One of the things that I'm seeing as key to making this work is breaking down some artificial barriers that we put up for ourselves, especially geography. I've moved around a little in my professional career, even had offices in more than one city at the same time, but so many people I talk to never even consider the thought of “not being here.”

Probably the single greatest anchor that keeps people weighed down is the encumbrance of “stuff”, you know, all that crap we accumulate because we are conditioned to believe that the more stuff we have the more successful we must be or the happier we will be. It has been my experience that nothing could be farther from the truth. One of the happiest times in my life was when I traveled with two duffel bags that contained everything I owned.

Anyway, I digress. Thanks again for stopping by Carmen. Hope to chat again soon.

@jtrigsby

One of the things that I'm seeing as key to making this work is breaking down some artificial barriers that we put up for ourselves, especially geography. I've moved around a little in my professional career, even had offices in more than one city at the same time, but so many people I talk to never even consider the thought of “not being here.”

Probably the single greatest anchor that keeps people weighed down is the encumbrance of “stuff”, you know, all that crap we accumulate because we are conditioned to believe that the more stuff we have the more successful we must be or the happier we will be. It has been my experience that nothing could be farther from the truth. One of the happiest times in my life was when I traveled with two duffel bags that contained everything I owned.

Anyway, I digress. Thanks again for stopping by Carmen. Hope to chat again soon.

@jtrigsby

I really found out about Zoho after using Google docs for quite a while. I really like how comprehensive Zoho is even including kind of ancillary apps like invoicing and CRM. I also really like the feature that lets you add other web apps as a tab on your dashboard… and then Google Docs added the same feature.

If I were one that worried about giving Big G the keys to all my docs or worried about everything being in one place thus creating a single point of failure, then I could get on board with Zoho. It is certainly as good as Docs if not better in some ways (eg document editing). In the end though, I'm a sucker for simple and docs certainly makes it simple.

As I'm writing this I'm reminded of a saying I used to apply to Microsoft all the time… maybe the time is coming to use it on Google. “I'm not their biggest fan, but I sure am a fan of how well all their stuff works together.” It is pretty hard to turn your nose to the biggest game in town.

I'll definitely check out your sites. Thanks for the comment, stop by often!

@jtrigsby

Another site you might find interesting is the one I run – LocationIndependent.com.

And if you want to connect & network with a load more Digital Nomads/LIPs (location independent professionals), then we also have an online clubhouse at LocationIndependentClub.ning.com which is free to join. I'm sure our community could benefit from your experiences to date