There is huge wave of a movement away from the traditional rat race of 9 to 5 and towards being self employed and Location Independent, not only in the US but all across the globe. Followers of this movement are known by many lables. Location Independent Professionals,Technomads, Digital Nomads, Nunomads, and my favorite, Present day Nomads. Sometimes it is hard to distinguish between these terms and other times it is possible.
Much has been written on the virtues of being self employed, but I found the following three to be different, entertaining and worth my time. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did.
10 Reasons to Be a Self-Employed Family Physician and 10 Ways to Do It Here is one from a doctor, advising other doctors on why and how to do it in an unconventional manner.
10 Reasons You Should Never Get a Job Steve Pavlina is a well known blogger who writes on personal development. To say that he is unconventional, is to understate the point.
29 Things to Love About Being Joyfully Jobless (TM) Barbara Winter has been Joyfully Jobless ™ and a “Self Bosser” for more than three decades and counting. I interviewed Barbara to launch my blog on 4th of July.
Present Day Nomads are individuals who, first and foremost, value their individuality. They are unconventional, non-conforming, renegades and rebels. The modern-day cowboys, pioneers and explorers, all rolled up in one.
They are the masters of destiny, fervent on living life to the max and on their terms. The dreamers, the doers, and the leaders, who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, and are intent on doing so.
This Website is my feeble attempt to salute and honor these modern-day heroes and heroines, and to facilitate the journey for those who’d like to “grow up” to be “just like them,” except, in their own individual way.