The Remote Nomad® Podcast: Land a Remote Job and Travel the World

Ali helps remote workers be productive and create more work-life balance so they can enjoy the full benefits of working remotely. In this episode we talk about creating boundaries at work, how to stay productive on the road, what newbies get wrong about remote work and common misconceptions, overcoming loneliness, managing work from home, and creating routine, workflow, and habits that support a balanced lifestyle.

This episode will be your ultimate inspiration to go from career burnout to finding work-life balance.

ABOUT ALI

Ali Pruitt is a seasoned digital nomad, she has over 10 years of process and workflow improvement experience and she’s the woman behind Fully Remote with Ali. She’s been featured in We Work Remotely, Association of Virtual Assistants, and The Creative Startup Academy. Ali is passionate about helping others transition into remote work, so they can fully embrace the remote lifestyle in the way that works best for them. She believes when you’re able to #getsh!t done and unplug from work, you have more time to focus on what’s important – you!  

CONNECT WITH ALI

Learn how Gonçalo Hall transformed a random island in Portugal into a digital nomad hotspot, in the middle of a pandemic. In this episode, we talk about how countries are embracing remote workers, how Gonçalo convinced the community of Madeira Island to get on board with becoming a digital nomad hotspot, what digital nomads and remote workers can expect when visiting Madeira, how to enter during COVID, his secret to creating a top remote work destination and future remote work hotspots that Goncalo is working on developing.

 
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Today we are joined by Scott Asai who is a speaker, Coach, and guru of one the most overlooked yet critical skills for remote workers, and he’s even given a TEDx talk about it... “Saving Soft Skills From Extinction.” Scott Asai is a coach and TEDx speaker. He is an expert on one of the most overlooked, yet critical skills for remote workers – soft skills. In this episode, we discuss: 

• How to get started with building a strong network of contacts, especially in a virtual world 
• The key trigger you want to ignite in the other person when networking 
• How to read body language 
• Networking as an Introvert vs Extrovert 
• Using emotional intelligence and soft skills to land the job and get more promotions 
• How to answer, “what is your biggest weakness?” in an interview 
• Tips for mastering your mindset for more confidence 
• How to overcome failures and rejection in the job search process and life 
• Taking personal responsibility to grow and thrive in life 
• Why learning more won’t get you the job (and what to focus on instead) One action you can take today to take your soft skills to the next level 
• Recommended resources for developing your soft skills 

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From working at an accounting and consulting firm to creating a seven figure ecommerce business. Our next guest has been dropshipping for three years, is founder of Drop Ship Masterminds, and has even been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine.  I'm so excited to introduce you to Alex Tenorio. In this episode we cover:

• What dropshipping is and how it works
• The difference between selling on Amazon and dropshipping
• How much you can realistically make $$ from dropshipping
• How much it costs to get started 
• Common misconceptions about dropshipping
• The biggest challenges Alex faced when getting started
• How to pick the perfect product(s), get suppliers on board, and how to get sales

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