500 Days of Summer

This is a presentation on how my journey as a Digital Nomad has made me a better Designer and Professional.

Transcript

1. SONJA LEIX DAYS OF SUMMER 500
2. [ 500 ] SOURCE: NOMADBASE.IO
3. WORK = 1 LOCATION LIFE HAPPENS OUTSIDE OF WORK TRAVELING = VACATION WHAT I USED TO THINK WAS TRUE
4. WORK = OFFICE WORK = 1 LOCATION BEFORE I STARTED MY JOURNEY FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE 9-5
5. WHEN I DECIDED TO BECOME A NOMAD
6. FOLLOW THE SUN WORK = 1 LOCATION 3 GOALS: CONNECT TO PEOPLE
8. WHEN THINGS TURNED…
9. INTERNET INTERNET
10. WAS THIS THE END OF MY JOURNEY?
11. How traveling made me a better Designer and Professional.
12. FOCUS 1
14. THAT’S ME WORKING
16. FOCUS
17. FOCUS OF THE DAY
18. MANAGING PROJECTS
19. ACCOUNTING AND INVOICING
20. TRACKING TIME
23. “Being focused helps me be 
 more productive.”
24. EMBRACE UNCERTAINTY 2
26. “By traveling I remove the known, 
 the comfortable, the predictable.”
27. LEAVE YOUR COMFORT ZONE
29. DO YOU TAKE RISKS?
30. WHAT’S NEXT FOR YOU?
31. “By embracing uncertainty 
 and by taking risks, we can create 
 new opportunities and grow.”
32. MENTAL FLEXIBILITY 3
33. “We are the sum total of 
 our experiences.” B.J. Neblett
34. “We make decisions quickly 
 that define the journey and the outcome.”
36. Keep an open and flexible mind.
37. SPECIFY GOAL ANALYZE TARGET AUDIENCE DEFINE SUCCESSS QUESTIONS TO ANSWER FOR EVERY PROJECT
38. START LOW-FIDELITY
39. START LOW-FIDELITY
40. ON CHANGING COURSE
41. 500+ DAYS. 33 FLIGHTS. 10 COUNTRIES. 30 CITIES… SOURCE: NOMADBASE.IO
42. TAKE AWAYS Being focused made me a better PROFESSINOAL. Embracing uncertainty made me a better RISK TAKER. Being mentally flexible made me a better 
 DECISION MAKER.
43. LOOKING BACK
45. WHAT’S NEXT?
46. WHAT DOES YOUR JOURNEY LOOK LIKE?
47. “Focus on what’s important, 
 embrace uncertainty, 
 and practice mental flexibility. ”
48. SONJA LEIX DIGITAL STRATEGIST + NOMAD @SONJALEIX