS & CONS OF BEING NOMADIC ‣ INSIDER TIPS ‣ WHERE I’VE BEEN ‣ Q & A
5. 4 MONTHS 19 COUNTRIES GUIDEBOOK HOSTELS BUDGET THEN
6. 25 MONTHS 25 COUNTRIES 80+ CITIES TECH-DRIVEN HOTELS/FLATS NOW NOW
7. ROAD TO WORKING REMOTELY
10. ROAD TO BEING NOMADIC
11. REMOTE WORK: MYTH VS. REALITY ▸ DON’T WORK/WORK CONTINUOUSLY ▸ NO ACCOUNTABILITY ▸ LONELY ▸ COMMUNICATION ISSUES ▸ FUN ▸ WORK FROM ANYWHERE
12. PHOTO: JOB THOMAS
14. PRODUCTIVITY ▸ KNOW YOURSELF ▸ MANAGE YOURSELF ▸ SPRINTS & GOALS ▸ WORK-LIFE DIVISION ▸ TOOLS ▸ TALK: HOW TO MAXIMIZE WHILE WORKING REMOTELY
15. PROS AND CONS OF BEING NOMADIC
16. ‣ FREEDOM ‣ BE WITH PEOPLE I LOVE ‣ GROWTH ‣ EXPOSURE TO WORLD ‣ EXPAND PERSPECTIVE ‣ PUSH BOUNDARIES ‣ ALREADY PACKED PROS
17. ‣ DATING AND RELATIONSHIPS ‣ FRAGMENTED CHAPTERS ‣ DETAINED FOR TRUTH ‣ RESIDENCY REQUIRED FOR CONTRACTS, INSURANCE, ETC. ‣ IMMIGRATION LAWS ‣ FORGET WHERE YOU ARE ‣ DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN ‣ GOODBYES CONS
18. TEXT IS IT RIGHT FOR YOU? ▸ Unknown and unexpected ▸ Tolerance vs. acceptance ▸ Same clothes for months or a year ▸ Challenges ▸ Stop and start ▸ Emergency ▸ Ready to test yourself and relationships ▸ Organization and details
19. DO YOU WANT TO GO ANYWAY? NO
20. TEXT TIPS AND ADVICE ‣ FLIGHT CONNECTIONS ‣ WEATHER ‣ ADVANCE BOOKINGS ‣ SENSIBLE BUT NOT PARANOID ‣ SMALL TALK ‣ PACK LIGHT BUT COMPLETE > SIMPLIFY ‣ KNOW YOURSELF
21. PEOPLE ARE HAPPIER SPENDING MONEY ON EXPERIENCES, NOT THINGS research published in Forbes TEXT
22. MY JOURNEY
27. PHOTO: ELIO RIVERO
37. PHOTO: ELIO RIVERO
47. Slide for Istanbul
49. THREE STORIES
50. Meeting People
52. Surprise Safari
54. Dreams Come True
55. TRULY rewarding
56. NOMADLY in love
57. DEEPLY grateful
58. THANK YOU! :)
59. @ katchristofer